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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 15, 2011 
 
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.]
 
Form 20-F X                Form 40-F
    ---                               ---
[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
---                         ---
 
[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
---                         ---
[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.
 
 


 
 
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 15, 2011
 
 
By: /s/ Susan Henderson
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Susan Henderson
Company Secretary
 
 
 


 
 
 

 
 
15 April 2011
 
Smith & Nephew plc
 
Resolutions Passed at the Annual General Meeting
 
Smith & Nephew plc announces the results of the voting by poll on the resolutions put to its Annual General Meeting held at 2pm on 14 April 2011.
 

Resolution
Total votes validly cast
Percentage  of
relevant shares in issue
(%)
For/Discretion
(Number of
votes)
Against
(Number of
votes)
Abstentions
(Number of
votes)
Ordinary Resolutions
          
           
1. To adopt the report and accounts
560,291,540
62.80%
559,475,543
815,997
933,718
           
2. To approve the remuneration report
534,270,094
59.88%
509,407,924
24,862,170
26,885,895
           
3. To approve a final dividend
560,789,342
62.85%
560,742,907
46,435
443,424
 
Re-election of directors
          
4. To re-elect Mr. Ian E. Barlow
560,715,799
62.85%
556,629,477
4,086,322
509,279
           
5. To re-elect Prof. Geneviève B. Berger
560,719,682
62.85%
559,948,663
771,019
513,618
           
6. To re-elect Mr. Olivier Bohuon
559,452,069
62.70%
524,330,311
35,121,758
1,712,147
           
7. To re-elect Mr. John Buchanan
560,725,360
62.85%
558,169,057
2,556,303
507,945
           
8. To re-elect Mr. Adrian Hennah
559,471,032
62.71%
540,845,076
18,625,956
1,693,179
           
9. To re-elect Dr. Pamela J. Kirby
560,082,832
62.77%
548,049,725
12,033,107
1,082,601
           
10. To re-elect Mr. Brian Larcombe
560,070,600
62.77%
544,745,103
15,325,497
1,094,833
           
11. To re-elect Mr. Joseph C. Papa
560,730,049
62.85%
556,108,841
4,621,208
504,468
           
12. To re-elect Mr. Richard De Schutter
560,088,343
62.77%
544,002,884
16,085,459
1,077,090
           
13. To re-elect Dr. Rolf W.H. Stomberg
560,094,624
62.78%
541,819,852
18,274,772
1,070,809
           
14. To reappoint the auditors
547,406,843
61.35%
536,898,028
10,508,815
13,835,362
           
15. To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of the auditors
560,212,192
62.79%
550,541,840
9,670,352
1,030,018
           
16. To renew the directors' authority to 
      allot  shares
560,675,754
62.84%
534,648,771
26,026,983
558,588
           
Special resolutions
          
 
17. Renew the directors' authority for disapplication of pre-emption rights
 
560,660,224
62.84%
551,050,620
9,609,604
572,373
           
18. Renew the directors' limited authority 
      to make market purchases of the  
      Company's own shares
560,735,475
62.85%
559,063,404
1,672,071
494,933
           
19. To authorise general meetings to be  held on 14 days' notice
560,730,774
62.85%
513,770,495
46,960,279
503,918
 
The number of ordinary shares in issue on 12 April 2011 at 6pm (excluding shares held in Treasury) was 892,216,856. 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 National Storage Mechanism document viewing facility, which is situated at: http://www.hemscott.com/nsm
 
 
Gemma Parsons
Deputy Company Secretary
Smith & Nephew plc
Tel: +44 (0)20 7401 7646