LONDON -- (Marketwire) -- 08/06/09 --

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging
Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.  Name of the issuer                 2.  State whether the
                                           notification relates to
(i)
                                           a
    SMITH & NEPHEW PLC
                                           transaction notified in
                                           accordance with DTR
3.1.2
                                           R,
                                           (ii) a disclosure made
in
                                           accordance LR 9.8.6R(1)
or
                                           (iii) a disclosure made
in
                                           accordance with section
                                           793 of the Companies
Act
                                           (2006).

                                           (i)

3.  Name of person discharging         4.  State whether
notification
    managerial                             relates to a person
    responsibilities/director              connected with a person
                                           discharging
                                           managerial
responsibilities/
    ADRIAN HENNAH                          director named in 3 and
                                           identify the connected
                                           person

                                           N/A

5.  Indicate whether the notification  6.  Description of shares
    is in respect of a holding of the      (including class),
    person referred to in 3 or 4 above     debentures or
derivatives or
    or in respect of a nonbeneficial       financial instruments
                                           relating to shares
    interest 1

    ADRIAN HENNAH                           ORDINARY SHARES

7.  Name of registered shareholders(s) 8.  State the nature of the
    and, if more than one, the number      transaction
    of shares held by each of them
                                             i SETTLEMENT OF
SHARES
    ADRIAN HENNAH                              HELD UNDER THE
SMITH &
                                               NEPHEW PERFORMANCE
SHARE
                                               PLAN WHICH VESTED
ON 13
                                               MARCH 2009
                                             ii VESTING OF SHARE
AWARD
                                               PLAN AWARDED ON 20
JUNE
                                               2006

9.  Number of shares, debentures or    10.