Shareholder Resources
Information for shareholders, including dividend payments and the latest share price
Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held at 12:00pm on Wednesday 1 May 2024 at Smith+Nephew Academy London, Building 5, Croxley Park, Hatters Lane, Watford, WD18 8YE.
AGM Poll Results
Download a copy of our AGM poll results from each year.
AGM Notice of Meeting Archive
Download a copy of our AGM Notice of Meeting from each year.
Share price chart
Interactive share price chart of Smith & Nephew plc on the LSE and NYSE. The chart includes an option to download historical data.
Dividends
Smith & Nephew plc has paid dividends on Ordinary Shares each year since 1937.
As announced on 3 August 2023, an interim dividend of 14.4 US cents per ordinary share in respect of the half ended 30 June 2023 will be paid on 1 November 2023 to shareholders whose name appeared on the Register at the close of business on 6 October 2023. Announcement date: 3 August 2023 Ex-dividend date: 5 October 2023 Record date: 6 October 2023 Last date for Sterling elections: 16 October 2023 Last date for DRIP elections: 16 October 2023 Payment date: 1 November 2023
The Plan allows holders of ordinary shares the opportunity to use their cash dividend to acquire additional shares in Smith & Nephew plc, which are bought in the market at competitive dealing costs. The Plan is administered by Computershare, our Registrars.
Please see the terms and conditions and the relevant form to join the Smith+Nephew Dividend Re-Investment Plan.
Our depositary bank (J.P. Morgan Chase N.A.) administers a Global Invest Direct plan, which allows holders to reinvest dividends paid on ADRs. New and existing holders may also use this service to buy and sell ADRs.
Smith+Nephew is now a mandatory direct credit company and has removed the option of dividends being issued in the form of cheques.
This removes the risk of cheques getting lost in the post and enables shareholders to receive cleared funds sooner by having their dividends paid electronically direct into their bank or building society account.
Shareholders should contact Computershare, our Registrars, for a form of mandate.
Shareholders in certain countries can elect to have their dividends paid direct into their bank account in their local currency.
For more information or to download a copy of the relevant form, please contact Computershare.
Holders of American Depositary Shares ("ADS") evidenced by American Depositary Receipts ("ADR") are eligible for all dividends or other entitlements attaching to the underlying shares of Smith & Nephew plc and receive all cash dividends in US Dollars.
American Depositary Shares (“ADS”) will trade ex-dividend on the New York Stock Exchange from 5 October 2023. Holders of ADSs on the register at close of business on 6 October 2023 will receive a dividend of 28.8 US cents per ADS on 1 November 2023.
ADRs & ADSs
American Depositary Receipts (ADRs)
In the US, the Company's Ordinary Shares are traded in the form of American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") evidenced by ADRs, and trade on the NYSE under the symbol SNN. J.P. Morgan Chase Bank N.A. is the authorised depositary bank for the Company's ADR programme. If you are an ADR holder and require further information, please contact J.P. Morgan Chase Bank N.A. on +1-800-990-1135 (toll free) or online. Visit www.shareowneronline.com.
For those holders not registered because their shares are held through a 'Street name' (nominee account), your nominee will receive company documents from time to time from J.P. Morgan Chase Bank N.A. to distribute to ADR holders. You need to make arrangements with your nominee if you wish to receive such documents and to be able to exercise your vote through the depository bank at general meetings.
On 14 October 2014, a ratio change was implemented to reflect that one ADS represents two Ordinary Shares. Historically, the ratio of underlying shares represented by ADRs changed from one ADR being equal to ten Ordinary Shares to one ADR being equal to five Ordinary Shares on 15 December 2003.
Information on our American Depositary Share Payment History.
Smith & Nephew ADS price
The Company's ADS price can be obtained from the official New York Stock Exchange website at www.nyse.com and is quoted daily in the Wall Street Journal.
You can also check out the live financial and investor tools from the NYSE on our website.
ADS enquiries
Share fraud warning
Fraudsters use persuasive and high-pressure tactics to lure investors into scams. They may offer to sell shares that turn out to be worthless or non-existent, or to buy shares at an inflated price in return for an upfront payment. While high profits are promised, if you buy or sell shares in this way you will probably lose your money.
How to avoid share fraud:
- Reject cold calls - If you've been cold called with an offer to buy or sell shares, chances are it's a high risk investment or a scam. You should treat the call with extreme caution. The safest thing to do is hang up.
- Check the firm on the Financial Services Register. The Financial Services Register is a public record of all the firms and individuals in the financial services industry that are regulated by the FCA. www.fca.org.uk/register
- Get impartial advice - Think about getting impartial financial advice before you hand over any money. Seek advice from someone unconnected to the firm that has approached you.
REMEMBER: if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is!
If you suspect that you have been approached by fraudsters please tell the FCA using the share fraud reporting form where you can find out more about investment scams. You can also call the FCA Consumer Helpline on 0800 111 6768. www.fca.org.uk/scams
If you have lost money to investment fraud, you should report it to Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 or online at www.actionfraud.police.uk
Find out more at www.fca.org.uk/scamsmart
Georgeson Tracing Programme
Smith & Nephew plc have engaged Georgeson (a trading name of Computershare Investor Services PLC, the Registrar of Smith & Nephew plc) as a specialist business to complete a tracing and engagement exercise with the aim of locating lost or unengaged shareholders in the Company and reuniting them with their unclaimed assets.
The use of this service is voluntary and you may also contact the Registrar, Computershare, directly. It is entirely up to you whether you decide to use the Georgeson service or if you wish to contact Computershare.
We would however urge that if you have received communication from Georgeson, you use one of these means in order for Georgeson or Computershare to assist you in claiming any entitlements due to you.