Smiths Group PLC Result of AGM (4854W)

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Smiths Group PLC

14 November 2017

14 NOVEMBER 2017

SMITHS GROUP PLC

RESULT OF AGM

Smiths Group plc (the 'Company') announces that a poll was held on each of the resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting ('AGM') on 14 November 2017. The results of the poll are:

 
          Resolutions                Votes        %       Votes      % Against 
                                      For        For      Against                    Votes        Votes 
                                                                                     cast        withheld 
                                                                                     as % 
                                                                                   of Issued 
                                                                                     Share 
                                                                                    Capital 
-------------------------------  ------------  ------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ----------- 
                                    Shares                Shares                                 Shares 
---  --------------------------  ------------  ------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ----------- 
      Receive Annual 
 1     Report                     292,833,713   99.53    1,394,233        0.47        74.35%      559,819 
---  --------------------------  ------------  ------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ----------- 
      Approval of Remuneration 
 2     Report                     277,476,524   98.14    5,256,419        1.86        71.45%   12,054,822 
---  --------------------------  ------------  ------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ----------- 
 3    Approval of Dividend        294,580,934   99.99       21,788        0.01        74.45%      185,043 
---  --------------------------  ------------  ------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ----------- 
      Re-election of 
 4     Bruno Angelici             294,485,160   99.96      115,610        0.04        74.45%      186,995 
---  --------------------------  ------------  ------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ----------- 
      Re-election of 
 5     Sir George Buckley         279,882,731   95.28   13,864,277        4.72        74.23%    1,040,757 
---  --------------------------  ------------  ------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ----------- 
      Re-election of 
 6     Tanya Fratto               293,992,814   99.79      605,404        0.21        74.45%      189,547 
---  --------------------------  ------------  ------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ----------- 
      Re-election of 
 7     Anne Quinn                 293,780,400   99.72      821,684        0.28        74.45%      185,681 
---  --------------------------  ------------  ------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ----------- 
      Re-election of 
 8     Bill Seeger                292,813,770   99.39    1,789,918        0.61        74.45%      184,077 
---  --------------------------  ------------  ------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ----------- 
      Re-election of 
 9     Mark Seligman              294,445,590   99.95      147,431        0.05        74.44%      194,744 
---  --------------------------  ------------  ------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ----------- 
      Re-election of 
       Andy Reynolds 
 10    Smith                      294,554,614   99.98       46,276        0.02        74.45%      186,875 
---  --------------------------  ------------  ------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ----------- 
      Re-election of 
 11    Sir Kevin Tebbit           281,340,738   95.95   11,883,998        4.05        74.10%    1,563,029 
---  --------------------------  ------------  ------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ----------- 
      Election of Noel 
 12    Tata                       253,031,314   86.03   41,085,424       13.97        74.32%      671,027 
---  --------------------------  ------------  ------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ----------- 
      Reappointment 
 13    of PwC as auditors         289,448,261   98.25    5,152,139        1.75        74.45%      187,365 
---  --------------------------  ------------  ------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ----------- 
 14   Auditors' remuneration      294,304,535   99.91      278,561        0.09        74.44%      204,669 
---  --------------------------  ------------  ------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ----------- 
      Authority to 
 15    allot shares               276,211,736   93.76   18,389,325        6.24        74.45%      186,704 
---  --------------------------  ------------  ------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ----------- 
      Disapplication 
       of pre-emption 
 16    rights                     285,699,047   98.77    3,558,429        1.23        73.10%    5,530,289 
---  --------------------------  ------------  ------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ----------- 
      Additional disapplication 
       of pre-emption 
       rights (acquisitions 
 17    and capital investment)    270,697,006   93.58   18,560,021        6.42        73.10%    5,530,738 
---  --------------------------  ------------  ------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ----------- 
      Market purchase 
 18    of shares                  291,802,449   99.12    2,602,459        0.88        74.40%      382,857 
---  --------------------------  ------------  ------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ----------- 
      Notice period 
 19    for general meetings       282,421,382   95.87   12,179,776        4.13        74.45%      186,607 
---  --------------------------  ------------  ------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ----------- 
 20   Political donations         283,931,534   96.41   10,567,198        3.59        74.42%      289,033 
---  --------------------------  ------------  ------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ----------- 
      Update to Articles 
 21    of Association             291,650,034   99.73      783,954        0.27        73.90%    2,353,777 
---  --------------------------  ------------  ------  -----------  ----------  ------------  ----------- 
 

As at 12 November 2017 the Issued Share Capital of the Company was 395,725,866 ordinary shares of 37.5p.

Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. Votes withheld are not a vote in law and are therefore not counted in the calculation of the percentages of the votes cast for and against a resolution. Where shareholders appointed the Chairman as their proxy with discretion as to voting, their votes were cast in favour of the resolutions and their shares have been included in the "votes for" column.

Resolutions 1 to 15 and 20 were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 6 to 19 and 21 were passed as special resolutions.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2 copies of the resolutions (other than those resolutions comprising ordinary business) passed by the Company at its AGM have been uploaded to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 213800MJL6IPZS3ASA11

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