20th Apr 2006 14:58
Smith & Nephew Plc20 April 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 82,550Bank Of New York Nominees Ltd 1,377,243Chase Manhattan Bank Australia Ltd 8,500Chase Nominees Ltd 6,730,310BT Globenet Nominees Ltd 137,300Midland Bank plc 240,700Cede & Co 140,500Deutsche Bank Mannheim 4,500Bankers Trust 49,200Nortrust Nominees 1,371,174MSS Nominees Ltd 31,700State Street Bank & Trust Co 55,900Deutsche Bank AG 3,600HSBC Bank plc 2,900ROY Nominees Ltd 4,600Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd 337,900Bank One London 9,700HSBC 5,200JP Morgan Chase Bank 907,333 Capital International Ltd:State Street Nominees Ltd 9,200Bank of New York Nominees 923,106Northern Trust 384,044Chase Nominees Ltd 703,545Midland Bank plc 22,900Morgan Guaranty 77,500Nortrust Nominees 570,726State Street Bank & Trust Co 319,641Citibank 101,600Deutsche Bank AG 22,000HSBC Bank plc 265,565Mellon Bank NA 28,700KAS UK 8,900Bank One London 31,300JP Morgan Chase Bank 10,800Raiffeisen Zentral Bank 89,400Fortis Bank 7,000Metzler Seel Sohn & Co. 6,500Nordea Bank 19,000Bayerische Hypo Und Vereinsbank AG 9,600 Capital International SA:Chase Nominees Ltd 112,600Midland Bank plc 6,900Lloyds Bank 5,200HSBC Bank plc 38,400Metzler Seel Sohn & Co. 10,200 Capital Research and Management Company:State Street Nominees Ltd 17,890,800Chase Nominees Ltd 89,013,589State Street Bank & Trust Co 182,000 Capital International IncNortrust Nominees 23,000HSBC Bank plc 11,500 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired Not disclosed 6. Percentage of issued class Not disclosed 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed ............................................................... 8. Percentage of issued class ............................................................... 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of US 20 cents 10. Date of transaction Not known 11. Date company informed 20.04.06 12. Total holding following this notification 122,406,026 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 13.00% 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 20.04.06 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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