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Smith & Nephew Plc10 April 2007 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Smith & Nephew plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Capital Research and Management Company 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 ............................................................... 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired ............................................................... 6. Percentage of issued class ............................................................... 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed 15 million 8. Percentage of issued class 1.6% 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of US 20 cents 10. Date of transaction 04.04.07 11. Date company informed 10.04.07 12. Total holding following this notification 121,149,464 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 12.9% 14. Any additional information The Capital Group Companies Inc no longer reports ownership of securities,Capital Research and Management Company and Capital Group International Inc, nowreport relevant holdings separately for the purposes of the DTR Handbook. 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Phil Higgins - Assistant Company Secretary 020 7960 2228 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Phil Higgins - Assistant Company Secretary Date of notification 10.04.07 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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