28th Oct 2005 17:09
Smith & Nephew Plc28 October 2005 28 October 2005 London Stock Exchange Dear Sirs, Smith & Nephew plc has been informed today that Mourant & Co. Trustees Limited,as trustee of The Smith & Nephew Employees' Share Trust has purchased a total of45,818 ordinary shares in the Company today at a price of 473 pence per share,representing less than 0.01% of the issued ordinary share capital. The Trust, which now holds a total of 365,373 shares representing 0.04% of theissued ordinary share capital of the Company, is a discretionary trust of whichall employees of the Company and its subsidiaries are potential beneficiaries.Each of the executive directors of the Company is, therefore, interested in theshares held in the Trust from time to time in the same way as other employees ofthe Group. Yours faithfully, P. Higgins Assistant Company Secretary This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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