SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
March 24, 2010
Commission File Number 001-14978
SMITH & NEPHEW plc
(Registrant's name)
15 Adam Street
London, England WC2N 6LA
(Address of registrant's principal executive offices)
[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.]
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
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[Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in
paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1).]
Yes No X
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[Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in
paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7).]
Yes No X
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[Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained
in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2 (b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.]
Yes No X
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If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2 (b) : 82- n/a.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Smith & Nephew Plc
(Registrant)
Date: March 24, 2010
By: /s/ Susan Henderson
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Susan Henderson
Company Secretary
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
ii
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Smith & Nephew PLC
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2 Reason for the notification
(please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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X
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
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X
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify):
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:
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BlackRock, Inc.
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)
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5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or reached:
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19th March 2010
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6. Date on which issuer notified:
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23rd March 2010
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
vi, vii
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Holding has gone below 5%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
viii, ix
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Class/type of
shares
if possible using
the ISIN CODE |
Situation previous
to the triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Number
of Shares |
Number
of Voting Rights |
Number
of shares |
Number of voting
rights |
% of voting rights x
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Direct
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Direct
xi
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Indirect
xii
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Direct
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Indirect
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GB0009223206
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91,549,644
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91,549,644
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N/A
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N/A
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41,801,277
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N/A
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4.71%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial
instrument |
Expiration
date
xiii
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Exercise/
Conversion Period
xiv
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Number of voting
rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. |
% of voting
rights |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
xv, xvi
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial
instrument |
Exercise price
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Expiration date
xvii
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Exercise/
Conversion period
xviii
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Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights
xix, xx
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CFD |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
2,433,549
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Nominal
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Delta
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0.27%
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0.27%
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights
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Percentage of voting rights
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44,241,836
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4.98%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
xxi
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BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 44,241,836 (4.98%)
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold: |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights: |
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13. Additional information: |
BlackRock Compliance Disclosures Team
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14. Contact name:
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Stuart Watchorn (BlackRock) / Gemma Parsons (Smith & Nephew)
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15. Contact telephone number:
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020 7743 5741;
stuart.watchorn@blackrock.com
020 7401 7676 (Smith & Nephew)
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