Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 4888V

Smith & Nephew Plc

02 November 2010

 



Smith & Nephew plc

2 November 2010

Smith & Nephew plc - Transaction in Own Shares

Smith & Nephew plc announces that on 1 November 2010 it transferred a total of 344,440 ordinary shares of US$0.20 each to participants of the Smith & Nephew ShareSave Plan and the Smith & Nephew International ShareSave Plan, who had exercised options following maturity on 1 November 2010.

The shares, which were all formerly held as Treasury shares, were transferred as follows:

·       81,651 ordinary shares at an exercise price of 425p per share; and

·       1,674 ordinary shares at an exercise price of 431p per share; and

·       261,115 ordinary shares at an exercise price of 455.5p per share.

Following the above transactions, Smith & Nephew plc holds 62,835,415 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 889,293,980 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Gemma Parsons

Deputy Company Secretary

 

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