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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
April 25, 2018
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.]
Form
20-F
X
Form 40-F
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[Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K
in
paper
as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1).]
Yes
No X
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by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K
in
paper
as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7).]
Yes
No X
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[Indicate
by check mark whether by furnishing the information
contained
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.]
Yes
No X
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If
"Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to
the
registrant
in connection with Rule 12g3-2 (b) : 82- n/a.
25
April 2018
Smith
& Nephew plc
STERLING AMOUNT OF DIVIDEND
As
announced on 8 February 2018, a final dividend of 22.7 US cents per
Ordinary Share in respect of the year ended 31 December 2017 will
be paid on 9 May 2018 to shareholders whose name appeared on the
Register at the close of business on 6 April 2018. Those
shareholders whose address on the Register is in the UK, and those
who have validly elected to receive sterling dividends, will
receive a dividend of 16.24 pence per share.
Susan
Swabey
Company
Secretary
Smith
& Nephew plc
Tel:
01923 477216
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: April
25, 2018
By: /s/
Susan Swabey
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Susan
Swabey
Company
Secretary