Smith & Nephew plc
20 November 2009
Smith & Nephew plc - Transaction in Own Shares
Smith & Nephew plc announces that on 20 November 2009 it transferred a total of 48,648 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 2009.
The shares, which were all formerly held as Treasury shares, were transferred as follows:
42,835 ordinary shares at an exercise price of 348p per share; and
4,023 ordinary shares at an exercise price of 394p per share; and
1,790 ordinary shares at an exercise price of 432p per share.
Following the above transactions, Smith & Nephew plc holds 64,847,509 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 885,606,650 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
Susan Henderson
Company Secretary