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SMITHS GROUP PLC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
16 NOVEMBER 2020
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Chairman of the meeting
MARK SELIGMAN
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Chairman's address
SIR GEORGE BUCKLEY CHAIRMAN
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Chief Executive's review
ANDY REYNOLDS SMITH CHIEF EXECUTIVE
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Q1 Trading Update
A good 1st quarter trading performance showing strength and resilience
Continuing Operations1 revenue down (2)%
Smiths Medical2 revenue up 4%
Continued strong cash generation
Performance underpins the Group's confidence in meeting FY market expectations
- Continuing operations exclude Smiths Medical which is accounted for as 'discontinued operations - businesses held for distribution'
- Underlying modifies headline performance to exclude the effects of foreign exchange
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FY2020 review - Leading now and in the future
A robust FY2020 - strong operationally, financially and strategically
Leading now - managing well through the uncertainty, executing the strategic restructuring programme and further portfolio upgrading
Leading in the future - strengthened position for consistent market outperformance
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Putting our people and customers first
Safety of our people at the centre of everything we do
Smiths Excellence System supporting very strong business continuity throughout the pandemic
Exceptional customer service and deliveries
Supporting the fight against COVID-19 with Medical critical care products
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Executing the strategic restructuring programme
Pulls together existing initiatives across the Group globally
Further improving business efficiency and speed long term
Accelerates progress to our 18-20% target margin range with 200bps margin improvement in FY22
Ensuring we are better positioned for long-term growth and outperformance
Continued focus on optimising performance
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Smiths Medical
Further progress in growth and margin improvement plan with third consecutive quarter of growth
Significant agreement with U.S. government for syringe and needle production to support COVID-19 vaccine efforts
New product launch program delivering results
Separation was delayed during crisis - intention to complete during FY21 unchanged
Creating two stronger companies
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Continued portfolio strengthening
Organic growth complemented | DISPOSALS | ACQUISITIONS | TRANSACTIONS | ||||
total value c.£1.5bn | |||||||
by disciplined M&A | 11c.£535m proceeds | 10 for c.£965m | = | 21 | |||
(FY16-FY20) | |||||||
Smiths Detection - PathSensors | Smiths Medical - | Smiths Interconnect - Reflex | |||||
Access Scientific | Photonics | ||||||
- August 2020 | - May 2020 | - October 2019 | |||||
- | Complements and accelerates | - | Extends portfolio of vascular access | - | Enhances our technological | ||
biological capability to detect | solutions | leadership in shock-resistant fibre | |||||
pathogens | - | Enhance infection protection | optics | ||||
- | Broad end-market applications | capabilities | - | Broad end-market applications | |||
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Designed to outperform
Resilient characteristics:
Technology differentiation
Digitisation
High proportion of aftermarket services
Sustainably competitive and capital light
Well positioned in long-term, attractive growth markets
A culture of innovation, operational excellence and great people
Continued portfolio optimisation
Organic growth complemented by disciplined M&A
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Poll vote resolutions
- Adoption of Annual Report FY2020
- Approval of Directors' Remuneration Report
- Declaration of a final dividend
- Election of Pam Cheng as a director
- Election of Karin Hoeing as a director
- Re-electionof Sir George Buckley as a director
- Re-electionof Dame Ann Dowling as a director
- Re-electionof Tanya Fratto as a director
- Re-electionof William Seeger as a director
- Re-electionof Mark Seligman as a director
- Re-electionof John Shipsey as a director
- Re-electionof Andrew Reynolds Smith as a director
- Re-electionof Noel Tata as a director
- Appointment of KPMG LLP as auditors
- Auditors' remuneration
- Authority to issue shares
- Authority to disapply pre-emption rights
- Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights
- Authority to make market purchases of shares
- Authority to call general meetings on short notice
- Authority to make political donations and expenditure
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Proxy votes cast
327 million proxy votes cast
86.6% of the issued share capital
Continued strong support - full results will be available on the website
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MAKING A SAFER, MORE EFFICIENT
AND BETTER CONNECTED WORLD
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