Smith & Nephew plc Announces Annual Report and Accounts

London, UK--(Marketwire - March 27, 2009) -

 27 March 2009 ANNOUNCEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SMITH & NEPHEW PLC DOCUMENTS FOR VIEWING Copies of the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2008 and the Notice of Annual General Meeting of Smith & Nephew plc have been sent to the UK Listing Authority and will be available for viewing shortly at the Document Viewing Facility which is located at: Financial Services Authority 25 The North Colonade Canary Wharf London E14 5HS Tel +44 (0)20 7066 1000 Copies of the 2008 Annual Report and Accounts and Notice of Annual General Meeting are also available on the Smith & Nephew website at www.smith-nephew.com/investors and in hard copy to shareholders and ADR holders upon request to Investor Relations, Smith & Nephew plc, 15 Adam Street, London WC2N 6LA. PR Chambers Company Secretary This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END