Additional Listing

Smith & Nephew Plc
05 May 2005



Application has been made to The UK Listing Authority and the London Stock
Exchange for block listings totalling 2,300,000 Ordinary shares of 12 2/9p each
to trade on the London Stock Exchange and to be admitted to the Official List
upon issuance. The shares shall rank pari passu with the existing issued shares
of the Company.



The Block listings consist of 1,000,000 shares to be issued under the Employee
Share Option Scheme, 1,000,000 shares under the 2001 US Share Plan, 250,000
shares for the 2002 International Employee Share Option Scheme and 50,000 shares
to be issued under the 2001 UK Approved Executive Share Option Plan.






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