Holding(s) in Company

Smiths Group PLC
09 January 2007

9 JANUARY 2007

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

LISTING RULE LR 9.6.7 R

1.  Name of listed company: SMITHS GROUP PLC

2.  Name of shareholder with a major interest:

(A) FMR CORP. AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES AND

(B) FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES

3.  Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above; 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 ON BEHALF OF FMR CORP. AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES AND
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES AND MR
EDWARD C JOHNSON 3D, A PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDER OF FMR CORP. AND FIDELITY
INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, OF DISCLOSABLE INTERESTS ARISING UNDER S208(4)(b) OF THE
COMPANIES ACT 1985.

4.  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder,
the number of shares held by each of them:
SHAREHOLDER                                                               SHARES
STATE STREET HONG KONG                                                    11,700
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                                              333,088
BNP PARISBAS, PARIS                                                      333,500
BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN                                            2,921,400
TRUST & CUST SRVCS BK LTD, TOKO                                           20,260
NOMURA TRUST AND BANKING                                                  39,600
MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPAN                                                76,900
NORDDEUTSCHE LANDERSBANK                                                   7,800
ING LUXEMBORUG                                                            20,300
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S                                            21,400
NORTHERN TRUST CO                                                         42,900
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                                     71,200
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                                   119,800
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN LTD LUX                                            2,001,344
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                                 4,134,478
BERMUDA TRUST FAR EAST HK                                                250,393
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                                 7,054,783
MELLON BANK NA                                                            17,300
MELLON BANK NA                                                            22,900
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                          25,650
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                                     57,200
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                                               82,700
NORTHERN TRUST CO                                                         95,300
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN AND CO                                             1,329,700
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                    4,371,500
ROYAL TRUST -TORONTO                                                      20,719
CIBC MELLON TRUST                                                         99,090
JPMORGAN CHASE                                                           275,100
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                         296,600
MELLON BANK NA                                                           403,524
NORTHERN TRUST CO                                                        740,200
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                                            1,569,463
DEXIA PRIVATBANK                                                           5,200
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                       28,200
CHASE MANHTTN BK AG FRNKFRT (S                                            51,000
MIDLAND SECURITIES SERVICES                                              121,640
BANKERS TRUST LONDON                                                     215,080
HSBC BANK PLC                                                            267,000
BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS                                                610,169
MELLON BANK                                                              709,100
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S                                         1,045,649
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                                 1,898,200
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                                  1,955,030
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                                   278,400
                                                                
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 listed company informed: 9 JANUARY 2007

12. Total holding following this notification: 34,052,460 SHARES

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification*:
5.97%

14. Any additional information

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries: NEIL BURDETT, 020 8457
8229

16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
responsible for making this notification: NEIL BURDETT

17. Date of notification: 9 JANUARY 2007

* any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into
account when calculating percentage


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