Holding(s) in Company
Smiths Group PLC
29 October 2002
29 October 2002
Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares
1. Name of company: Smiths Group plc
2. Name of shareholder having a major interest: The Capital Group Companies,
Inc.
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 by The Capital Group Companies, Inc. on behalf of its affiliates,
including Capital Research and Management Company, Capital International S.A.,
Capital International Limited, Capital International, Inc. and Capital Guardian
Trust Company in respect of funds managed on behalf of investment clients.
4. Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:
Shareholder Shares
State Street Nominees Limited 11,155,569
Bank of New York Nominees Limited 2,355,325
Chase Nominees Limited 28,537,303
BT Globenet Nominees Limited 707,914
Midland Bank plc 9,607,292
Bankers Trust 2,972,564
Barclays Bank 1,449,280
Citibank London 1,012,620
Nortrust Nominees Limited 7,358,452
Royal Bank of Scotland 176,912
Citibank NA Toronto 142,179
ROY Nominees Limited 103,200
Morgan Guaranty 32,744
Citibank 27,904
Deutsche Bank AG 105,600
Mellon Bank NA 3,600
Lloyds Bank 15,892
Deutsche Bank Mannheim 2,400
State Street Bank & Trust Co 296,233
MSS Nominees Limited 107,400
HSBC Bank plc 163,400
Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 721,157
KAS UK 6,507
RBSTB Nominees Limited 25,100
Bank One London 9,000
Chase Manhattan Nominee Limited Australia 13,641
Brown Bros. 36,800
Northern Trust 14,900
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: 29 October 2002 (re interests as at 28 October 2002)
12. Total holding following this notification: 67,160,888 shares
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
12.025%
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: 29 October 2002
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