SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 2)*

                               TRANSGENOMIC, INC.
          -------------------------------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                          Common Stock, $.01 Par Value
          -------------------------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    89365K206
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                                 (CUSIP Number)


Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [ ]. (A fee
is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on the
file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has no amendment subsequent thereto
reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule
13d-7.)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled our for a reporting person's
initial filing of this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).

This Amendment No. 2 amends and supplements the Statement on Schedule 13G
electronically filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") on February 7, 2002, and Amendment No. 1 filed with the Commission
on February 11, 2003 with respect of the ownership of securities of
Transgenomic, Inc. (the "Initial Statement"). Since reporting person now holds
less than 5% with this filing, further reporting under Schedule 13G is no longer
required.

The undersigned hereby amends and supplements Item 6 of the Initial Statement
with the following information (capitalized terms used herein without definition
shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Initial Statement).


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CUSIP NO. 89365K206                         13G

1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
         GlaxoSmithKline plc

2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*


                                                  (a) [ ]
                                                  (b) [ ]

3        SEC USE ONLY

4        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
         England and Wales

                                    5       SOLE VOTING POWER
  NUMBER OF                                 1,247,687
     SHARES
BENEFICIALLY                        6       SHARED VOTING POWER
  OWNED BY
       EACH
   REPORTING                        7       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
     PERSON                                 1,247,687
      WITH
                                    8       SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER


9        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
         1,247,687

10       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
         [  ]

11       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

         4.92%

12       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
         CO


                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
CUSIP NO. 89365K206                         13G


Item 1.    (a).         Name of Issuer:


           (b).         Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:



Item 2.    (a).         Names of Person Filing:


           (b).         Address of Principal Business Office:


           (c).         Citizenship:


           (d).         Title of Class of Securities:


           (e).         CUSIP Number:


Item 3.                 Not Applicable.


Item 4.                 Ownership.

                        The information in items 1 and 5 through 11 on the cover
                        pages (page 2) on Schedule 13G Amendment No. 2 is hereby
                        incorporated by reference.


Item 5.                 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

                        If this statement is being filed to report the fact that
                        as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to
                        be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the
                        class of securities, check the following [X].


Item 6.                 Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
                        Person:

                        In October 2003, the 21,344 shares held by S.R. One
                        International B.V. (NETH) were transferred to S.R. One,
                        Limited (US).


Item 7.                 Identification and Classification of Subsidiaries Which
                        Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent
                        Holding Company:


Item 8.                 Identification and Classification of Members of the
                        Group:


Item 9.                 Notice of Dissolution of Group:


Item 10.                Certification:

                        By signing below I certify that, to the best of my
                        knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above
                        were acquired and are not held for the purpose of or
                        with the effect of changing or influencing the control
                        of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired
                        in connection with or as a participant in any
                        transaction having such purpose or effect.

                        Signature:

                        After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge
                        and belief, I certify that the information set forth in
                        this statement is true, complete and correct.

                                            GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC


                                    By:     /s/
                                            S.M. Bicknell
                                            Company Secretary

Dated:  February 13, 2004