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 20, 2009

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)


[Indicate 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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paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1).]
 
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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.]
 
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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 20, 2009
 

                                                                       By:   /s/ Susan Henderson
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                                                 Susan Henderson
                                                 Company Secretary
 

 

 

 

Smith & Nephew plc
 
20 November 2009
 

Smith & Nephew plc - Transaction in Own Shares
 

Smith & Nephew plc announces that on 20 November 2009 it transferred a total of 48,648 ordinary shares of US$0.20 each to participants of the Smith & Nephew ShareSave Plan and the Smith & Nephew International ShareSave Plan, who had exercised options following maturity on 1 November 2009.
 
The shares, which were all formerly held as Treasury shares, were transferred as follows:
 

·

42,835 ordinary shares at an exercise price of 348p per share; and

·

4,023 ordinary shares at an exercise price of 394p per share; and

·

1,790 ordinary shares at an exercise price of 432p per share.

Following the above transactions, Smith & Nephew plc holds 64,847,509 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 885,606,650 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
 
 

Susan Henderson

Company Secretary