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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
 
 
January 28, 2013 
 
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: January 28, 2013
 
 
By: /s/ Susan Swabey
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Susan Swabey
Company Secretary
 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
   
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:
 
Smith & Nephew Plc
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
Yes
 
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:
Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):
N/A
 
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
 
25 January 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:
28 January 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
 
L&G (Above 3%)



8. Notified details:
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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
Direct
Indirect
Direct
Indirect
Ordinary USD 0.20
Below 3%
 
(As at 14/12/2012)
 27,146,459
 27,146,459
  
3.00%
  
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
 
Type of financial
instrument
 
Expiration
date
 
Exercise/
Conversion Period
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
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
 
Type of financial
instrument
 
 
Exercise price
 
Expiration date
 
Exercise/
Conversion period
 
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
 
 
% of voting rights
 
         
Nominal
Delta
   
 
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
 
 27,146,459
 
3.00%





9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
  
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)
  
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
  
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) ( 27,146,459 – 3.00%= LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)
Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited  (PMC)
Legal & General Assurance Society Limited  (LGAS & LGPL)
 
Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)  (LGPL)



Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
N/A
 
 
13. Additional information:
Notification using the total voting rights figure of  904,051,796
14. Contact name:
Angela Hayter (LGIM)
15. Contact telephone number:
020 3124 3851



Gemma Parson
Deputy Company Secretary
Smith & Nephew plc
Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7401 7646