Result of AGM

RNS Number : 4990L

Smith & Nephew Plc

06 May 2010

 



6 May 2010

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.

Resolution	Total votes validly cast	Percentage  of relevant shares in issue (%)	For/Discretion (Number of votes)	Against (Number of votes)	Abstentions (Number of votes)
1. To adopt the report and accounts	606,837,963	68.28	604,280,760	2,557,203	4,332,020
2. To approve the remuneration report	602,146,323	67.76	587,452,330	14,693,993	9,031,813
3. To confirm the interim dividends	609,007,062	68.53	608,992,673	14,389	2,171,074
4. To re-elect Mr. Adrian Hennah	608,917,979	68.52	599,027,181	9,890,798	2,260,162
5. To re-elect Mr. Ian E. Barlow	609,254,909	68.56	605,566,337	3,688,572	1,923,227
6. To re-elect Prof. Geneviève B. Berger	609,306,722	68.56	607,999,611	1,307,111	1,871,414
7. To re-elect Mr. Richard De Schutter	602,472,598	67.79	594,251,084	8,221,514	8,705,543
8. To re-elect Dr. Rolf W.H. Stomberg	608,841,751	68.51	602,704,585	6,137,166	2,336,390
9. To reappoint the auditors	605,050,827	68.08	583,692,079	21,358,748	6,127,314
10. To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors	608,775,774	68.50	599,730,273	9,045,501	2,402,362
11. To renew the directors' authority to allot shares	607,287,479	68.33	494,705,352	112,582,127	3,890,662
Special resolutions
12. To approve the Smith & Nephew Global Share Plan 2010	608,685,746	68.49	597,753,558	10,932,188	2,485,724
13. To adopt new articles of association	607,118,317	68.32	605,502,569	1,615,748	4,053,158
14. Renew the directors' authority for disapplication of pre-emption rights	607,323,194	68.34	577,225,265	30,097,929	3,848,281
15. To renew the directors' limited authority to make market purchases of the Company's own shares	608,999,134	68.53	607,414,906	1,584,228	2,179,002
16. To authorise general meetings to be held on 14 days' notice	608,034,097	68.42	570,382,636	37,651,461	3,144,044

The number of ordinary shares in issue on 4 May 2010 at 6pm (excluding shares held in Treasury) was 888,702,175.  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 UKLA document viewing facility, which is situated at:

Financial Services Authority

25 The North Colonnade

Canary Wharf

London

E14 5HS

Susan Henderson

Company Secretary

 

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