Result of AGM

RNS Number : 9628V
Smith & Nephew Plc
11 April 2019
 

11 April 2019

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 11 April 2019.

 

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

649,262,279

99.98

118,026

0.02

649,380,305

74.21

4,572,345









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

553,379,288

87.56

78,602,919

12.44

631,982,207

72.22

21,970,442









3. To declare a final dividend

653,256,456

99.98

119,220

0.02

653,375,676

74.67

574,988









4. To re-elect Graham Baker

649,483,893

99.41

3,852,288

0.59

653,336,181

74.66

614,713









5. To re-elect Vinita Bali

647,524,007

99.11

5,795,064

0.89

653,319,071

74.66

631,188









6.  To re-elect The Rt. Hon Baroness Virginia Bottomley of Nettlestone DL

650,346,829

99.55

2,971,444

0.45

653,318,273

74.66

631,986









7. To re-elect Roland Diggelmann

652,543,176

99.88

770,831

0.12

653,314,007

74.66

637,202









8. To re-elect Erik Engstrom

650,341,171

99.54

2,978,699

0.46

653,319,870

74.66

631,339









9. To re-elect Robin Freestone

642,443,452

98.33

10,878,461

1.67

653,321,913

74.66

629,233









10. To elect Namal Nawana

652,830,374

99.92

508,259

0.08

653,338,633

74.66

612,576









11. To re-elect Marc Owen

646,073,514

98.89

7,242,309

1.11

653,315,823

74.66

634,386









12. To re-elect Angie Risley

641,552,877

99.67

2,140,298

0.33

643,693,175

73.56

10,258,034









13. To re-elect Roberto Quarta

640,821,548

98.09

12,507,326

1.91

653,328,874

74.66

621,516









14. To re-appoint the Auditor 

653,324,989

99.98

101,453

0.02

653,426,442

74.67

524,587









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

653,225,586

99.98

109,939

0.02

653,335,525

74.66

615,684









16. To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares

618,898,560

94.73

34,427,725

5.27

653,326,285

74.66

624,724









Special resolutions
















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

619,980,214

94.90

33,286,301

5.10

653,266,515

74.65

684,694









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

648,694,596

99.34

4,340,154

0.66

653,034,750

74.63

913,458









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

574,795,680

88.38

75,570,068

11.62

650,365,748

74.32

3,585,461









20. To approve the new Articles of Association

629,461,944

96.37

23,730,403

3.63

653,192,347

74.65

750,862

 

The number of Ordinary Shares in issue on 9 April 2019 at 6pm (excluding shares held in Treasury) was 875,056,741. 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 

 

Ian Barlow and Michael Friedman did not stand for re-election as Directors 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, Smith & Nephew confirms that Ian Barlow and Michael Friedman 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 their departure.

 

 

Susan Swabey

Company Secretary

Smith & Nephew plc

 

Tel:  +44 (0)1923 477317


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