13th Feb 2006 14:09
Smith & Nephew Plc13 February 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 1,304,343Chase Manhattan Bank Australia Ltd 8,500Chase Nominees Ltd 6,815,456BT Globenet Nominees Ltd 137,300Midland Bank plc 194,900Cede & Co 131,900Deutsche Bank Mannheim 4,500Bankers Trust 49,200Nortrust Nominees 1,385,974Royal Bank of Scotland 12,000MSS Nominees Ltd 31,700State Street Bank & Trust Co 47,200RBSTB Nominees Ltd 9,700Deutsche Bank AG 3,600HSBC Bank plc 600ROY Nominees Ltd 4,600Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd 337,900HSBC 5,200JP Morgan Chase Bank 907,333 Capital International Ltd:State Street Nominees Ltd 9,200Bank of New York Nominees 1,010,846Northern Trust 376,344Chase Nominees Ltd 658,145Midland Bank plc 22,900Citibank London 130,200Morgan Guaranty 77,500Nortrust Nominees 668,026Royal Bank of Scotland 96,400State Street Bank & Trust Co 69,000National Westminster Bank 10,800Deutsche Bank AG 282,841HSBC Bank plc 265,565Mellon Bank NA 28,700KAS UK 8,900Bank One London 31,300 Capital International SA:Chase Nominees Ltd 83,900Midland Bank plc 2,400National Westminster Bank 10,200Lloyds Bank 5,200HSBC Bank plc 38,400 Capital Research and Management Company:State Street Nominees Ltd 14,935,877Chase Nominees Ltd 68,666,514State Street Bank & Trust Co 148,710 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 13.02.06 12. Total holding following this notification 99,146,824 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 10.54% 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 13.02.06 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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