Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2707Y

Smith & Nephew Plc

11 May 2021

 

Smith & Nephew plc, announces that on 10 May 2021, it became aware of an administrative error that led to the below announcement not being made by 18 March 2021, in line with the UK Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are at tached:			Smith & Nephew PLC
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights						X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments						X
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name			WCM Investment Management, LLC
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Wilmington, United States
4. Full name o f shareholder(s) (if different from 3)
Name			Discretionary Clients
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:			March 16, 2021
6. Date on which issuer notified:			March 17, 2021
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rightsattached to shares(total of 8.A)	% of voting rights through financialinstruments (total of 8.B.1 + 8.B.2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	4.83%	0		4.83%	884,921,853
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	5.12%	0		5.12%

8.Notifieddetailsoftheresultingsituationonthedateonwhichthethresholdwascrossedor reached
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number o f v oting rights					% of voting rights
		Direct (DTR5.1)		Indirect (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (DTR5.1)		Indirect (DTR5.2.1)
Ordinary Shares (ISIN: GB0009223206)		27,168,133					3.07%
ADRs (ISIN: US83175M2052)		15,620,700					1.76%
SUBTOTAL 8.A		42,788,833					4.83%
B.1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
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
			SUBTOTAL 8.B.1
B.2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date		Exercise/ Conversion Period		Physical or cash settlement			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9.Informationinrelationtothepersonsubjecttothenotificationobligation (pleasemarkthe applicable box with  an "X")
Personsubjecttothenotificationobligationisnotcontrolledbyanynaturalpersonorlegalentityanddoesnot controlanyotherundertaking(s)holdingdirectlyorindirectlyaninterestinthe(underlying)issuer
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary)				X
Name	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if itequals or is higher than the notifiablethreshold	Total of both if it equals or ishigher than the notifiable threshold
WCM Investment Management, LLC

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held

Place of completion	Laguna Beach, California, USA
Date of completion	March 17, 2021

Vickie Reuben

Deputy Company Secretary

Smith & Nephew plc

Tel:  [phone]

 

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