21st Sep 2005 11:16
Smith & Nephew Plc21 September 2005 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 50,850Bank Of New York Nominees Ltd 527,443Chase Manhattan Bank Australia Ltd 5,200Chase Nominees Ltd 4,027,313BT Globenet Nominees Ltd 53,900Midland Bank plc 24,200Cede & Co 45,800Nortrust Nominees 1,091,540Royal Bank of Scotland 5,500MSS Nominees Ltd 13,400State Street Bank & Trust Co 3,000RBSTB Nominees Ltd 3,100Deutsche Bank AG 1,800ROY Nominees Ltd 3,500Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd 42,200JP Morgan Chase Bank 492,500 Capital International Ltd:State Street Nominees Ltd 14,400Bank of New York Nominees 547,665Northern Trust 294,344Chase Nominees Ltd 355,793Midland Bank plc 22,900Bankers Trust 16,400Morgan Guaranty 57,500Nortrust Nominees 597,126State Street Bank & Trust Co 22,500Deutsche Bank AG 105,941HSBC Bank plc 156,965Mellon Bank NA 13,800Bank One London 24,400 Capital International SA:Chase Nominees Ltd 85,952 Capital Research and Management Company:State Street Nominees Ltd 9,384,000Chase Nominees Ltd 19,650,000 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 12 2/9p 10. Date of transaction ............................................................... 11. Date company informed 20.09.05 12. Total holding following this notification 37,740,932 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.019% 14. Any additional information ............................................................... 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 21.09.05 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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