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Smith & Nephew Plc
26 April 2023
26 April 2023
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 12:00
noon on Wednesday 26 April 2023.
Percentage
Resolution For/Discretion Percentage Against Percentage Total of Withheld
(Number For/Discretion (Number Against votes relevant (Number
of (%) of (%) validly shares of votes)
votes) votes) cast in issue
(%)
Ordinary resolutions
---------------- ---------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ----------- -----------
1. To receive the
audited
accounts 670,483,258 99.84% 1,058,703 0.16% 671,541,961 76.89% 9,397,275
---------------- ---------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ----------- -----------
2. To approve the
Directors'
Remuneration Policy 643,583,465 94.55% 37,067,165 5.45% 680,650,630 77.93% 276,215
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3. To approve the
Directors'
Remuneration Report
(excluding
Policy) 641,046,658 94.20% 39,445,391 5.80% 680,492,049 77.92% 435,096
---------------- ---------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ----------- -----------
4. To declare a
final
dividend 679,133,122 99.75% 1,695,345 0.25% 680,828,467 77.95% 109,375
---------------- ---------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ----------- -----------
5. To elect Rupert
Soames
OBE 680,002,485 99.92% 567,599 0.08% 680,570,084 77.92% 198,284
---------------- ---------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ----------- -----------
6. To re-elect Erik
Engstrom 667,030,343 98.01% 13,572,406 1.99% 680,602,749 77.93% 162,923
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7. To re-elect Jo
Hallas 679,391,215 99.87% 906,923 0.13% 680,298,138 77.89% 472,592
---------------- ---------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ----------- -----------
8. To re-elect John
Ma 679,750,850 99.92% 535,182 0.08% 680,286,032 77.89% 485,842
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9. To re-elect
Katarzyna
Mazur- Hofsaess 679,545,034 99.86% 977,461 0.14% 680,522,495 77.92% 248,833
---------------- ---------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ----------- -----------
10. To re-elect Rick
Medlock 664,201,587 97.65% 16,009,217 2.35% 680,210,804 77.88% 560,758
---------------- ---------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ----------- -----------
11. To re-elect
Deepak
Nath 679,741,205 99.88% 846,634 0.12% 680,587,839 77.93% 184,193
---------------- ---------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ----------- -----------
12. To re-elect
Anne-Françoise
Nesmes 675,454,792 99.25% 5,119,680 0.75% 680,574,472 77.92% 197,914
---------------- ---------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ----------- -----------
13. To re-elect Marc
Owen 662,590,157 97.80% 14,906,633 2.20% 677,496,790 77.57% 3,274,826
---------------- ---------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ----------- -----------
14. To re-elect
Roberto
Quarta 594,958,477 90.56% 61,986,117 9.44% 656,944,594 75.22% 23,834,180
---------------- ---------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ----------- -----------
15. To re-elect
Angie
Risley 647,932,913 95.21% 32,631,983 4.79% 680,564,896 77.92% 211,950
---------------- ---------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ----------- -----------
16. To re-elect Bob
White 679,174,177 99.83% 1,128,451 0.17% 680,302,628 77.89% 476,148
---------------- ---------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ----------- -----------
17. To re-appoint
the
Auditor 676,538,509 99.40% 4,088,994 0.60% 680,627,503 77.93% 151,043
---------------- ---------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ----------- -----------
18. To authorise the
Directors
to determine the
remuneration
of the Auditor 680,556,167 99.99% 94,529 0.01% 680,650,696 77.93% 133,734
---------------- ---------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ----------- -----------
19. To renew the
Directors'
authority to allot
shares 636,109,623 93.47% 44,463,295 6.53% 680,572,918 77.92% 212,577
---------------- ---------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ----------- -----------
Special resolutions
---------------- ---------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ----------- -----------
20. To renew the
Directors'
authority for the
disapplication
of the pre-emption
rights 641,803,200 94.31% 38,728,755 5.69% 680,531,955 77.92% 252,211
---------------- ---------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ----------- -----------
21. To renew the
Directors'
authority for the
disapplication
of the pre-emption
rights
for the purposes of
acquisitions
or other capital
investments 626,819,382 92.11% 53,702,235 7.89% 680,521,617 77.92% 255,866
---------------- ---------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ----------- -----------
22. To renew the
Directors'
limited authority
to make
market purchases of
the
Company's own
shares 674,838,328 99.17% 5,637,373 0.83% 680,475,701 77.91% 284,918
---------------- ---------------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ----------- -----------
23. To authorise
general
meetings to be held
on
14 clear days'
notice 643,053,116 94.48% 37,584,401 5.52% 680,637,517 77.93% 130,816
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The number of ordinary shares in issue on 24 April 2023 at 6pm
(excluding shares held in Treasury) was 873,375,066. 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
Helen Barraclough
Company Secretary
Smith & Nephew plc
Tel: +44 (0)1923 477100
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