Smith & Nephew PLC — AGM Information 2014

Mar 6, 2014

Smith & Nephew plc 15 Adam Street London WC2N 6LA England

T 44 (0) 207 401 7646 F 44 (0) 207 930 3353 www.smith-nephew.com

26 February 2014

Dear Shareholder

2013 Annual Report and 2014 Notice of Annual General Meeting

On behalf of the Board I am writing to notify you that the Company's 2013 Annual Report and Accounts and the 2014 Notice of Annual General Meeting are available on our website at www.smith-nephew.com/annualreport2013 and www.smith-nephew.com/notice2014.

There are no particular software requirements to view these documents, other than those which are described and available on our website.

Holders of Ordinary Shares who wish to receive a printed copy of the Annual Report and Notice of Annual General Meeting should contact the Company's registrar Equiniti, at Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex, BN99 6DA, UK. Holders of American Depositary Shares who wish to receive a printed copy of the Annual Report and Notice of Annual General Meeting should contact The Bank of New York Mellon at +1-800-555-2470.

Annual General Meeting

The Company's Annual General Meeting is to be held on Thursday, 10 April 2014, at 2:00 pm at No.11 Cavendish Square, London W1G 0AN.

If you are not able to come to the meeting in person, your vote is still important to us and I would urge you to register your proxy appointment either electronically via our registrar's website at www.shareview.co.uk or by completion of the enclosed Form of Proxy by 2:00 pm on Tuesday, 8 April 2014.

Should you have any queries on this matter please contact Equiniti on 0871 384 2081 (calls to this number are charged at 8p per minute plus network extras) or +44 (0)121 4157072 if you are calling from outside the UK. Lines are open Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, excluding UK public holidays.

Yours sincerely

Susan Swabey Company Secretary