Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8334E

Smith & Nephew Plc

06 June 2012

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESⁱ

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

Smith & Nephew plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

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

Invesco Limited

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

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

31 May 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:

06 June 2012

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: ^{vi, vii}

10%, 9%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares ^{viii, ix}

Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights ^x

Direct

Direct ^xi

Indirect ^xii

Direct

Indirect

ORD USD0.20

89,670,328

89,357,291

9.97%

GB0009223206

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date ^xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period ^xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments ^{xv, xvi}

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date ^xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period ^xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights ^{xix, xx}

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

89,357,291

9.97%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ^xxi
Invesco Advisers Inc - 10,291,960 Invesco Canada Ltd & Invesco Advisers Inc - 772,019 Invesco Asset Management Japan Ltd - 91,338 Invesco Asset Management Ltd & Invesco Asset Management Japan Ltd - 187,520 Invesco Asset Management Ireland - 497,659 Invesco Asset Management Ltd & Invesco Asset Management Ireland - 127,669 Invesco Asset Management GmbH (Germany) - 51,233 Invesco Asset Management Ltd - 16,910,814 Invesco Hong Kong Ltd - 105,877 Invesco Fund Managers Ltd - 58,093,565 Invesco Asset Management S.A - 6,373 Invesco PowerShares Capital Management Ireland - 25,299 Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC - 17,540 ADR's Ratio 1:5: Invesco Advisers Inc - 1,590,740 Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC - 587,685

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Zoe Richards
15. Contact telephone number:	01491 417249