London, UK -- (MARKET WIRE) -- April 10, 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 holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18
Non-beneficial
4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares 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, now
report 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 making
this notification
Phil Higgins - Assistant Company Secretary
Date of notification
10.04.07
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