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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
December 19,
2016
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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reports
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to Rule 12g3-2 (b) under the Securities Exchange Act
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19
December 2016
Smith
& Nephew plc (the "Company")
Transaction
in Own Shares
The
Company today purchased 317,217 of its Ordinary Shares of US
20¢ each through Merrill Lynch International, in accordance
with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual
General Meeting on 14 April 2016. These shares were issued in
connection with employee share schemes in Quarter 3 2016 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 13
December 2016. Details of the relevant purchase transactions are
set out below:
Description
of Shares:
|
Smith
& Nephew Ordinary Shares of US 20¢ each
|
Number
of Shares repurchased:
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317,217
|
Average
price paid per Share:
|
1,189.4136p
|
Highest
price paid per Share:
|
1,195.0000p
|
Lowest
price paid per Share:
|
1,177.0000p
|
Date of
transaction:
|
19
December 2016
|
Broker:
|
Merrill
Lynch International
|
The
Company intends to hold these shares in Treasury.
Following the
purchase of these shares, the Company holds 38,013,028 of its
shares in Treasury. The Company's issued share capital, with one
voting right per share consists of 875,761,344 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 Merrill Lynch International 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/2889S_-2016-12-19.pdf
This
announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of LR
12.4.6.
Tony
Llewellyn
Deputy
Company Secretary
Smith
& Nephew plc
Tel:
01923 477320
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: December
19, 2016
By: /s/
Susan Swabey
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Susan
Swabey
Company
Secretary