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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001654954-22-011817
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20220825
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220825
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220825

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NatWest Group plc
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000844150
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COMMERCIAL BANKS, NEC [6029]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			X0
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-10306
		FILM NUMBER:		221195434

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		GOGARBURN
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 1000
		CITY:			EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			EH12 1HQ
		BUSINESS PHONE:		441315568555

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		GOGARBURN
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 1000
		CITY:			EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND
		STATE:			X0
		ZIP:			EH12 1HQ

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP PLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950712
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August 25, 2022</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">NatWest
Group plc</font></div>
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Gogarburn, PO Box 1000</font></div>
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EH12 1HQ</font></div>
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25 August 2022</font></div>
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NatWest Group plc</font></div>
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("NatWest Group" or the "Company")</font></div>
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Result of General Meeting and Class Meeting</font></div>
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Following the General Meeting and Class Meeting held today at
Gogarburn, Edinburgh EH12 1HQ, the Company announces that the
resolutions proposed at the General Meeting seeking approval by its
shareholders of the Special Dividend, Share Consolidation and
related matters, as well as the resolution proposed at the Class
Meeting seeking approval by the ordinary shareholders to sanction
the Share Consolidation and the amendment to its Articles proposed
at the General Meeting, were duly passed.</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="color: #111111; font-size: 13px">Details
of the resolutions were set out in a circular distributed to
NatWest Group's shareholders and made available on the Company's
website on 9 August 2022 (the "</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #111111; font-size: 13px">Circular</font><font style="color: #111111; font-size: 13px">").
Resolutions of the General Meeting 1 to 3 were passed as ordinary
resolutions and resolutions 4 to 8 were passed as special
resolutions. The resolution at the Class Meeting was also passed as
a special resolution.</font></font></div>
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An application has been made to the Financial Conduct Authority for
a total of 9,814,898,795 ordinary shares of &#xA3;1.076923076923077
each (which includes 123,180,005 ordinary shares held in treasury
and 28,874,872 unissued ordinary shares under the Company's block
listing arrangements for share plans) (the "</font><font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000">New Ordinary
Shares</font><font style="color: #000000">") to be admitted to the
premium segment of the Official List and for the New Ordinary
Shares to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's
main market for listed securities. It is expected that dealings in
the New Ordinary Shares will commence at 8.00 a.m. on 30 August
2022.</font></font></div>
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% of votes cast</font></div>
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Total votes cast as % of Issued Share Capital</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="font-size: 13px">1.&#xA0;&#xA0; To declare a special dividend
of</font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="font-size: 13px">16.8p</font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="font-size: 13px">per ordinary share.</font></font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">10,536,148</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">87.01</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">6,183,972</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">2.&#xA0;&#xA0; To
consolidate the ordinary share capital*.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">36,201,277,916</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">99.96</font></div>
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</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">15,660,540</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
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</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">0.04</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
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</td>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">87.00</font></div>
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</td>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">9,082,844</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: -24px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">3.&#xA0;&#xA0; To
amend the directors' authority to allot shares in the
Company.</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">35,728,504,680</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">98.71</font></div>
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</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">465,777,892</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">1.29</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
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</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">86.95</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">31,734,784</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: -24px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">4.&#xA0;&#xA0; To
amend the directors' authority to allot equity securities or sell
treasury shares on a non pre-emptive basis in connection with an
offer or issue of equity securities.</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">36,111,277,848</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">99.79</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">77,344,416</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">0.21</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">86.94</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">37,398,940</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: -24px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">5.&#xA0;&#xA0; To
amend the directors' authority to allot equity securities or sell
treasury shares on a non pre-emptive basis in connection with the
purposes of financing a transaction</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">35,809,544,788</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">98.95</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">379,016,652</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">1.05</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">86.94</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">37,461,764</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: -24px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">6.&#xA0;&#xA0; To
amend the authority for the Company to purchase its own shares on a
recognised investment exchange</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">35,858,481,452</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">99.07</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">336,870,964</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">0.93</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">86.95</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">30,661,996</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: -24px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">7.&#xA0;&#xA0; To
amend the Directed Buyback Contract in relation to the existing
authority for off-market purchases of ordinary shares from HM
Treasury</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">16,000,683,252</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">98.09</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">311,343,376</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">1.91</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">39.19</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">30,193,804</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: -24px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">8.&#xA0;&#xA0; To
amend the Company's Articles of Association</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%; border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">36,182,531,476</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">99.97</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">11,613,316</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">86.95</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">31,876,412</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Class
Meeting of Ordinary Shareholders</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">1.&#xA0;&#xA0; To
sanction and consent to every variation, alteration, modification
or abrogation of the special rights attaching to the ordinary
shares, and declare such resolution, if passed, binding on all
ordinary shareholders.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">36,213,293,412</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">99.97</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">12,482,572</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">87.03</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">47,610,548</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
</font><font style="font-size: 11px"><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times New Roman;">*An amending
resolution was passed as an ordinary resolution at the General
Meeting to replace the incorrect reference to "all 10,406,139,601
existing ordinary shares of &#xA3;1 each in the capital of the
Company" in the second line of Resolution 2 in the Notice of
General Meeting with "every 14 existing ordinary shares of &#xA3;1
each in the capital of the Company". This amendment was necessary
to clarify that it is every 14 existing ordinary shares (including
treasury shares) that are being consolidated into one intermediate
ordinary share in the capital of the Company before being divided
into 13 new ordinary shares in order to effect the 13 for 14 share
consolidation. The amending resolution was passed with
36,201,277,916 votes (99.96% of votes cast) for and 15,660,540
votes (0.04% of votes cast) against.</font></font></div>
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<font style="font-size: 11px"><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="font-size: 11px">
** A vote 'withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the
calculation of the proportion of votes "for" or "against" a
resolution.</font></font></font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="color: #000000; font-size: 13px">
In accordance with the FCA's listing rules, a copy of the
resolutions passed at the General Meeting and Class Meeting will
shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage
Mechanism which is located at:</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0000FF; font-size: 13px">https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism</font><font style="font-size: 13px">.</font></font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="color: #000000; font-size: 13px">
Full text of the resolutions can be found in the Circular which is
available on the Company's website at</font><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0000FF; font-size: 13px">www.natwestgroup.com</font><font style="font-size: 13px">.</font></font></div>
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As at 23 August 2022 (being the latest practicable date by which
shareholders eligible to vote at the General Meeting and ordinary
shareholders eligible to vote at the Class Meeting must have been
entered on the Company's Register of Members), the issued share
capital of the Company consisted of 10,406,139,604 ordinary shares
of &#xA3;1.00 (excluding treasury shares), 240,686 11% cumulative
preference shares of &#xA3;1.00 and 242,454 5.5% cumulative
preference shares of &#xA3;1.00, each carrying four votes each on a
poll and 132,655,390 ordinary shares held in treasury which carry
no voting rights. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in
the Company as at 23 August 2022 was 41,626,490,976.</font></div>
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