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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 10, 2014
 
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.



 
 

 


10 April 2014

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 10 April 2014.
 

 

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
622,713,012
99.68
1,992,306
624,705,318
69.85
5,045,140
             
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy
586,941,104
93.50
40,818,512
627,759,616
70.19
1,990,842
             
3. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding Policy)
615,870,158
97.97
12,774,146
628,644,304
70.29
1,106,154
             
4. To declare a final dividend
628,770,101
100.00
13,169
628,783,270
70.31
967,178
             
5. To re-elect Ian Barlow
621,147,090
98.82
7,417,483
628,564,573
70.28
1,185,885
             
6. To re-elect Olivier Bohuon
594,977,861
94.66
33,578,887
628,556,748
70.28
1,193,710
             
7. To re-elect The Rt. Hon Baroness Virginia Bottomley
626,993,802
99.72
1,764,180
628,697,982
70.30
1,052,476
             
8. To re-elect Julie Brown
624,669,673
99.36
4,039,988
628,709,661
70.30
1,040,797
             
9. To re-elect Michael Friedman
626,877,714
99.73
1,683,581
628,561,295
70.28
1,189,163
             
10. To re-elect Pamela Kirby
622,269,044
99.07
5,850,003
628,119,047
70.23
1,631,411
             
11. To re-elect Brian Larcombe
614,885,994
98.38
10,112,056
624,998,050
69.88
4,752,408
             
12. To re-elect Joseph Papa
620,630,053
98.74
7,931,190
628,561,243
70.28
1,189,215
             
13. To elect Roberto Quarta
614,101,334
97.74
14,201,797
628,303,131
70.25
1,447,327
             
14. To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as the Auditor
604,710,563
98.18
11,212,693
615,923,256
68.87
13,827,202
             
15. To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditor
614,150,230
98.94
6,593,008
620,743,238
69.41
9,007,220
             
    16. To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares
597,137,440
94.98
31,566,807
628,704,247
70.30
1,046,211
             
Special resolutions
            
             
17. To renew the Directors' authority for the disapplication of the pre-emption rights
600,116,420
95.46
28,556,622
628,673,042
70.30
1,077,416
             
18. To renew the Directors' limited authority to make market purchases of the Company's own shares
628,428,141
99.96
264,227
628,692,368
70.30
1,058,090
             
19. To authorise general meetings to be held on 14 clear days' notice
537,865,394
85.54
90,887,829
628,753,223
70.30
997,235


The number of Ordinary Shares in issue on 8 April 2014 at 6pm (excluding shares held in Treasury) was 894,324,750. 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

Gemma Parsons
Deputy 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 10, 2014
 
 
By: /s/ Susan Swabey
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Susan Swabey
Company Secretary