Smith & Nephew Regulatory News (SN.)

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

664,425,311

99.99

75,270

0.01

664,500,581

76.11%

6,318,184

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

647,076,103

96.71

22,010,946

3.29

669,087,049

76.63%

1,731,661

3. To declare a final dividend

670,108,273

99.90

645,898

0.10

670,754,171

76.82%

56,206

4. To re-elect Erik Engstrom

659,390,282

98.33

11,181,263

1.67

670,571,545

76.80%

231,488

5. To re-elect Robin Freestone

533,828,518

80.32

130,789,034

19.68

664,617,552

76.12%

6,183,826

6. To elect Jo Hallas

669,261,927

99.81

1,298,218

0.19

670,560,145

76.80%

241,825

7. To re-elect John Ma

669,355,641

99.82

1,198,767

0.18

670,554,408

76.80%

250,605

8. To re-elect Katazyna Mazur-Hofsaess

669,272,186

99.81

1,291,117

0.19

670,563,303

76.80%

237,494

9. To re-elect Rick Medlock

669,388,099

99.82

1,206,511

0.18

670,594,610

76.81%

204,733

10. To elect Deepak Nath

669,415,203

99.82

1,197,430

0.18

670,612,633

76.81%

188,556

11. To re-elect Anne-Françoise Nesmes

666,255,057

99.35

4,383,825

0.65

670,638,882

76.81%

162,331

12. To re-elect Marc Owen

656,581,977

97.92

13,976,614

2.08

670,558,591

76.80%

237,798

13. To re-elect Roberto Quarta

645,255,675

96.67

22,223,357

3.33

667,479,032

76.45%

3,322,067

14. To re-elect Angie Risley

653,130,218

97.40

17,463,874

2.60

670,594,092

76.80%

206,153

15. To re-elect Bob White

669,151,863

99.78

1,444,963

0.22

670,596,826

76.81%

203,349

16. To re-appoint the Auditor

667,263,495

99.49

3,432,711

0.51

670,696,206

76.82%

106,872

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

670,313,093

99.94

390,160

0.06

670,703,253

76.82%

112,650

18. To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares

611,707,921

91.21

58,959,562

8.79

670,667,483

76.81%

137,552

19. To approve the Smith+Nephew Sharesave Plan (2022)

670,137,434

99.92

511,247

0.08

670,648,681

76.81%

172,260

20. To approve the Smith+Nephew International Sharesave Plan (2022)

670,036,239

99.91

611,511

0.09

670,647,750

76.81%

173,595

Special resolutions

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

659,535,518

98.49

10,135,763

1.51

669,671,281

76.70%

1,146,364

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

645,603,472

96.39

24,175,265

3.61

669,778,737

76.71%

1,035,644

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

667,551,508

99.58

2,830,024

0.42

670,381,532

76.78%

417,373

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

626,347,326

93.40

44,233,142

6.60

670,580,468

76.80%

170,065