REG - Smith & Nephew Plc - Result of AGM

Smith & NephewAnnouncement

14/04/2021 18:05

RNS Number : 5112V
  
Smith & Nephew Plc
  
14 April 2021
  
 

14 April 2021
Smith & Nephew plc (the "Company")
The Company announces the results of the voting by poll on the resolutions put to its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held at 4:00pm today, Wednesday 14 April 2021. 
 



 
Resolution


 
For/Discretion
(Number of
votes)


 
Percentage For/Discretion 
(%)


 
Against
(Number of
votes)


 
Percentage 
Against 
(%)


 
Total votes validly cast


Percentage  of relevant shares
in issue
(%)


 
Withheld
(Number of votes)




Ordinary resolutions 
 
































1. To receive the audited accounts


659,282,941


99.98


105,803


0.02


659,388,744


74.51%


7,994,640




2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding Policy)


662,280,244


99.46


3,589,474


0.54


665,869,718


75.24%


1,512,622




3. To declare a final dividend


666,356,771


99.88


814,069


0.12


667,170,840


75.39%


213,341




4. To re-elect Roland Diggelmann


666,011,104


99.84


1,049,789


0.16


667,060,893


75.38%


288,195




5. To re-elect Erik Engstrom


648,390,965


97.38


17,476,021


2.62


665,866,986


75.24%


1,482,488




6. To re-elect Robin Freestone


543,078,315


81.56


122,787,181


18.44


665,865,496


75.24%


1,485,823




7. To elect John Ma 


661,505,732


99.35


4,296,827


0.65


665,802,559


75.23%


1,541,163




8. To elect Katazyna Mazur-Hofsaess


664,818,239


99.84


1,037,953


0.16


665,856,192


75.24%


1,491,636




9. To elect Rick Medlock


664,941,493


99.87


851,932


0.13


665,793,425


75.23%


1,556,677




10. To elect Anne-Françoise Nesmes


663,351,785


99.45


3,647,858


0.55


666,999,643


75.37%


349,525




11. To re-elect Marc Owen


584,183,175


88.26


77,678,271


11.74


661,861,446


74.79%


5,488,244




12. To re-elect Roberto Quarta 


608,672,307


91.75


54,704,599


8.25


663,376,906


74.96%


3,972,956




13. To re-elect Angie Risley


662,970,334


99.56


2,899,896


0.44


665,870,230


75.24%


1,479,630




14. To elect Bob White


662,320,124


99.47


3,526,489


0.53


665,846,613


75.24%


1,502,145




15. To re-appoint the Auditor  


663,042,079


99.39


4,066,467


0.61


667,108,546


75.38%


246,604




16.  To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditor


667,027,812


99.98


105,794


0.02


667,133,606


75.39%


223,929




17. To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares


631,786,788


94.70


35,337,985


5.30


667,124,773


75.38%


232,756




Special resolutions
 
































18. To renew the Directors' authority for the disapplication of the pre-emption rights 


648,384,997


97.24


18,394,988


2.76


666,779,985


75.35%


573,504




19. To renew the Directors' authority for the disapplication of the pre-emption rights for the purposes of acquisitions or other capital investments


632,841,386


94.91


33,942,204


5.09


666,783,590


75.35%


571,499




20. To renew the Directors' limited authority to make market purchases of the Company's own shares 


661,703,700


99.19


5,397,785


0.81


667,101,485


75.38%


255,462




21. To authorise general meetings to be held on 14 clear days' notice


617,598,251


92.58


49,522,715


7.42


667,120,966


75.38%


235,175




22. To approve the new Articles of Association


665,645,844


99.98


155,640


0.02


665,801,484


75.23%


1,556,455



 
The number of ordinary shares in issue on 12 April 2020 at 6pm (excluding shares held in Treasury) was 878,973,851. 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.
 
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of the resolutions, passed as Special Business, will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism document viewing facility at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism 
 
The Rt. Hon Baroness Virginia Bottomley of Nettlestone DL did not stand for re-election as a Director and stood down from the Board with effect from the conclusion of the AGM. In accordance with section 430(2B) of the Companies Act 2006, the Company confirms that the Rt. Hon Baroness Virginia Bottomley of Nettlestone DL 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 her departure.
 
Susan Swabey 
Company Secretary
Smith & Nephew plc
Tel:  +44 (0)1923 477317

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