Sports Medicine Capital Markets Event

RNS Number : 6429W

Smith & Nephew Plc

11 November 2014

 



Smith & Nephew Sports Medicine Capital Markets Event

11 November 2014

Smith & Nephew (LSE: SN, NYSE: SNN), the global medical technology business, is today hosting a Capital Markets Event focused on its Sports Medicine business. This follows the successful acquisition of ArthroCare Corporation by Smith & Nephew in May 2014.

The event will be hosted by Olivier Bohuon, Chief Executive Officer. Senior leaders from the Company's Sports Medicine business will present on Smith & Nephew's growth strategy, including the ArthroCare integration.

In addition, there will be a presentation titled "The Importance of Innovation in Sports Medicine" from Mr Steve Drew, Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire, one of the upper limb surgeons to the British Gymnastics Team and British Orthopaedic Association, and Lead Clinician for shoulder and elbow research at Warwick University.

The presentations will be webcast live on the Smith & Nephew website (http://www.smith-nephew.com/investor-centre/sports-medicine-seminar-2014/) from 2.00pm GMT (9.00am EST) and archived after the event. 

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Enquiries

Investors Ingeborg Øie Smith & Nephew	[phone]
Media Charles Reynolds Smith & Nephew	[phone]
Debbie Scott / Matthew Cole FTI Strategic Consulting	[phone]

About Smith & Nephew

Smith & Nephew is a global medical technology business dedicated to helping healthcare professionals improve people's lives. With leadership positions in Orthopaedic Reconstruction, Advanced Wound Management, Sports Medicine and Trauma & Extremities, Smith & Nephew has around 14,000 employees and a presence in more than 90 countries. Annual sales in 2013 were more than $4.3 billion. Smith & Nephew is a member of the FTSE100 (LSE: SN, NYSE: SNN).

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