UNITED STATES                                  
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION                       
                             Washington, D.C. 20549                             
                                                                                
                                    Form 6-K                                    
                                                                                
                        Report of Foreign Private Issuer                        
                  Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under the                   
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934                         
                                                                                
                               September02, 2024                                
                                                                                
                        CommissionFile Number 001-14978                         
                                                                                
                               SMITH & NEPHEW plc                               
                               (Registrantsname)                                
                                                                                
                     Building 5, Croxley Park, Hatters Lane                     
                           Watford, England, WD18 8YE                           
                     (Addressof principal executive office)                     
                                                                                
 Indicateby check mark whether the registrant files or will file annualreports  
                     under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.                     
                                                                                
                                    Form20-F                                    
                                       a                                        
                                  Form 40-F__                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                2 September 2024
                                                                                
                           Voting Rights and Capital                            
                                                                                
                                                                                
     In conformity with Rule 5.6 of the FCA's Disclosure andTransparency Rules:-
                                                                                
   The total issued share capital of Smith & Nephew plc (the"Company") as at 31 
                                                           August 2024 comprises
                                                                                
                                                                     877,703,666
                                                                                
                       ordinaryshares of US20 each ("ordinary shares"),including
                                                                                
                                                                       3,330,919
                                                                                
                                                ordinaryshares held in treasury.
                                                                                
  The Company's issued share capital, with one voting right pershare, therefore 
    consists of 874,372,747 ordinary shares. This isthe figure, which should be 
       used by shareholders as the denominatorwhen determining whether they are 
     required to notify their interestin, or a change to their interest in, the 
                       Company under the FCA'sDisclosure and Transparency Rules.
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                               Helen Barraclough
                                                         Group Company Secretary
                                                              Smith & Nephew plc
                                                         Tel: +44 (0)1923 477100
                                                                                

                                                                                
                                                                                
                                   SIGNATURES                                   
                                                                                
            Pursuantto the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 
     theregistrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalfby the 
                                         undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
                                                                                

                                                
                              Smith & Nephew plc
                                    (Registrant)
                                                
                                                
Date:September 02, 2024 By: /s/ HelenBarraclough
                                HelenBarraclough
                                CompanySecretary