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Smith & Nephew Plc14 October 2005 SCHEDULE 11 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS 1. Name of company Smith & Nephew plc 2. Name of director David Illingworth 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficialinterest David Illingworth 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them (if notified) The Bank of New York 5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with thedirector named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s) N/A 6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions pleaseindicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary Purchase of ADRs under US Employee Stock Purchase Plan 7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 128 ADRs 8. Percentage of issued class Less than 0.01% 9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 10. Percentage of issued class 11. Class of security American Depositary Receipts 12. Price per share US$ 36.09 13. Date of transaction 30 September 2005 14. Date company informed 13 October 2005 15. Total holding following this notification 1877 ADRs 16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification Less than 0.01% If a director has been granted options by the company please complete thefollowing boxes. 17. Date of grant 18. Period during which or date on which exercisable 19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option 20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number 21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to befixed at time of exercise 22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following thisnotification 23. Any additional information Participants in the US Employee Stock Purchase Plan buy ADRs at a discount tothe market price of 15%. One ADR represents five ordinary shares of 12 2/9 penceeach. 24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Phil Higgins 020 7960 2228 25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Phil Higgins (Assistant Company Secretary) Date of Notification 14 October 2005 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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