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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Form 6-K
 
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
April 30, 2025
 
Commission File Number 001-14978
 
SMITH & NEPHEW plc
(Registrant’s name)
 
Building 5, Croxley Park, Hatters Lane
Watford, England, WD18 8YE
 (Address of principal executive office)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
 
Form 20-F ✓         Form 40-F __
 

30 April 2025
 
Smith & Nephew plc (the "Company")
 
The Company announces the results of the voting by poll on the resolutions put to its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on 30th April 2025. All resolutions proposed were passed by shareholders and the results of the polls are as follows:
 
 
 
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
699,314,224
98.98
7,221,684
1.02
706,535,908
80.66
17,289,574
2
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding Policy)
662,105,430
92.60
52,896,564
7.40
715,001,994
81.63
9,339,790
3
To declare a final dividend
716,790,066
99.05
6,905,085
0.95
723,695,151
82.62
128,275
4
To elect Sybella Stanley
712,722,022
99.00
7,165,720
1.00
719,887,742
82.18
3,810,440
5
To re-elect Rupert Soames OBE
626,576,775
87.73
87,627,349
12.27
714,204,124
81.54
9,580,701
6
To re-elect Jo Hallas
717,021,891
99.10
6,539,129
0.90
723,561,020
82.60
236,523
7
To re-elect Simon Lowth
701,842,901
97.00
21,716,546
3.00
723,559,447
82.60
237,970
8
To re-elect John Ma
716,518,455
99.03
7,038,556
0.97
723,557,011
82.60
240,576
9
To re-elect Jeremy Maiden
716,019,625
98.96
7,539,764
1.04
723,559,389
82.60
238,315
10
To re-elect Katarzyna Mazur-   Hofsaess
716,984,727
99.09
6,569,914
0.91
723,554,641
82.60
242,863
11
To re-elect Deepak Nath
716,939,175
99.08
6,641,438
0.92
723,580,613
82.61
217,653
12
To re-elect Marc Owen
698,758,475
97.05
21,209,644
2.95
719,968,119
82.19
3,829,377
13
To re-elect Angie Risley
683,221,045
94.43
40,318,498
5.57
723,539,543
82.60
258,183
14
To re-elect John Rogers
713,836,073
98.65
9,739,785
1.35
723,575,858
82.61
218,596
15
To re-elect Bob White1
 
16
To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the Auditor
717,912,230
99.21
5,740,883
0.79
723,653,113
82.61
167,021
17
To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditor
717,941,271
99.21
5,726,844
0.79
723,668,115
82.62
156,301
18
To renew the authorisation of the Directors to allot shares
676,383,112
93.47
47,221,750
6.53
723,604,862
82.61
209,028
 
Special resolutions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19
To renew the Directors'authorityfor the disapplication of the pre-emption rights
673,505,058
93.09
49,992,851
6.91
723,497,909
82.60
314,383
20
To renew the Directors' authority for the disapplication of the pre-emption rights for the purposes of acquisitions or other capital investments
662,347,940
91.54
61,181,098
8.46
723,529,038
82.60
284,514
21
To renew the Directors' limited authority to make market purchases of the Company's own shares
715,166,744
98.97
7,424,409
1.03
722,591,153
82.49
1,224,785
22
To authorise general meetings to be held on 14 clear days' notice
665,588,773
91.98
58,035,592
8.02
723,624,365
82.61
178,907
 
1.  Resolution 15 was withdrawn due to Bob White stepping down from the Board on 30 April 2025.
 
The number of ordinary shares in issue on 28 April 2025 at 6pm (excluding shares held in Treasury) was 877,710,150. 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.
 
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of the resolutions, passed as Special Business, will be submitted to the FCA National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
 
 
Helen Barraclough
Company Secretary
Smith & Nephew plc
Tel: +44 (0)1923 477100
 
LEI: 213800ZTMDN8S67S1H61
 
 
 

 
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 30, 2025
By:
/s/ Helen Barraclough
 
 
Helen Barraclough
 
 
Company Secretary