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 26, 2023 
 
Commission File Number 001-14978
 
SMITH & NEPHEW plc
(Registrant's name)
 
Building 5, Croxley Park,
Hatters Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 8YE,
England
 
(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.
 
 
 
 
 
26 April 2023
 
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 at 12:00 noon on Wednesday 26 April 2023.
 
 
 
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
 
 
The number of ordinary shares in issue on 24 April 2023 at 6pm (excluding shares held in Treasury) was 873,375,066. 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 UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism document viewing facility at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
 
 
Helen Barraclough
Company Secretary
Smith & Nephew plc
Tel: +44 (0)1923 477100
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 26, 2023
 
 
By: /s/ Helen Barraclough
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                                                                                                                              Helen Barraclough
                                                                                                                      Company Secretary
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