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


May 04, 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
---                               ---
 
      [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: May 04, 2010
 


                                                                       By:   /s/ Susan Henderson
                                                        -----------------
                                                 Susan Henderson
                                                 Company Secretary
 

 

SMITH & NEPHEW PLC
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
4 MAY 2010


 

 

 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

X

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

X

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

 

Other (please specify):

   

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

iii

BlackRock, Inc.

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

29th April 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

30th April 2010

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:

vi, vii

Holding has gone below 5%

         

 

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

GB0009223206

42,473,906

42,473,906

N/A

N/A

43,617,997

N/A

4.91%

 

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

 

CFD

N/A

N/A

N/A

704,433

Nominal

Delta

   

0.08%

0.08%

 

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

44,322,430

4.99%

                                 

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

xxi

 

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 44,322,430 (4.99%)

 

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:

BlackRock Threshold Reporting Team

14. Contact name:

Stuart Watchorn

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7743 5741; stuart.watchorn@blackrock.com

     


 

Gemma Parsons
Assistant Company Secretary
020 7401 7646

 





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