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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
August 11, 2022
Commission
File Number 001-14978
SMITH & NEPHEW plc
(Registrant's
name)
Building 5, Croxley Park,
Hatters Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 8YE,
England
(Address
of registrant's principal executive offices)
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11 August 2022
Smith & Nephew plc
Transaction in Own Shares
Smith & Nephew plc (the "Company") announces today it has
purchased the following number of its own ordinary shares of US
20¢ each through JP Morgan, as part of its USD $125 million
share buyback programme announced on 08 August 2022 and in
accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the
Company's Annual General Meeting on 13 April 2022.
Aggregated details of share purchase transactions according to
trading venue are set out below:
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Date of
transaction:
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Venue:
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Number
of ordinary shares repurchased:
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Highest
price paid per ordinary share (GBP):
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Lowest
price paid per ordinary share (GBP):
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Volume
weighted average price paid per ordinary share (GBP):
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11/08/2022
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XLON
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610,458
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£10.755000
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£10.480000
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£10.553773
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The Company intends to hold these shares in Treasury and then
cancel them or allocate them to employee share awards as they fall
due.
Since 9 August 2022, the Company has purchased 1,767,656 shares at
a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of
£18,902,738.62.
Following the purchase of these shares, the Company holds 6,798,512
of its shares in Treasury. The Company's issued share capital, with
one voting right per share consists of 870,760,511 ordinary shares
of US20¢ each (excluding treasury shares). This figure of
870,760,511 is the figure which should be used by shareholders as
the denominator when determining whether they are required to
notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the
Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency
Rules.
These purchases were made by JP Morgan on behalf of the
Company.
This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of LR
12.4.6.
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014
(as incorporated into UK domestic law by the European Union
(Withdrawal) Act 2018), a full breakdown of the individual
purchases is attached to this announcement.
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7809V_1-2022-8-11.pdf
Sarah Carne
Deputy Company Secretary
Smith & Nephew plc
Tel: +44 (0)1923 477100
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Smith
& Nephew Plc
(Registrant)
Date: August
11, 2022
By: /s/
Helen Barraclough
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Helen
Barraclough
Company
Secretary