REG - Smith & Nephew Plc - Transaction in Own Shares

Smith & NephewAnnouncement

29/08/2025 07:00

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RNS Number : 1281X  Smith & Nephew Plc  29 August 2025

 29 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:  28 August 2025
 Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:  178
 Lowest price paid per ordinary share:   1,384.5000

 Highest price paid per ordinary share:  1,384.5000

 Average price paid per ordinary share:  1,384.5000

 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 4,453,071 shares at a cost of
 $81,024,971.53

 Following the purchase of these shares, the Company holds 6,192,531 of its
 ordinary shares in treasury. The Company's issued share capital, with one
 voting right per share consists of 871,525,825 ordinary shares of US20¢ each
 (excluding treasury shares). The figure of 871,525,825 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 FCAs 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: 178 (ISIN: GB0009223206)

 Date of purchases: 28 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  1,384.5000                                                   178                                    1,384.5000                             1,384.5000

 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
 08:03:43  178     1,384.5000   XLON           05002050000003498-E0OIDfcaqqsv

 Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:  178

 Lowest price paid per ordinary share:   1,384.5000

 Highest price paid per ordinary share:  1,384.5000

 Average price paid per ordinary share:  1,384.5000

 

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 4,453,071 shares at a cost of
$81,024,971.53

 

Following the purchase of these shares, the Company holds 6,192,531 of its
ordinary shares in treasury. The Company's issued share capital, with one
voting right per share consists of 871,525,825 ordinary shares of US20¢ each
(excluding treasury shares). The figure of 871,525,825 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 FCAs 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: 178 (ISIN: GB0009223206)

 

Date of purchases: 28 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  1,384.5000                                                   178                                    1,384.5000                             1,384.5000

 

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
 08:03:43  178     1,384.5000   XLON           05002050000003498-E0OIDfcaqqsv

 

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