Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9085J

Smith & Nephew Plc

08 April 2010

 



SMITH & NEPHEW PLC

8 APRIL 2010

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Smith & Nephew plc

2. Reason for the notification:

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                                  

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

BlackRock, Inc.

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

6^th April 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:                     

8^th April 2010

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5% threshold has been exceeded

8. Notified details:

8A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares: GB0009223206

Situation previous to the triggering transaction:

Number of shares	Number of Voting Rights
41,801,277	41,801,277

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights (Direct)	Number of Voting Rights  (Indirect)	% of voting rights (Direct)	% of voting rights (Indirect)
n/a	n/a	42,473,906	n/a	4.78%

8B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion Period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights
n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

8C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion period	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights
					Nominal	Delta
CFD	n/a	n/a	n/a	2,233,819	0.25%	0.25%

Total (A+B+C):

Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
44,707,725	5.03%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 44,707,725 (5.03%)

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

n/a

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

n/a

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

n/a

13. Additional information:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 888,513,204

Notification under DTR Sourcebook

14. Contact name for enquiries:

Susan Henderson

020 7401 7646

15. Company official responsible for making notification:

Susan Henderson

Company Secretary

020 7401 7646

 

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