sn201504096k.htm
 
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
 
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
 
 
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

of the Securities Exchange Act of

1934
 
 
April 09, 2015 
 
Commission File Number 001-14978




SMITH & NEPHEW plc
(Registrant's name)



15 Adam Street

London, England WC2N 6LA
(Address of registrant's principal executive offices)

 
[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.]

 
Form 20-F X                Form 40-F
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[Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in
paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1).]


Yes                        No X
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[Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in
paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7).]

 
Yes                      No X
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[Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained
in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2 (b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.]

 
Yes                  No X
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If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2 (b) : 82- n/a.



 

 
 

 
 
9 April 2015

 
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 9 April 2015.
 

Resolution
For/Discretion
(Number of
votes)
Percentage For/Discretion
(%)
Against
(Number of
votes)
Total votes validly cast
Percentage of relevant shares
in issue
(%)
Withheld
(Number of votes)
Ordinary resolutions
            
             
1. To receive and adopt the audited accounts
595,421,632
100.00
10,704
595,432,336
66.46
2,406,369
             
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding Policy)
533,724,308
92.09
45,839,876
579,564,184
64.69
18,275,546
             
3. To declare a final dividend
596,987,241
100.00
20,337
597,007,578
66.64
831,127
             
4. To elect Vinita Bali
591,048,601
99.12
5,269,762
596,318,363
66.56
1,520,342
             
5. To re-elect Ian Barlow
584,523,774
98.02
11,778,389
596,302,163
66.56
1,536,542
             
6. To re-elect Olivier Bohuon
550,467,077
92.31
45,828,510
596,295,587
66.56
1,543,117
             
7. To re-elect The Rt. Hon Baroness Virginia Bottomley of Nettlestone DL
589,220,821
98.81
7,078,730
596,299,551
66.56
1,539,154
             
8. To re-elect Julie Brown
590,826,680
99.09
5,447,915
596,274,595
66.56
1,564,109
             
9. To elect Erik Engstrom
589,378,675
98.84
6,925,551
596,304,226
66.56
1,534,478
             
10. To re-elect Michael Friedman
589,329,607
98.84
6,943,614
596,273,221
66.56
1,565,484
             
11. To re-elect Brian Larcombe
552,537,198
94.52
32,053,223
584,590,421
65.25
13,248,283
             
12. To re-elect Joseph Papa
582,402,401
97.67
13,873,539
596,275,940
66.56
1,562,765
             
13. To re-elect Roberto Quarta
581,991,006
98.12
11,132,658
593,123,664
66.20
4,715,040
             
14. To appoint KPMG LLP as the Auditor
593,110,033
99.35
3,881,933
596,991,966
66.64
846,739
             
15. To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditor
591,586,643
99.09
5,426,719
597,013,362
66.64
825,118
             
16. To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares
579,842,721
97.14
17,083,961
596,926,682
66.63
911,406
             
Special resolutions
            
             
17. To renew the Directors' authority for the disapplication of the pre-emption rights
581,646,606
97.55
14,586,763
596,233,369
66.55
1,605,336
             
18. To renew the Directors' limited authority to make market purchases of the Company's own shares
596,246,526
99.90
585,644
596,832,170
66.62
1,006,535
             
19. To authorise general meetings to be held on 14 clear days' notice
517,053,163
86.61
79,915,793
596,968,956
66.63
870,365

The number of Ordinary Shares in issue on 7 April 2015 at 6pm (excluding shares held in Treasury) was 895,905,480. 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

Vickie Grady
Deputy Company Secretary
Smith & Nephew plc
Tel: +44 (0)20 7401 7646
 
 
 
 
 
 
SIGNATURES
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
Smith & Nephew Plc
(Registrant)
 
 
Date: April 09, 2015
 
 
By: /s/ Susan Swabey
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Susan Swabey
Company Secretary