12 August 2025
Smith & Nephew plc
Transactions 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 J.P. Morgan Securities plc, as part of its USD $500 million share buyback programme announced on 5 August 2025 and in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 30 April 2025.
| Date of purchase:
|
11 August 2025 |
| Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:
|
5,158 |
| Lowest price paid per ordinary share:
|
1,333.0000 |
| Highest price paid per ordinary share:
|
1,348.0000 |
| Average price paid per ordinary share:
|
1,340.2718 |
The Company intends to hold these shares in Treasury and then either cancel them or retain them for the purpose of satisfying awards under the Company's employee share plans.
Since 5 August 2025, the Company has purchased 1,591,086 shares at a cost of $ 28,400,466.89
Following the purchase of these shares, the Company holds 3,339,765 of its ordinary shares in treasury. The Company's issued share capital, with one voting right per share consists of 874,370,385 ordinary shares of US20¢ each (excluding treasury shares). The figure of 874,370,385 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 J.P. Morgan Securities on behalf of the Company.
This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of UKLR 9.6.6R.
The table below contains detailed information about the purchases made as part of the buyback programme.
Schedule of Purchases
| Shares purchased:
|
5,158 (ISIN: GB0009223206) |
| Date of purchases:
|
11 August 2025 |
| Investment firm:
|
J.P. Morgan Securities plc |
Aggregate information:
| Venue |
Volume weighted average price paid per ordinary share (GBp) |
Number of ordinary shares repurchased |
Lowest price per ordinary share (GBp) |
Highest price per ordinary share (GBp) |
| London Stock Exchange |
1,344.7322 |
3,197 |
1,342.0000 |
1,348.0000 |
| CBOE Europe |
1,333.0000 |
1,961 |
1,333.0000 |
1,333.0000 |
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 schedule of individual trades by J.P. Morgan Securities plc is available below:
Individual Transactions:
| Time |
Volume |
Price (GBp) |
Trading Venue |
Transaction Reference Number |
| 08:02:30 |
169 |
1,344.0000 |
XLON |
07002070000003431-E0O5tMPoxvPe |
| 08:08:03 |
176 |
1,348.0000 |
XLON |
05002050000004132-E0O5tMPoy5FY |
| 08:13:00 |
179 |
1,345.5000 |
XLON |
07002070000004656-E0O5tMPoyDaj |
| 08:32:26 |
171 |
1,348.0000 |
XLON |
07002070000012673-E0O5tMPoyZGy |
| 08:53:24 |
164 |
1,347.5000 |
XLON |
07002070000021289-E0O5tMPoyt8x |
| 09:05:06 |
170 |
1,344.5000 |
XLON |
07002070000026746-E0O5tMPoz5wu |
| 09:25:37 |
165 |
1,344.5000 |
XLON |
05002050000037222-E0O5tMPozQJo |
| 09:40:06 |
164 |
1,345.5000 |
XLON |
05002050000041703-E0O5tMPozbXR |
| 09:46:05 |
164 |
1,344.0000 |
XLON |
05002050000045685-E0O5tMPozfsT |
| 10:04:45 |
166 |
1,342.0000 |
XLON |
07002070000053414-E0O5tMPoztgR |
| 11:07:53 |
572 |
1,333.0000 |
BATE |
06242062400001350-30000C10 |
| 11:07:53 |
520 |
1,333.0000 |
BATE |
08492084900001180-30000C11 |
| 11:07:53 |
722 |
1,333.0000 |
BATE |
08492084900001728-30000C12 |
| 11:07:54 |
147 |
1,333.0000 |
BATE |
08492084900084654-30000C14 |
| 14:34:00 |
165 |
1,343.5000 |
XLON |
05002050000153222-E0O5tMPp2v9l |
| 14:45:07 |
164 |
1,342.5000 |
XLON |
05002050000163641-E0O5tMPp3H86 |
| 15:13:32 |
213 |
1,345.5000 |
XLON |
07002070000183394-E0O5tMPp44LW |
| 15:19:44 |
83 |
1,345.5000 |
XLON |
05002050000187272-E0O5tMPp4Dhl |
| 15:19:55 |
90 |
1,345.5000 |
XLON |
05002050000187272-E0O5tMPp4DpO |
| 15:20:00 |
180 |
1,345.0000 |
XLON |
05002050000188047-E0O5tMPp4Dty |
| 15:21:30 |
82 |
1,344.5000 |
XLON |
07002070000186953-E0O5tMPp4GNX |
| 15:25:00 |
180 |
1,344.0000 |
XLON |
05002050000189088-E0O5tMPp4KnJ |
| 15:30:53 |
181 |
1,342.5000 |
XLON |
07002070000192094-E0O5tMPp4SYn |
| 15:35:27 |
171 |
1,343.0000 |
XLON |
07002070000196536-E0O5tMPp4XR2 |
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