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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
May 22, 2018
Commission
File Number 001-14978
SMITH & NEPHEW
plc
(Registrant's
name)
15 Adam
Street
London, England WC2N 6LA
(Address
of registrant's principal executive offices)
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under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.]
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22 May
2018
Smith & Nephew plc (the "Company")
Transaction in Own Shares
The
Company today purchased 325,725 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 12 April 2018. These shares were issued in
connection with employee share schemes in Quarter 1 2018 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 15
May 2018. Details of the relevant purchase transactions are set out
below:
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Description
of Shares:
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Smith
& Nephew Ordinary Shares of US 20¢ each
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Number
of Shares repurchased:
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325,725
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Average
price paid per Share:
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1,327.5777p
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Highest
price paid per Share:
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1,332.5000p
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Lowest
price paid per Share:
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1,320.0000p
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Date of
transaction:
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22 May
2018
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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.
Following
the purchase of these shares, the Company holds 15,366,177 of its
shares in Treasury. The Company's issued share capital, with one
voting right per share consists of 874,473,649 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/9410O_-2018-5-22.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: May
22, 2018
By: /s/
Susan Swabey
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Susan
Swabey
Company
Secretary