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Smith & Nephew Plc
14 April 2021
14 April 2021
Smith & Nephew plc (the "Company")
The Company announces the results of the voting by poll on the
resolutions put to its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held at
4:00pm today, Wednesday 14 April 2021.
Percentage
Resolution For/Discretion Percentage Against Percentage Total of Withheld
(Number of For/Discretion (Number of Against votes relevant (Number
votes) (%) votes) (%) validly shares of
cast in issue votes)
(%)
Ordinary resolutions
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1. To receive the
audited
accounts 659,282,941 99.98 105,803 0.02 659,388,744 74.51% 7,994,640
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2. To approve the
Directors'
Remuneration Report
(excluding
Policy) 662,280,244 99.46 3,589,474 0.54 665,869,718 75.24% 1,512,622
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3. To declare a
final
dividend 666,356,771 99.88 814,069 0.12 667,170,840 75.39% 213,341
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4. To re-elect
Roland
Diggelmann 666,011,104 99.84 1,049,789 0.16 667,060,893 75.38% 288,195
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5. To re-elect Erik
Engstrom 648,390,965 97.38 17,476,021 2.62 665,866,986 75.24% 1,482,488
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6. To re-elect Robin
Freestone 543,078,315 81.56 122,787,181 18.44 665,865,496 75.24% 1,485,823
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7. To elect John Ma 661,505,732 99.35 4,296,827 0.65 665,802,559 75.23% 1,541,163
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8. To elect Katazyna
Mazur-Hofsaess 664,818,239 99.84 1,037,953 0.16 665,856,192 75.24% 1,491,636
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9. To elect Rick
Medlock 664,941,493 99.87 851,932 0.13 665,793,425 75.23% 1,556,677
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10. To elect
Anne-Françoise
Nesmes 663,351,785 99.45 3,647,858 0.55 666,999,643 75.37% 349,525
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11. To re-elect Marc
Owen 584,183,175 88.26 77,678,271 11.74 661,861,446 74.79% 5,488,244
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12. To re-elect
Roberto
Quarta 608,672,307 91.75 54,704,599 8.25 663,376,906 74.96% 3,972,956
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13. To re-elect
Angie
Risley 662,970,334 99.56 2,899,896 0.44 665,870,230 75.24% 1,479,630
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14. To elect Bob
White 662,320,124 99.47 3,526,489 0.53 665,846,613 75.24% 1,502,145
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15. To re-appoint
the
Auditor 663,042,079 99.39 4,066,467 0.61 667,108,546 75.38% 246,604
---------------- ---------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- ----------
16. To authorise the
Directors
to determine the
remuneration
of the Auditor 667,027,812 99.98 105,794 0.02 667,133,606 75.39% 223,929
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17. To renew the
Directors'
authority to allot
shares 631,786,788 94.70 35,337,985 5.30 667,124,773 75.38% 232,756
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Special resolutions
---------------- ---------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- ----------
18. To renew the
Directors'
authority for the
disapplication
of the pre-emption
rights 648,384,997 97.24 18,394,988 2.76 666,779,985 75.35% 573,504
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19. To renew the
Directors'
authority for the
disapplication
of the pre-emption
rights
for the purposes of
acquisitions
or other capital
investments 632,841,386 94.91 33,942,204 5.09 666,783,590 75.35% 571,499
---------------- ---------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- ----------
20. To renew the
Directors'
limited authority
to make
market purchases of
the
Company's own
shares 661,703,700 99.19 5,397,785 0.81 667,101,485 75.38% 255,462
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21. To authorise
general
meetings to be held
on
14 clear days'
notice 617,598,251 92.58 49,522,715 7.42 667,120,966 75.38% 235,175
---------------- ---------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- ----------
22. To approve the
new
Articles of
Association 665,645,844 99.98 155,640 0.02 665,801,484 75.23% 1,556,455
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The number of ordinary shares in issue on 12 April 2020 at 6pm
(excluding shares held in Treasury) was 878,973,851. Shareholders
are entitled to one vote per share. A vote withheld is not a vote
in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of
votes validly cast.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of the
resolutions, passed as Special Business, will be submitted to the
UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection
at the National Storage Mechanism
document viewing facility at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
The Rt. Hon Baroness Virginia Bottomley of Nettlestone DL did
not stand for re-election as a Director and stood down from the
Board with effect from the conclusion of the AGM. In accordance
with section 430(2B) of the Companies Act 2006, the Company
confirms that the Rt. Hon Baroness Virginia Bottomley of
Nettlestone DL will receive payment of fees for service whilst a
Director but no other remuneration payment or payment for loss of
office will be made in connection with her departure.
Susan Swabey
Company Secretary
Smith & Nephew plc
Tel: +44 (0)1923 477317
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