Resolution
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For/Discretion
(Number of
votes)
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Percentage For/Discretion
(%)
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Against
(Number of
votes)
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Percentage
Against
(%)
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Total votes validly cast
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Percentage of relevant shares
in issue
(%)
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Withheld
(Number of votes)
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Ordinary resolutions
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1.
To receive the audited accounts
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685,141,328
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99.98
|
128,444
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0.02
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685,269,772
|
78.3
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7,674,991
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2.
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy
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676,749,445
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97.71
|
15,843,720
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2.29
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692,593,165
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79.18
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352,762
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3.
To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding
Policy)
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681,744,061
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98.43
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10,850,266
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1.57
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692,594,327
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79.18
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351,642
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4.
To declare a final dividend
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691,924,436
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99.88
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798,153
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0.12
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692,722,589
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79.19
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222,617
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5. To re-elect Graham Baker
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Resolution not put to the meeting.
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6. To re-elect Vinita Bali
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591,473,788
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94.09
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37,131,758
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5.91
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628,605,546
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71.86
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64,323,577
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7.
To re-elect The Rt. Hon Baroness Virginia Bottomley of Nettlestone
DL
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690,708,099
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99.72
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1,917,540
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0.28
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692,625,639
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79.18
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301,887
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8.
To re-elect Roland Diggelmann
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688,112,446
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99.87
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898,148
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0.13
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689,010,594
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78.77
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3,802,261
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9.
To re-elect Erik Engstrom
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689,606,693
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99.57
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2,961,912
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0.43
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692,568,605
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79.18
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280,058
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10. To re-elect Robin Freestone
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678,289,890
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97.94
|
14,292,677
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2.06
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692,582,567
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79.18
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266,075
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11. To re-elect Marc Owen
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688,512,909
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99.92
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584,553
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0.08
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689,097,462
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78.78
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3,751,180
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12. To re-elect Angie Risley
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691,320,408
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99.82
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1,256,664
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0.18
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692,577,072
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79.18
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271,192
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13. To re-elect Roberto Quarta
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683,809,628
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98.74
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8,747,846
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1.26
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692,557,474
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79.18
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290,937
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14. To re-appoint the Auditor
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689,101,456
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99.99
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101,758
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0.01
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689,203,214
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78.79
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3,741,192
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15.
To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the
Auditor
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692,625,608
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99.99
|
81,717
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0.01
|
692,707,325
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79.19
|
235,374
|
16.
To approve the Smith & Nephew Global Share Plan
2020
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685,778,151
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99.01
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6,872,916
|
0.99
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692,651,067
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79.19
|
256,333
|
17.
To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares
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660,816,988
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95.39
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31,905,973
|
4.61
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692,722,961
|
79.20
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208,851
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Special resolutions
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18.
To renew the Directors' authority for the disapplication of the
pre-emption rights
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682,047,234
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98.46
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10,643,771
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1.54
|
692,691,005
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79.19
|
254,025
|
19.
To renew the Directors' authority for the disapplication of the
pre-emption rights for the purposes of acquisitions or other
capital investments
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677,240,484
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97.77
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15,466,978
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2.23
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692,707,462
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79.19
|
236,741
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20.
To renew the Directors' limited authority to make market purchases
of the Company's own shares
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683,625,602
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98.70
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8,978,801
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1.30
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692,604,403
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79.18
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327,113
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21.
To authorise general meetings to be held on 14 clear days'
notice
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646,811,375
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93.80
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42,770,533
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6.20
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689,581,908
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78.84
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3,366,278
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