Smith & Nephew plc
17 November 2008
Smith & Nephew plc - Transaction in Own Shares
Smith & Nephew plc announces that on 17 November 2008 it transferred a total of 26,808 ordinary shares of US$0.20 each to participants of the Smith & Nephew ShareSave Plan and the Smith & Nephew International ShareSave Plan, following the maturity of options on 1 November 2008.
The shares, which were all formerly held as Treasury shares, were transferred as follows:
6,022 ordinary shares at an exercise price of 321p per share;and
20,786 ordinary shares at an exercise price of 425p per share;
Following the above transactions, Smith & Nephew plc holds 66,634,911 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 883,032,276 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
Paul Chambers
Company Secretary