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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
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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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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:
iii
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Invesco Limited
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
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5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
v
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31 May 2012
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6. Date on which issuer notified:
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06 June 2012
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
vi, vii
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10%, 9%
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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
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Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Number
of
Shares
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Number
of
Voting
Rights
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Number
of shares
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Number of voting
rights
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% 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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ORD USD0.20
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89,670,328
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89,670,328
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89,357,291
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9.97%
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GB0009223206
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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
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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.
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% 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
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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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Nominal
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Delta
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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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89,357,291
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9.97%
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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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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
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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:
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14. Contact name:
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Zoe Richards
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15. Contact telephone number:
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01491 417249
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