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 12, 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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by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual
reports
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.]
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in this
Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing information to
the
Commission
pursuant to Rule 12g3-2 (b) under the Securities Exchange Act
of
1934.]
Yes
No X
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registrant
in connection with Rule 12g3-2 (b) : 82- n/a.
12 November 2019
Transaction in Own Shares
Smith & Nephew plc (the "Company") has today cancelled 705,220
of its ordinary shares of US 20¢ each ("Shares") previously
held in Treasury. These Shares were issued in connection with
employee share schemes in Quarter 3 2019 and have been purchased as
part of a programme to keep the total issued share capital broadly
constant.
Following the cancellation of these Shares the Company holds
10,222,419 of its shares in Treasury. The Company's issued share
capital, with one voting right per share consists of 874,969,636
ordinary shares of US20¢ each. 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 and
Transparency Rules.
This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of LR
12.6.4.
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
12, 2019
By: /s/
Susan Swabey
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Susan
Swabey
Company
Secretary