Smith & Nephew Plc Result of AGM (7790K)

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RNS Number : 7790K

Smith & Nephew Plc

12 April 2018

12 April 2018

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 12 April 2018.

 
     Resolution                                                                          Total      Percentage    Withheld 
                        For/Discretion      Percentage       Against     Percentage      votes          of         (Number 
                           (Number        For/Discretion     (Number      Against       validly      relevant     of votes) 
                              of               (%)              of          (%)           cast        shares 
                            votes)                            votes)                                 in issue 
                                                                                                       (%) 
 Ordinary 
 resolutions 
 
 1. To receive 
  the audited 
  accounts                 593,854,649           100.00%       29,230         0.00%   593,883,879       67.88%    3,779,105 
 
 2. To approve 
  the Directors' 
  Remuneration 
  Report 
  (excluding Policy)       581,091,881            97.29%   16,160,313         2.71%   597,252,194       68.27%      407,092 
 
 3. To declare 
  a final dividend         597,457,521           100.00%       10,624         0.00%   597,468,145       68.29%      194,039 
 
 4. To re-elect 
  Graham Baker             591,692,790            99.05%    5,663,180         0.95%   597,355,970       68.28%      305,264 
 
 5. To re-elect 
  Vinita Bali              566,117,171            96.47%   20,685,124         3.53%   586,802,295       67.07%   10,858,938 
 
 6. To re-elect 
  Ian Barlow               578,006,724            96.76%   19,339,149         3.24%   597,345,873       68.28%      315,361 
 
 7. To re-elect 
  Olivier Bohuon           588,101,537            98.45%    9,249,083         1.55%   597,350,620       68.28%      310,923 
 
 8. To re-elect 
  The Rt. Hon 
  Baroness 
  Virginia Bottomley 
  of Nettlestone 
  DL                       585,172,316            97.97%   12,149,626         2.03%   597,321,942       68.28%      339,601 
 
 9. To re-elect 
  Erik Engstrom            595,217,566            99.64%    2,120,558         0.36%   597,338,124       68.28%      323,419 
 
 10. To elect Roland 
  Diggelmann               592,456,802            99.18%    4,885,396         0.82%   597,342,198       68.28%      319,344 
 
 11. To re-elect 
  Robin Freestone          593,294,462            99.32%    4,044,071         0.68%   597,338,533       68.28%      323,010 
 
 12. To re-elect 
  Michael Friedman         588,885,749            98.59%    8,449,278         1.41%   597,335,027       68.28%      326,516 
 
 13. To elect Marc 
  Owen                     595,913,562            99.76%    1,421,918         0.24%   597,335,480       68.28%      326,063 
 
 14. To elect Angie 
  Risley                   593,684,388            99.40%    3,611,907         0.60%   597,296,295       68.27%      365,248 
 
 15. To re-elect 
  Roberto Quarta           570,254,470            95.54%   26,648,066         4.46%   596,902,536       68.23%      759,006 
 
 16. To re-appoint 
  the Auditor              596,579,310            99.86%      858,546         0.14%   597,437,856       68.29%      223,687 
 
 17. To authorise 
  the Directors 
  to determine the 
  remuneration of 
  the Auditor              597,316,686            99.98%      134,183         0.02%   597,450,869       68.29%      212,115 
 
 18. To renew the 
  Directors' 
  authority 
  to allot shares          583,072,801            97.60%   14,318,871         2.40%   597,391,672       68.28%      267,306 
 
 Special resolutions 
 
 19. To renew the 
  Directors' 
  authority 
  for the 
  disapplication 
  of the pre-emption 
  rights                   587,465,711            98.35%    9,844,630         1.65%   597,310,341       68.28%      348,946 
 
 20. To renew the 
  Directors' limited 
  authority to make 
  market purchases 
  of the Company's 
  own shares               592,142,139            99.13%    5,206,384         0.87%   597,348,523       68.28%      310,763 
 
 21. To authorise 
  general meetings 
  to be held on 
  14 clear days' 
  notice                   541,557,932            90.66%   55,815,536         9.34%   597,373,468       68.28%      289,516 
 

The number of Ordinary Shares in issue on 10 April 2018 at 6pm (excluding shares held in Treasury) was 874,852,339. 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

Joseph Papa did not stand for re-election as a Director and stepped 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 Joseph Papa 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 his departure.

Susan Swabey

Company Secretary

Smith & Nephew plc

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