Holding(s) in Company
Smith & Nephew Plc
17 December 2004
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Name of company
SMITH & NEPHEW PLC
2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
FMR Corp and Fidelity International Limited
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 interest
4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them
Master Trust Bank of Japan 65,400
Bank of New York Brussels 60,800
Brown Brothers Harriman Ltd LUX 584,622
JP Morgan Bournemouth 12,470
State Street Bank & Trust Company London 82,142
JP Morgan Bournemouth 993,102
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co 23,432,767
JP Morgan Chase Bank 22,278,705
State Street Bank & Trust Company 2,723,460
Mellon Bank N.A. 8,460
State Street Bank & Trust Company 620,800
Fidelity Investments International 853,900
Bank of New York Brussels 1,298,366
Bankers Trust London 218,427
Citibank 203,754
Clydesdale Bank plc 96,500
JP Morgan Bournemouth 507,400
Mellon Bank 561,575
Midland Securities Services 109,727
Northern Trust London 1,193,126
State Street Bank & Trust Company London 281,300
The following shares are from the assumed conversion of 642,550 ADRs (5 ordinary
shares per ADR):
HSBC 642,500
JP Morgan Chase 50
5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
6. Percentage of issued class
7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
8,655,287
8. Percentage of issued class
0.92%
9. Class of security
Ordinary Shares of 12 2/9p
10. Date of transaction
15.12.2004
11. Date company informed
17.12.2004
12. Total holding following this notification
56,829,353
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
6.06%
14. Any additional information
15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Kate Cummins - Company Secretarial Assistant
0207 960 2251
16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Phil Higgins - Assistant Company Secretary
Date of notification
17.12.2004
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