Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 8160V

Smith & Nephew Plc

08 November 2010

 



Smith & Nephew plc

8 November 2010

Smith & Nephew plc - Transaction in Own Shares

Smith & Nephew plc announces that on 5 November 2010 it transferred a total of 42,677 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 5 November 2010.

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

·       5,605 ordinary shares at an exercise price of 425p per share; and

·       571 ordinary shares at an exercise price of 431p per share; and

·       36,501 ordinary shares at an exercise price of 455.5p per share.

Following the above transactions, Smith & Nephew plc holds 62,792,738 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 889,338,157 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Gemma Parsons

Deputy Company Secretary

 

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