Smith & Nephew Plc
02 February 2005
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 41,200
Brown Brothers Harriman Ltd LUX 287,461
JP Morgan Bournemouth 420,002
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co 10,689,667
JP Morgan Chase Bank 11,871,105
State Street Bank & Trust Company 469,423
Mellon Bank N.A. 760
Bank of New York Brussels 556,881
Bankers Trust London 195,427
Citibank London 181,254
Clydesdale Bank plc 43,900
JP Morgan Bournemouth 419,600
Mellon Bank 382,375
Midland Securities Services 98,127
Northern Trust London 842,626
State Street Bank & Trust Company London 248,700
The following shares are from the assumed conversion of 128,510 ADRs (5 ordinary shares per ADR):
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co 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
9,122,100
8. Percentage of issued class
0.97%
9. Class of security
Ordinary Shares of 12 2/9p
10. Date of transaction
01.02.2005
11. Date company informed
02.02.2005
12. Total holding following this notification
27,391,058
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
2.92%
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
Kate Cummins - Company Secretarial Assistant
Date of notification
02.02.2005
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