UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
April
30, 2025
Commission
File Number 001-14978
SMITH & NEPHEW plc
(Registrant’s
name)
Building 5, Croxley Park, Hatters Lane
Watford, England, WD18 8YE
(Address
of principal executive office)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F ✓
Form 40-F
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30 April 2025
Smith & Nephew plc (the "Company")
The Company announces the results of the voting by poll on the
resolutions put to its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on
30th April
2025. All resolutions proposed were passed by shareholders and the
results of the polls are as follows:
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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
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To
receive the audited accounts
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699,314,224
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98.98
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7,221,684
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1.02
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706,535,908
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80.66
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17,289,574
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2
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To
approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding
Policy)
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662,105,430
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92.60
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52,896,564
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7.40
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715,001,994
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81.63
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9,339,790
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3
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To
declare a final dividend
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716,790,066
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99.05
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6,905,085
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0.95
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723,695,151
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82.62
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128,275
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4
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To
elect Sybella Stanley
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712,722,022
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99.00
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7,165,720
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1.00
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719,887,742
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82.18
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3,810,440
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5
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To
re-elect Rupert Soames OBE
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626,576,775
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87.73
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87,627,349
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12.27
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714,204,124
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81.54
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9,580,701
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6
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To
re-elect Jo Hallas
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717,021,891
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99.10
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6,539,129
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0.90
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723,561,020
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82.60
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236,523
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7
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To
re-elect Simon Lowth
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701,842,901
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97.00
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21,716,546
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3.00
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723,559,447
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82.60
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237,970
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8
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To
re-elect John Ma
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716,518,455
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99.03
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7,038,556
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0.97
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723,557,011
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82.60
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240,576
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9
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To
re-elect Jeremy Maiden
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716,019,625
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98.96
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7,539,764
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1.04
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723,559,389
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82.60
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238,315
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10
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To
re-elect Katarzyna Mazur- Hofsaess
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716,984,727
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99.09
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6,569,914
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0.91
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723,554,641
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82.60
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242,863
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11
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To
re-elect Deepak Nath
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716,939,175
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99.08
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6,641,438
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0.92
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723,580,613
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82.61
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217,653
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12
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To
re-elect Marc Owen
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698,758,475
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97.05
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21,209,644
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2.95
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719,968,119
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82.19
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3,829,377
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13
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To
re-elect Angie Risley
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683,221,045
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94.43
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40,318,498
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5.57
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723,539,543
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82.60
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258,183
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14
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To
re-elect John Rogers
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713,836,073
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98.65
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9,739,785
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1.35
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723,575,858
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82.61
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218,596
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15
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To re-elect Bob White1
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16
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To
re-appoint Deloitte LLP as the Auditor
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717,912,230
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99.21
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5,740,883
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0.79
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723,653,113
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82.61
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167,021
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17
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To
authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the
Auditor
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717,941,271
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99.21
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5,726,844
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0.79
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723,668,115
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82.62
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156,301
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18
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To
renew the authorisation of the Directors to allot
shares
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676,383,112
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93.47
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47,221,750
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6.53
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723,604,862
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82.61
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209,028
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Special resolutions
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19
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To
renew the Directors'authorityfor the disapplication of the
pre-emption rights
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673,505,058
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93.09
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49,992,851
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6.91
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723,497,909
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82.60
|
314,383
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20
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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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662,347,940
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91.54
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61,181,098
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8.46
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723,529,038
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82.60
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284,514
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21
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To
renew the Directors' limited authority to make market purchases of
the Company's own shares
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715,166,744
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98.97
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7,424,409
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1.03
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722,591,153
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82.49
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1,224,785
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22
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To
authorise general meetings to be held on 14 clear days'
notice
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665,588,773
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91.98
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58,035,592
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8.02
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723,624,365
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82.61
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178,907
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1. Resolution 15 was withdrawn due to Bob White stepping down
from the Board on 30 April 2025.
The number of ordinary shares in issue on 28 April 2025 at 6pm
(excluding shares held in Treasury) was 877,710,150. 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.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of the resolutions,
passed as Special Business, will be submitted to the FCA National
Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection
at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
Helen Barraclough
Company Secretary
Smith & Nephew plc
Tel: +44 (0)1923 477100
LEI: 213800ZTMDN8S67S1H61
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.
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Smith & Nephew plc
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(Registrant)
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Date:
April 30, 2025
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By:
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/s/
Helen Barraclough
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Helen
Barraclough
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Company
Secretary
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