SMITH & NEPHEW PLC 6-K filed 2026-09-11

Smith & Nephew plc filed a Form 6-K on 2026-09-11 in connection with its issuance of $700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.750% Notes due 2036. The explanatory note says the documents are filed solely for incorporation into the company's existing Registration Statement on Form F-3. The filing therefore puts the legal paperwork for a completed bond issuance on the public record. It is not a report of operating results. The main document is a First Supplemental Indenture dated September 11, 2026, between Smith & Nephew plc, as issuer, and The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch, as trustee. It supplements an Indenture dated as of October 14, 2020. The supplemental indenture creates the new series of notes and also makes certain changes to the Indenture as it relates to future issuances. The filing also includes two opinions from Davis Polk & Wardwell London LLP, one as English law counsel and one as US counsel to the company. The report is signed by Adam Richford, Group Treasurer. For an analyst or journalist, the useful facts here are the size, coupon and maturity year of the new debt and the trustee arrangement. The company's registry entry lists it under Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies, with tickers SNN and SNNUF on the NYSE and OTC. The excerpt shows a table of contents that covers interest, redemption, additional amounts and events of default. The actual terms for those items are not in the filing excerpt. The same is true of the exact maturity date, interest payment dates, issue price, underwriters and use of proceeds. The full exhibits are at the source link.