20th Sep 2006 17:43
Smith & Nephew Plc20 September 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Smith & Nephew plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 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 Non-beneficial 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Capital Guardian Trust Company:State Street Nominees Ltd 1,857,400Bank Of New York Nominees Ltd 1,596,545Northern Trust 168,700Chase Manhattan Bank Australia Ltd 7,100Chase Nominees Ltd 8,633,292BT Globenet Nominees Ltd 241,500Midland Bank plc 1,264,000Cede & Co 129,900Deutsche Bank Mannheim 4,500Bankers Trust 367,845Barclays Bank 82,000Brown Bros 42,700Nortrust Nominees 3,231,034MSS Nominees Ltd 51,000State Street Bank & Trust Co 217,800Citibank 9,800Citibank NA 16,900Deutsche Bank AG 3,600HSBC Bank plc 2,900Mellon Bank NA 84,400Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited 6,400ROY Nominees Ltd 24,300Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd 567,500HSBC 20,300JP Morgan Chase Bank 904,233 Capital International Ltd:State Street Nominees Ltd 65,700Bank of New York Nominees 982,685Northern Trust 386,544Chase Nominees Ltd 693,193Midland Bank plc 118,000Citibank London 13,500Morgan Guaranty 77,500Nortrust Nominees 742,572MSS Nominees Limited 16,200State Street Bank & Trust Co 380,426Lloyds Bank 3,900Citibank 8,300Citibank NA 334,100Deutsche Bank AG 24,700HSBC Bank plc 289,665Mellon Bank NA 28,700Northern Trust AVFC 80,038KAS UK 31,400Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd 48,600Bank One London 48,400JP Morgan Chase Bank 7,100Raiffeisen Zentral Bank 302,400Fortis Bank 10,500Metzler Seel Sohn & Co. 8,100Nordea Bank 67,000Bayerische Hypo Und Vereinsbank AG 13,000 Capital International SA:Chase Nominees Ltd 405,000Midland Bank plc 11,000Pictet & Cie 44,800State Street Bank & Trust Co 39,000Lloyds Bank 18,500HSBC Bank plc 133,200JP Morgan Chase Bank 12,900Metzler Seel Sohn & Co. 11,600 Capital Research and Management Company:State Street Nominees Ltd 23,411,800Chase Nominees Ltd 109,302,379JPM Nominees Ltd 50,000State Street Bank & Trust Co 182,000 Capital International IncState Street Nominees Limited 647,800Bank of New York Nominees 243,800Northern Trust 15,400Chase Nominees Limited 761,000Midland Bank 19,000Bankers Trust 11,200Nortrust Nominees 137,200State Street Bank & Trust Co 47,900Citibank 9,000Citibank NA 132,700HSBC Bank plc 33,500JP Morgan Chase Bank 38,100 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired ............................................................... 6. Percentage of issued class ............................................................... 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed Not disclosed 8. Percentage of issued class Not disclosed 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of US 20 cents 10. Date of transaction 18.09.06 11. Date company informed 19.09.06 12. Total holding following this notification 160,036,651 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 16.99% 14. Any additional information ............................................................... 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Phil Higgins - Assistant Company Secretary020 7960 2228 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Phil Higgins - Assistant Company Secretary Date of notification 20.09.06 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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