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Smith & Nephew plc

May 07, 2026 • Author: Phil Ratcliff
Item Proposal Vote
1 To receive the audited accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2025 together with the reports of the Directors and the Auditor thereon (together the ‘2025 Annual Report’). ✓ For
2 To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Policy in the form set out in the Directors’ Remuneration Report in the 2025 Annual Report (pages 153-171). ✓ For
3 To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Report, other than the part containing the Directors’ Remuneration Policy, in the form set out in the 2025 Annual Report (pages 172–193 of the 2025 Annual Report). ✓ For
4 To declare a final dividend recommended by the Directors of 24.1 US cents per ordinary share in respect of the year ended 31 December 2025. ✓ For
5 To elect David King as a Director of the Company.
5-17 Election and Re-election of Directors
6 To elect Garheng Kong as a Director of the Company. ✓ For
7 To elect Thérèse Esperdy as a Director of the Company. ✓ For
8 To re-elect Jo Hallas as a Director of the Company. ✓ For
9 To re-elect Simon Lowth as a Director of the Company. ✓ For
10 To re-elect John Ma as a Director of the Company. ✓ For
11 To re-elect Jeremy Maiden as a Director of the Company. ✓ For
12 To re-elect Katarzyna Mazur-Hofsaess as a Director of the Company. ✓ For
13 To re-elect Deepak Nath as a Director of the Company. ✗ Against
14 To re-elect Marc Owen as a Director of the Company. ✓ For
15 To re-elect John Rogers as a Director of the Company. ✗ Against
16 To re-elect Rupert Soames OBE as a Director of the Company. ✓ For
17 To re-elect Sybella Stanley as a Director of the Company. ✓ For
18 To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the Auditor of the Company. ✓ For
19 To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the Auditor of the Company. ✓ For
20 To renew the authorisation of the Directors to allot shares. ✓ For
21 To approve the Performance Share Plan 2026 (the ‘PSP’). ✓ For
22 To approve the Global Employee Share Purchase Plan 2026 (the ‘GESPP’). ✓ For
23 To renew the Director's authority for the disapplication of pre-emption rights on the allotment of shares. ✓ For
24 To renew the Director's authority for the disapplication of pre-emption rights on the allotment of shares in connection with an acquisition or other capital investments. ✓ For
25 That the Company be generally and unconditionally authorised to make market purchases of the Company’s own shares. ✓ For
26 That a General Meeting of the Company, other than an AGM, may be called on not less than 14 clear days’ notice. ✓ For
27 That, with effect from the end of the meeting, the Articles of Association produced to the meeting and initialled by the Chair of the meeting for the purpose of identification be adopted as the Articles of Association for the Company in substitution for, and to the exclusion of, the Company’s existing Articles of Association. ✓ For
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