17th Jul 2006 11:21
Smith & Nephew Plc17 July 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 1,767,250Bank Of New York Nominees Ltd 1,930,308Northern Trust 243,500Chase Manhattan Bank Australia Ltd 8,500Chase Nominees Ltd 9,423,874BT Globenet Nominees Ltd 441,100Midland Bank plc 1,370,200Cede & Co 144,500Deutsche Bank Mannheim 4,500Bankers Trust 384,200Barclays Bank 18,900Brown Bros 42,700Nortrust Nominees 3,268,574MSS Nominees Ltd 64,700State Street Bank & Trust Co 156,600Deutsche Bank AG 3,600Citibank NA 32,000HSBC Bank plc 2,900Mellon Bank NA 127,900ROY Nominees Ltd 23,900Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd 668,000HSBC 32,200JP Morgan Chase Bank 951,633 Capital International Ltd: State Street Nominees Ltd 26,200Bank of New York Nominees 771,506Northern Trust 281,644Chase Nominees Ltd 870,145Midland Bank plc 50,300Morgan Guaranty 77,500Nortrust Nominees 475,772State Street Bank & Trust Co 89,600Citibank 263,700Deutsche Bank AG 24,700HSBC Bank plc 302,865Mellon Bank NA 28,700KAS UK 29,100Bank One London 31,300Raiffeisen Zentral Bank 296,700Fortis Bank 10,500Metzler Seel Sohn & Co. 6,500Nordea Bank 57,000Bayerische Hypo Und Vereinsbank AG 9,600 Capital International SA: Chase Nominees Ltd 387,700Midland Bank plc 11,000Pictet & Cie 45,100State Street Bank & Trust Co 30,300Lloyds Bank 16,800HSBC Bank plc 127,500JP Morgan Chase Bank 10,800Metzler Seel Sohn & Co. 10,200 Capital Research and Management Company: State Street Nominees Ltd 19,416,500Chase Nominees Ltd 97,971,400JPM Nominees Ltd 25,679State Street Bank & Trust Co 182,000 Capital International Inc Nortrust Nominees 79,700HSBC Bank plc 24,900 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 14.07.06 11. Date company informed 17.07.06 12. Total holding following this notification 143,154,450 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 15.20% 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 17.07.06 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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