Smith & Nephew plc - Transaction in Own Shares

London, UK--(Marketwire - March 12, 2009) -

 Smith & Nephew PLC 12 March 2009 Smith & Nephew PLC - Transaction in Own Shares Smith & Nephew PLC announces that on 12 March 2009 it transferred 650,000 ordinary shares of USUSD0.20 to RBC Cees Trustee Limited, the Trustee of the Smith & Nephew 2004 Employees’ Share Trust. The shares will be used to satisfy options and awards under various Company Share Plans. The transferred shares were all formerly held as Treasury Shares. Following the above transfer, Smith & Nephew PLC holds 65,984,911 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 883,995,385 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). Paul Chambers Company Secretary This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END