Holding(s) in Company

Smiths Group PLC
16 May 2002


16 May 2002

Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1 Name of company: Smiths Group plc

2 Name of shareholder having a major interest: Barclays PLC

3 Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18:

Notification of interests of Barclays PLC through the legal entities: Barclays
Capital Securities Limited; Barclays Global Investors Limited; Barclays Private
Bank and Trust Limited; Barclays Global Fund Advisors; Barclays Private Bank and
Trust Limited; Barclays Life Assurance Co Limited; Barclays Global Investors
Japan Trust; Barclays Nikko Global Investors Limited; Barclays Private Bank
Limited; Barclays Global Investors, N.A.; Barclays Bank Trust Company Limited;
and Barclays Private Bank and Trust Limited.

4 Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them: Not ascertainable from notification

5 Number of shares/amount of stock acquired: Not disclosed

6 Percentage of issued class: N/A

7 Number of shares/amount of stock disposed: Not disclosed

8 Percentage of issued class: N/A

9 Class of security: Ordinary shares of 25p

10 Date of transaction: Not disclosed

11 Date company informed: 16 May 2002 (re interests as at 14 May 2002)

12 Total holding following this notification: 17,428,334 shares

13 Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification: 3.128%

14 Contact name for queries: Neil Burdett

15 Contact telephone number: 020 8457 8229

16 Name of company official responsible for making notification: Neil Burdett

17 Date of notification: 16 May 2002



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