London, UK--(Marketwire - October 19, 2007) -
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Name of company
Smith & Nephew plc
2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
Legal & General Group plc
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
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
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5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
6. Percentage of issued class
7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
699,888
8. Percentage of issued class
0.1%
9. Class of security
Ordinary shares of US 20 cents
10. Date of transaction
16.10.07
11. Date company informed
18.10.07
12. Total holding following this notification
36,711,081
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
3.98%
14. Any additional information
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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
19.10.07
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