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30 April 2009
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Smith & Nephew plc Resolutions Passed at Annual General Meeting
Smith & Nephew plc announces the results of the voting by poll on the
resolutions put to its Annual General Meeting held today.
FOR/ VOTE
DISCRETION AGAINST WITHHELD
Resolution No. of No. of No. of
Votes Votes Votes
1. To adopt the report and
accounts 585,749,265 9,335,876 4,430,013
2. To approve the remuneration
report 375,788,949 173,384,013 50,342,191
3. To confirm the interim
dividends 597,186,411 91,589 2,235,994
4. To re-elect Mr David
Illingworth 552,118,713 25,500,462 21,895,978
5. To re-elect Mr Joseph Papa 597,025,294 1,247,553 1,242,312
6. To re-elect Dr Rolf
Stomberg 586,181,550 11,719,966 1,613,638
7. To reappoint the auditors 577,476,109 14,711,255 7,327,789
8. To authorise the directors
to determine the
remuneration of the
auditors 592,433,210 5,762,773 1,319,176
9. To renew the directors'
authority to allot shares 571,730,150 26,521,848 1,263,161
10. To adopt the revised rules
of the Smith & Nephew
French Sharesave Plan
(2002) 594,715,282 3,191,012 1,608,860
11. Renew the directors'
authority for disapplication
of pre-emption rights 568,025,802 28,175,936 3,313,421
12. To renew the directors'
limited authority to make
market purchases
of the Company's own shares 597,051,883 1,229,516 1,233,760
13. To authorise the Company
to call general meetings, other
than annual general meetings,
on 14 clear days' notice 575,385,772 21,832,157 2,297,230
A copy of the Resolutions passed as Special Business at the Annual
General Meeting are being submitted to the UK Listing Authority and
will shortly be available for inspection at the UKLA document viewing
facility, which is situated at:
Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS
Paul Chambers
Company Secretary
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