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


May 06, 2010
 
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.]
 
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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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 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.]
 
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registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2 (b) : 82- n/a.
 


 

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: May 06, 2010
 


                                                                       By:   /s/ Susan Henderson
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                                                 Susan Henderson
                                                 Company Secretary
 

6 May 2010
 
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.
 
 
Resolution
Total votes validly cast
Percentage  of relevant shares in issue
(%)
For/Discretion
(Number of
votes)
Against
(Number of
votes)
Abstentions
(Number of
votes)






1. To adopt the report and accounts
606,837,963
68.28
604,280,760
2,557,203
4,332,020






2. To approve the remuneration report
602,146,323
67.76
587,452,330
14,693,993
9,031,813






3. To confirm the interim dividends
609,007,062
68.53
608,992,673
14,389
2,171,074






4. To re-elect Mr. Adrian Hennah
608,917,979
68.52
599,027,181
9,890,798
2,260,162






5. To re-elect Mr. Ian E. Barlow
609,254,909
68.56
605,566,337
3,688,572
1,923,227






6. To re-elect Prof. Geneviève B. Berger
609,306,722
68.56
607,999,611
1,307,111
1,871,414






7. To re-elect Mr. Richard De Schutter
602,472,598
67.79
594,251,084
8,221,514
8,705,543






8. To re-elect Dr. Rolf W.H. Stomberg
608,841,751
68.51
602,704,585
6,137,166
2,336,390






9. To reappoint the auditors
605,050,827
68.08
583,692,079
21,358,748
6,127,314






10. To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors
 
608,775,774
 
68.50
599,730,273
9,045,501
2,402,362






11. To renew the directors' authority to allot shares
607,287,479
68.33
494,705,352
112,582,127
3,890,662






Special resolutions











12. To approve the Smith & Nephew Global Share Plan 2010
 
608,685,746
 
68.49
597,753,558
10,932,188
2,485,724






13. To adopt new articles of association
607,118,317
68.32
605,502,569
1,615,748
4,053,158






14. Renew the directors' authority for disapplication of pre-emption rights
 
607,323,194
 
68.34
577,225,265
30,097,929
3,848,281






15. To renew the directors' limited authority to make market purchases of the Company's own shares
 
 
608,999,134
 
 
68.53
607,414,906
1,584,228
2,179,002






16. To authorise general meetings to be held on 14 days' notice
 
608,034,097
 
68.42
570,382,636
37,651,461
3,144,044






 
The number of ordinary shares in issue on 4 May 2010 at 6pm (excluding shares held in Treasury) was 888,702,175.  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 UKLA document viewing facility, which is situated at:
 
Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS
 
Susan Henderson
Company Secretary