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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 06, 2017 
 
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.
 
 
 
 
6 April 2017
 
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 6 April 2017.
 
 
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
 
586,180,837
 
99.99
 
37,534
 
586,218,371
 
66.99%
 
3,590,379
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy
 
578,383,031
 
98.30
 
10,003,885
 
588,386,916
 
67.24%
 
1,422,700
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report
 
581,873,387
 
98.85
 
6,787,211
 
588,660,598
 
67.27%
 
1,149,020
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. To declare a final dividend
 
589,547,729
 
99.99
 
33,462
 
589,581,191
 
67.38%
 
228,427
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. To elect Graham Baker
 
582,628,820
 
98.84
 
6,821,757
 
589,450,577
 
67.36%
 
356,179
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. To re-elect Vinita Bali
 
572,852,757
 
98.36
 
9,552,476
 
582,405,233
 
66.56%
 
7,401,522
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. To re-elect Ian Barlow
 
582,950,675
 
98.90
 
6,490,084
 
589,440,759
 
67.36%
 
365,996
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. To re-elect Olivier Bohuon
 
581,360,475
 
98.63
 
8,103,117
 
589,463,592
 
67.36%
 
343,164
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. To re-elect The Rt. Hon Baroness Virginia Bottomley of Nettlestone DL
 
577,518,717
 
98.00
 
11,789,298
 
589,308,015
 
67.35%
 
495,998
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10.To re-elect Erik Engstrom
 
587,911,230
 
99.74
 
1,523,899
 
589,435,129
 
67.36%
 
371,626
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. To re-elect Robin Freestone
 
584,937,298
 
99.26
 
4,354,614
 
589,291,912
 
67.34%
 
514,843
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. To re-elect Michael Friedman
 
586,040,203
 
99.43
 
3,382,780
 
589,422,983
 
67.36%
 
383,772
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. To re-elect Joseph Papa
 
575,007,776
 
97.55
 
14,428,481
 
589,436,257
 
67.36%
 
370,548
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. To re-elect Roberto Quarta
 
560,911,073
 
95.24
 
28,059,117
 
588,970,190
 
67.31%
 
836,614
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. To re-appoint KPMG LLP as the Auditor
 
588,684,358
 
99.85
 
871,493
 
589,555,851
 
67.37%
 
252,816
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditor
 
589,372,184
 
99.97
 
174,796
 
589,546,980
 
67.37%
 
262,588
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares
 
577,005,741
 
97.87
 
12,530,446
 
589,536,187
 
67.37%
 
271,940
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Special resolutions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. To renew the Directors' authority for the disapplication of the pre-emption rights
 
552,659,786
 
95.87
 
23,798,582
 
576,458,368
 
65.88%
 
13,349,807
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. To renew the Directors' limited authority to make market purchases of the Company's own shares
 
583,914,861
 
99.06
 
5,544,056
 
589,458,917
 
67.36%
 
348,960
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. To authorise general meetings to be held on 14 clear days' notice
 
534,299,941
 
91.08
 
52,322,789
 
586,622,730
 
67.04%
 
3,184,846
 
 
 
The number of Ordinary Shares in issue on 6 April 2017 at 6pm (excluding shares held in Treasury) was 875,057,786. 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
 
 
 
Susan Swabey
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 06, 2017
 
 
By: /s/ Susan Swabey
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                                                                                                                              Susan Swabey
                                                                                                                      Company Secretary