Smith & Nephew plc Announces - Total Voting Rights

London, UK--(Marketwire - January 05, 2009) -

 Smith & Nephew plc - Voting Rights and Capital 5 January 2009 In conformity with Rule 5.6.1 of the FSA’s Disclosure and Transparency Rules, we notify the market that as at 31 December 2008: Smith & Nephew plc’s issued share capital with voting rights consists of 949,890,174 ordinary shares of US20c each. 66,634,911 ordinary shares are held in treasury, and are not included in the above figure. 949,890,174 ordinary shares may be used by shareholders for calculating if they are required to notify their interest in, or change to their interest in, the Company under the FSA’s Disclosure and Transparency Rules. Paul Chambers Company Secretary This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END