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Smith & Nephew plc: meeting of 1 May 2024
Votes reported on Form N-PX, item by item
156 Form N-PX filers reported votes at the Smith & Nephew plc meeting of 1 May 2024. Their records fall into 7 items below, in ballot order: management items first, then proposals from security holders. Each bar shows how the reporting filers split; it is not the result of the meeting.
foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management
Items
DIRECTOR ELECTIONSIssuer
Director elections
11 nominees; 97.2% of reported votes for; 31 filers withheld from or voted against at least one nominee.
2,662 vote records from 137 filers. 1 of the 137 filers that marked the item either way voted against management.
SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESIssuer
Advisory vote on executive pay (say-on-pay)
49 vote records from 30 filers. 1 of the 29 filers that marked the item either way voted against management. 1 filer reported this item without a management mark.
AUDIT-RELATEDIssuer
Audit-related items (auditor ratification)
484 vote records from 137 filers. 0 of the 137 filers that marked the item either way voted against management.
CAPITAL STRUCTUREIssuer
CAPITAL STRUCTURE: management items
Management items in this category are shown together; filers word and number them differently.
1,198 vote records from 136 filers. 2 of the 136 filers that marked the item either way voted against management.
COMPENSATIONIssuer
COMPENSATION: management items
Management items in this category are shown together; filers word and number them differently.
713 vote records from 139 filers. 73 of the 138 filers that marked the item either way voted against management. 1 filer reported this item without a management mark.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCEIssuer
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: management items
Management items in this category are shown together; filers word and number them differently.
460 vote records from 135 filers. 0 of the 135 filers that marked the item either way voted against management.
OTHERIssuer
OTHER: management items
Management items in this category are shown together; filers word and number them differently.
51 vote records from 16 filers. 0 of the 16 filers that marked the item either way voted against management.
How the largest families voted
| Family | 1. Directors | 2. Say-on-pay | 3. Auditor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | For | No report | For |
| BlackRock and iShares | For | No report | For |
| Fidelity | For | No report | For |
| Dimensional | For | No report | For |
| State Street and SPDR | For | No report | For |
| American Century | For | No report | For |
| Franklin Templeton | For | No report | For |
| Invesco | For | No report | For |
| Equitable | For | No report | For |
| Charles Schwab | For | No report | For |
| Nuveen and TIAA | For | No report | For |
| John Hancock and Manulife | For | For | For |
| Morgan Stanley, Eaton Vance and Calvert | For | No report | For |
| J.P. Morgan | For | For | For |
| Goldman Sachs | For | No report | For |
| WisdomTree | For | No report | For |
| PGIM and Prudential | For | No report | For |
| Jackson National funds | For | For | For |
| Northern Trust and FlexShares | For | For | For |
| SEI | For | No report | For |
| T. Rowe Price | For | No report | For |
| Thrivent | For | No report | For |
| Lincoln Financial | For | No report | For |
| Voya | For | No report | For |
| First Trust | For | No report | For |
| Russell Investments | For | No report | For |
| Nationwide | For | No report | For |
| Victory Capital | For | No report | For |
| Brighthouse Funds | For | No report | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | For | No report | For |
| BNY Mellon | For | No report | For |
| Principal | For | No report | For |
| Global X | For | No report | For |
| MFS | For | No report | For |
| Transamerica | For | No report | For |
| AllianceBernstein | For | No report | For |
| Hartford Funds | For | No report | For |
| PIMCO | For | No report | For |
| Allspring | For | No report | For |
| MassMutual | For | No report | For |
| VanEck | For | No report | For |
| Macquarie and Delaware Funds | For | No report | For |
| Neuberger Berman | For | No report | For |
| Natixis and Loomis Sayles | For | For | For |
| Harris Associates and Oakmark | For | No report | For |
* against management. A family's position is the way most of its reported shares were voted across its filers; "split" means no single position led. "No report" means none of the family's filers listed the item.
Questions
How did large funds vote at the Smith & Nephew plc meeting?
156 Form N-PX filers reported votes at the meeting of 1 May 2024. On say-on-pay, 1 of 29 voted against management (3.4%). The family table lists each of the largest families item by item.
Is this the meeting result?
No. These are the votes of funds and managers that file Form N-PX, counted by filer and by the shares they reported. The certified result, which includes every shareholder, is reported by Smith & Nephew plc on Form 8-K.
Why are director elections shown as counts only?
Director records name the nominee. This site does not publish pages or rows about individuals, so for director elections it keeps the number of nominees and the split of votes and discards the wording.
Every meeting on file for Smith & Nephew plc
Provenance: SEC EDGAR, Form N-PX and N-PX/A filings listing Smith & Nephew plc with a meeting date within three days of 1 May 2024. Proposal titles are the most common wording among filers and are replaced by the SEC category where a wording could name a person. Not verified by the SEC. Filings read through 23 Sep 2026.