Additional Listing

Smith & Nephew plc

7 February 2013

Smith & Nephew plc - Application for Block listings.

Application has been made to The UK Listing Authority and The London Stock Exchange for block listings totalling 3,000,000 Ordinary Shares of $0.20 each to trade on The London Stock Exchange and to be admitted to The Official List. The shares shall rank equally with the existing issued shares of the Company.

The block listings consist of 1,500,000 Ordinary Shares to be issued under the Global Share Plan 2010, 1,000,000 Ordinary Shares to be issued under the 2001 US Share Plan and 500,000 Ordinary Shares to be issued under the 2001 UK Unapproved Share Option Scheme.

Susan Swabey

Company Secretary

Smith & Nephew plc

Tel: +44(0) 20 7401 7646