Result of AGM

RNS Number : 5330R

Smith & Nephew Plc

30 April 2009

 



30 April 2009

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Smith & Nephew plc Resolutions Passed at Annual General Meeting

Smith & Nephew plc announces the results of the voting by poll on the resolutions put to its Annual General Meeting held today.

	FOR/DISCRETION	AGAINST	VOTE WITHHELD
Resolution	No. of Votes	No. of Votes	No. of Votes
1. To adopt the report and accounts	585,749,265	9,335,876	4,430,013
2. To approve the remuneration report	375,788,949	173,384,013	50,342,191
3. To confirm the interim dividends	597,186,411	91,589	2,235,994
4. To re-elect Mr David Illingworth	552,118,713	25,500,462	21,895,978
5. To re-elect Mr Joseph Papa	597,025,294	1,247,553	1,242,312
6. To re-elect Dr Rolf Stomberg	586,181,550	11,719,966	1,613,638
7. To reappoint the auditors	577,476,109	14,711,255	7,327,789
8. To authorise the directors to determine the            remuneration of the auditors	592,433,210	5,762,773	1,319,176
9. To renew the directors' authority to allot shares	571,730,150	26,521,848	1,263,161
10. To adopt the revised rules of the Smith & Nephew              French Sharesave Plan (2002)	594,715,282	3,191,012	1,608,860
11. Renew the directors' authority for disapplication of         pre-emption rights	568,025,802	28,175,936	3,313,421
12. To renew the directors' limited authority to make        market purchases of the Company's own shares	597,051,883	1,229,516	1,233,760
13. To authorise the Company to call general meetings,        other than annual general meetings, on 14 clear days'       notice	575,385,772	21,832,157	2,297,230

A copy of the Resolutions passed as Special Business at the Annual General Meeting are being submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the UKLA document viewing facility, which is situated at:

Financial Services Authority

25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London

E14 5HS

Paul Chambers

Company Secretary

 

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