Director/PDMR Shareholding

Smith & Nephew Plc
30 June 2006


30 June 2006


London Stock Exchange


Dear Sirs,



Smith & Nephew plc has been informed today that Abacus Corporate Trustee
Limited, as trustee of The Smith & Nephew 2004 Employees' Share Trust has
purchased a total of 57,603 ordinary shares in the Company today at a price of
416 pence per share, representing less than 0.1% of the issued ordinary share
capital.



The Trust, which now holds a total of 57,603 shares representing less than 0.1%
of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company, is a discretionary trust of
which all employees of the Company and its subsidiaries are potential
beneficiaries.  Each of the executive directors of the Company is, therefore,
interested in the shares held in the Trust from time to time in the same way as
other employees of the Group.



Yours faithfully,






P. Higgins
Assistant Company Secretary




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