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

670,483,258

99.84%

1,058,703

0.16%

671,541,961

76.89%

9,397,275

2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy

643,583,465

94.55%

37,067,165

5.45%

680,650,630

77.93%

276,215

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

641,046,658

94.20%

39,445,391

5.80%

680,492,049

77.92%

435,096

4. To declare a final dividend

679,133,122

99.75%

1,695,345

0.25%

680,828,467

77.95%

109,375

5. To elect Rupert Soames OBE

680,002,485

99.92%

567,599

0.08%

680,570,084

77.92%

198,284

6. To re-elect Erik Engstrom

667,030,343

98.01%

13,572,406

1.99%

680,602,749

77.93%

162,923

7. To re-elect Jo Hallas

679,391,215

99.87%

906,923

0.13%

680,298,138

77.89%

472,592

8. To re-elect John Ma

679,750,850

99.92%

535,182

0.08%

680,286,032

77.89%

485,842

9. To re-elect Katarzyna Mazur- Hofsaess

679,545,034

99.86%

977,461

0.14%

680,522,495

77.92%

248,833

10. To re-elect Rick Medlock

664,201,587

97.65%

16,009,217

2.35%

680,210,804

77.88%

560,758

11. To re-elect Deepak Nath

679,741,205

99.88%

846,634

0.12%

680,587,839

77.93%

184,193

12. To re-elect Anne-Françoise Nesmes

675,454,792

99.25%

5,119,680

0.75%

680,574,472

77.92%

197,914

13. To re-elect Marc Owen

662,590,157

97.80%

14,906,633

2.20%

677,496,790

77.57%

3,274,826

14. To re-elect Roberto Quarta

594,958,477

90.56%

61,986,117

9.44%

656,944,594

75.22%

23,834,180

15. To re-elect Angie Risley

647,932,913

95.21%

32,631,983

4.79%

680,564,896

77.92%

211,950

16. To re-elect Bob White

679,174,177

99.83%

1,128,451

0.17%

680,302,628

77.89%

476,148

17. To re-appoint the Auditor 

676,538,509

99.40%

4,088,994

0.60%

680,627,503

77.93%

151,043

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

680,556,167

99.99%

94,529

0.01%

680,650,696

77.93%

133,734

19. To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares

636,109,623

93.47%

44,463,295

6.53%

680,572,918

77.92%

212,577

Special resolutions

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

641,803,200

94.31%

38,728,755

5.69%

680,531,955

77.92%

252,211

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

626,819,382

92.11%

53,702,235

7.89%

680,521,617

77.92%

255,866

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

674,838,328

99.17%

5,637,373

0.83%

680,475,701

77.91%

284,918

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

643,053,116

94.48%

37,584,401

5.52%

680,637,517

77.93%

130,816