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
November 06, 2019
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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6 November 2019
Transaction in Own Shares
Smith & Nephew plc (the "Company") announces today it has
purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of US
20¢ each through J.P. Morgan Securities plc, in accordance
with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual
General Meeting on 11 April 2019. These shares were issued in
connection with employee share schemes in Quarter 3 2019 and have
been purchased as part of a programme to reduce the Company's share
capital, in order to keep it broadly constant, as announced on 4
November 2019. Details of the relevant purchase transactions are
set out below:
Description of Shares:
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Smith & Nephew plc ordinary shares of US 20¢
each
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Date of transaction:
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6 November 2019
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Number of Shares repurchased:
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198,888
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Lowest price paid per Share:
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1,643.0000p
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Highest price paid per Share:
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1,661.0000p
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Average price paid per Share:
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1,655.4034p
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Broker:
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J.P Morgan Securities plc
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The Company intends to hold these shares in Treasury and then
cancel them.
Since 4 November 2019, the Company has purchased 398,888 shares at
a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of
£6,646,412.57.
Following the purchase of these shares, the Company holds
10,658,414 of its shares in Treasury. The Company's issued share
capital, with one voting right per share consists of 875,236,218
ordinary shares of US20¢ each (excluding treasury shares).
This 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 J.P Morgan Securities plc on behalf of
the Company and a full breakdown of the individual trades is
attached to this announcement.
http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/5528S_1-2019-11-6.pdf
This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of LR
12.4.6 and Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014.
Vickie Reuben
Deputy Company Secretary
Smith & Nephew plc
Tel: 01923 477410
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: November
06, 2019
By: /s/
Susan Swabey
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Susan
Swabey
Company
Secretary