Transaction in own shares.
Smith & Nephew plc announces that on 18 June 2008 it purchased 100,000
ordinary shares of USUSD0.20 each at a price of 585.9031 pence per share.
The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares.
Following the above purchase, Smith & Nephew plc holds 62,249,483
ordinary shares in treasury, and has 886,566,919 ordinary shares in
issue (excluding treasury shares).
Paul Chambers
Company Secretary
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