Additional Listing

Smith & Nephew Plc
21 October 2004



Smith & Nephew plc.


Application has been made to The UK Listing Authority and the London Stock
Exchange for block listings totalling 3,650,000 Ordinary shares of 12 2/9p each
to trade on the London Stock Exchange and to be admitted to the Official List
upon issuance. The shares shall rank pari passu with the existing issued shares
of the Company.


The Block listings consist of 500,000 shares to be issued under the Employee
Share Option Scheme, 268,165 shares under the 1985 Executive Share Option
Scheme, 12,282 shares under the 1991 Overseas Employee Share Option Scheme,
261,948 shares under the 2001 UK Approved Executive Share Option Plan, 1,586,902
shares under the 2001 UK Unapproved Executive Share Option Plan and 1,020,703
shares to be issued under the 2001 US Share Plan.






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