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RNS Number : 9628V
Smith & Nephew Plc
11 April 2019
11 April 2019
Smith & Nephew plc
Smith & Nephew announces the results of the voting by poll
on the resolutions put to its Annual General Meeting held at 2pm on
11 April 2019.
Resolution Total votes Percentage Withheld
For/Discretion Percentage Against Percentage validly of (Number of
(Number of For/Discretion (Number of Against cast relevant votes)
votes) (%) votes) (%) shares
in issue
(%)
Ordinary
resolutions
---------------- ---------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- -----------
1. To receive the
audited
accounts 649,262,279 99.98 118,026 0.02 649,380,305 74.21 4,572,345
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2. To approve the
Directors'
Remuneration
Report
(excluding Policy) 553,379,288 87.56 78,602,919 12.44 631,982,207 72.22 21,970,442
---------------- ---------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- -----------
3. To declare a
final
dividend 653,256,456 99.98 119,220 0.02 653,375,676 74.67 574,988
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4. To re-elect
Graham
Baker 649,483,893 99.41 3,852,288 0.59 653,336,181 74.66 614,713
---------------- ---------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- -----------
5. To re-elect
Vinita
Bali 647,524,007 99.11 5,795,064 0.89 653,319,071 74.66 631,188
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6. To re-elect The
Rt. Hon Baroness
Virginia
Bottomley of
Nettlestone
DL 650,346,829 99.55 2,971,444 0.45 653,318,273 74.66 631,986
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7. To re-elect
Roland
Diggelmann 652,543,176 99.88 770,831 0.12 653,314,007 74.66 637,202
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8. To re-elect Erik
Engstrom 650,341,171 99.54 2,978,699 0.46 653,319,870 74.66 631,339
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9. To re-elect
Robin
Freestone 642,443,452 98.33 10,878,461 1.67 653,321,913 74.66 629,233
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10. To elect Namal
Nawana 652,830,374 99.92 508,259 0.08 653,338,633 74.66 612,576
---------------- ---------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- -----------
11. To re-elect
Marc
Owen 646,073,514 98.89 7,242,309 1.11 653,315,823 74.66 634,386
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12. To re-elect
Angie
Risley 641,552,877 99.67 2,140,298 0.33 643,693,175 73.56 10,258,034
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13. To re-elect
Roberto
Quarta 640,821,548 98.09 12,507,326 1.91 653,328,874 74.66 621,516
---------------- ---------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- -----------
14. To re-appoint
the
Auditor 653,324,989 99.98 101,453 0.02 653,426,442 74.67 524,587
---------------- ---------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- -----------
15. To authorise
the
Directors to
determine
the remuneration
of
the Auditor 653,225,586 99.98 109,939 0.02 653,335,525 74.66 615,684
---------------- ---------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- -----------
16. To renew the
Directors'
authority to allot
shares 618,898,560 94.73 34,427,725 5.27 653,326,285 74.66 624,724
---------------- ---------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- -----------
Special resolutions
---------------- ---------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- -----------
17. To renew the
Directors'
authority for the
disapplication
of the pre-emption
rights 619,980,214 94.90 33,286,301 5.10 653,266,515 74.65 684,694
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18. To renew the
Directors'
limited authority
to
make market
purchases
of the Company's
own
shares 648,694,596 99.34 4,340,154 0.66 653,034,750 74.63 913,458
---------------- ---------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- -----------
19. To authorise
general
meetings to be
held
on 14 clear days'
notice 574,795,680 88.38 75,570,068 11.62 650,365,748 74.32 3,585,461
---------------- ---------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- -----------
20. To approve the
new Articles of
Association 629,461,944 96.37 23,730,403 3.63 653,192,347 74.65 750,862
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The number of Ordinary Shares in issue on 9 April 2019 at 6pm
(excluding shares held in Treasury) was 875,056,741. 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.
A copy of the Resolutions passed as Special Business at the
Annual General Meeting is being submitted to the UK Listing
Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the
National Storage Mechanism document viewing facility at:
http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm
Ian Barlow and Michael Friedman did not stand for re-election as
Directors 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,
Smith & Nephew confirms that Ian Barlow and Michael Friedman
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 their departure.
Susan Swabey
Company Secretary
Smith & Nephew plc
Tel: +44 (0)1923 477317
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