Holding(s) in Company

Smiths Group PLC
17 April 2003

17 April 2003

SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company: Smiths Group plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest: Scottish Widows Investment
Partnership

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 Scottish Widows Investment Partnership that it no longer has a
notifiable interest in the Company's shares.

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

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: 17 April 2003

12. Total holding following this notification: Not disclosed

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification: Not
disclosed

14. Any additional information: Notification issued by Scottish Widows
Investment Management Limited, known as Scottish Widows Investment Partnership
Limited, on behalf of Lloyds TSB Group plc, Lloyds TSB Bank plc and Scottish
Widows Group Limited.

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries: Neil Burdett, 020 8457
8229

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification: Neil Burdett

17. Date of notification: 17 April 2003


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