NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Name of company
Smith & Nephew plc
2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
Legal & General Group plc
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
4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder,
the number of shares held by each of them
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
6. Percentage of issued class
7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
5,617,718
8. Percentage of issued class
0.64%
9. Class of security
Ordinary shares of US 20 cents
10. Date of transaction
02.03.2009
11. Date company informed
04.03.2009
12. Total holding following this notification
34,421,947
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this
notification
3.89%
14. Any additional information
15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Gemma Parsons - Assistant Company Secretary
020 7960 2228
16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible
for making this notification
Gemma Parsons - Assistant Company Secretary
Date of notification
05.03.2009
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