REG - NatWest Group plc - Result of AGM

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28/04/2021 16:30

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NatWest Group plc
  
28 April 2021
  
 

NatWest Group plc - Result of Annual General Meeting
28 April 2021
 
Following the Annual General Meeting held today, NatWest Group plc announces the results of the poll vote for each resolution as follows. Resolutions 18, 19, 21, 22 and 24 to 27 were passed as special resolutions.










For


% of votes cast


Against


% of votes cast


Total votes cast as % of Voting   Share Capital


Withheld *




Resolution 1
To receive the 2020 Report and Accounts


41,461,080,224


99.99


       3,769,088 


0.01


89.54%


         18,782,700 




Resolution 2
To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration in the Directors' Remuneration Report


40,070,096,464


99.89


     42,368,132 


0.11


86.62%


   1,371,168,504 




Resolution 3
To declare a final dividend of 3 pence per ordinary share


41,471,286,776


99.98


       7,872,704 


0.02


89.57%


           4,473,776 




Resolution 4
To re-elect Howard Davies as a Director


41,127,534,568


99.16


   349,577,912 


0.84


89.57%


           6,525,268 




Resolution 5
To re-elect Alison Rose-Slade as a Director


41,460,156,984


99.96


     17,504,996 


0.04


89.57%


           5,778,384 




Resolution 6
To re-elect Katie Murray as a Director


41,460,227,924


99.96


     16,531,144 


0.04


89.57%


           7,044,368 




Resolution 7
To re-elect Frank Dangeard as a Director


41,457,021,000


99.96


     15,262,928 


0.04


89.56%


         11,157,668 




Approval of Frank Dangeard's

re-election by independent shareholders only


13,782,008,224


99.89


     15,262,928 


0.11


74.05%


11,157,668




Resolution 8
To re-elect Patrick Flynn as a Director


41,457,695,928


99.97


14,344,816


0.03


   89.56%


       11,400,980




Approval of Patrick Flynn's  re-election by independent shareholders only


13,782,683,152


99.90


14,344,816


0.10


   74.05%


       11,400,980




Resolution 9
To re-elect Morten Friis as a Director


41,461,536,516


99.98


10,188,156


0.02


89.56%


       11,717,052




Approval of Morten Friis' re-election by independent shareholders only


13,786,523,740


99.93


10,188,156


0.07


74.05%


       11,717,052




Resolution 10
To re-elect Robert Gillespie as a Director


41,284,345,920


99.97


10,795,472


0.03


89.18%


188,495,972




Approval of Robert Gillespie's  re-election by independent shareholders only


13,609,333,144


99.92


10,795,472


0.08


73.10%


188,495,972




Resolution 11
To re-elect Yasmin Jetha as a Director


41,466,248,832


99.99


5,821,248


0.01


89.56%


11,368,688




Approval of Yasmin Jetha's re-election by independent shareholders


13,791,236,056


99.96


5,821,248


0.04


74.05%


11,368,688




Resolution 12
To re-elect Mike Rogers as a Director


41,461,353,340


99.97


10,529,868


0.03


89.56%


11,558,516




Approval of Mike Rogers' re-election by independent shareholders only


13,786,340,564


99.92


10,529,868


0.08


74.05%


11,558,516




Resolution 13
To re-elect Mark Seligman as a Director


41,461,583,672


99.98


10,217,444


0.02


89.56%


11,640,608




Approval of Mark Seligman's

re-election by independent shareholders only


13,786,570,896


99.93


10,217,444


0.07


74.05%


11,640,608




Resolution 14
To re-elect Lena Wilson  as a Director


41,462,717,264


99.98


9,356,988


0.02


89.56%


11,364,508




Approval of  Lena Wilson's re-election by independent shareholders only


13,787,704,488


99.93


9,356,988


0.07


74.05%


11,364,508




Resolution 15
To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors


41,120,277,316


99.15


352,579,716


0.85


89.56%


10,561,360




Resolution 16
To authorise the Group Audit Committee to fix the remuneration of the auditors


41,471,420,908


99.99


3,716,340


0.01


89.56%


8,301,536




Resolution 17
To renew the directors' authority to allot shares in the Company


40,824,572,560


98.43


653,034,116


1.57


89.57%


6,035,044




Resolution 18
To renew the directors' authority to allot equity securities on a non pre-emptive basis in connection with an offer or issue of equity securities


41,450,362,716


99.94


26,343,032


0.06


89.57%


6,937,100




Resolution 19
To renew the directors' authority to allot equity securities on a non pre-emptive basis in connection with the purposes
of financing a transaction
 
 
 


40,740,621,796


98.22


736,346,340


1.78


89.57%


6,671,960




Resolution 20
To renew  the directors' authority to allot ordinary shares or grant rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into ordinary shares in relation to  Equity Convertible Notes


41,120,925,552


99.14


355,669,972


0.86


89.57%


7,033,072




Resolution 21
To renew the  directors' authority to allot equity securities on a non pre-emptive basis  in connection with Equity Convertible Notes 


41,080,958,768


99.05


395,583,768


0.95


89.57%


7,089,700




Resolution 22
To renew the authority to permit the holding of General Meetings at 14 clear days' notice


40,933,771,756


98.69


544,187,480


1.31


89.57%


5,608,624




Resolution 23
To renew the authority in respect of  political donations and expenditure by the Company in terms of Section 366 of the Companies Act 2006


40,997,976,072


98.85


475,665,396


1.15


89.56%


9,925,500




Resolution 24
To renew the authority for the Company to purchase its own shares on a recognised investment exchange


40,626,070,928


98.00


829,465,328


2.00


89.52%


28,105,244




Resolution 25
To renew the authority to make off-market purchases of ordinary shares from HM Treasury
 


13,765,108,452


99.89


15,104,492


0.11


29.76%


28,340,604




Resolution 26
To authorise the Company to make off-market purchases of  preference securities


41,442,314,980


99.97


11,389,488


0.03


89.52%


29,836,156




Resolution 27
To amend the Company's Articles of Association
 


41,469,669,564


99.99


4,542,360


0.01


89.56%


9,325,472




Resolution 28
To renew the authority to offer shares in lieu of a cash dividend on ordinary shares


41,466,150,684


99.97


11,031,104


0.03


89.57%


6,367,076



* A vote Withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 
"For" and "Against" a resolution.
 
 
In accordance with the UK Listing Authority's listing rules, copies of the amended Articles of Association and the resolutions that do not constitute ordinary business at an annual general meeting will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism which is located at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
 
As at 26 April 2021 (being the latest date by which shareholders who wanted to vote at the Annual General Meeting must have been entered on the company's Register of Members) the total number of voting rights in the company was 46,307,677,708.                    
 
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