Holding(s) in Company

Smiths Group PLC
05 July 2007


Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007


TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of       Smiths Group plc
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:


2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
                                                                                             

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                 YES


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition
of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):______________
                                                                Credit Suisse Securities
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification                   (Europe) Limited
obligation:
                                                    Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited, Credit
                                                                  Suisse International
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from
3):


5. Date of transaction (and date on which the                           02.07.07
threshold is crossed or reached if different):


6. Date on which issuer notified:                                       04.07.07




7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                            3%
8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of    Situation previous to   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares           the triggering
                 transaction
If possible use  Number of    Number of  Number of    Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
ISIN code        shares       voting     shares
                              rights

                                                      Direct       Indirect   Direct        Indirect
ORD -
GB00B1WY2338
                                          12,822,634   12,822,634     n/a         3.32%          n/a


B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial    Expiration date      Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights that Percentage of
instrument                                period/date          may be acquired (if the   voting rights
                                                               instrument exercised/
                                                               converted)




Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights


                     12,822,634                                             3.32%




9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable:


Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited and Credit Suisse International are part of the Investment Banking division
of Credit Suisse ('CSIBD'), which is part of the Credit Suisse Group ('CSG'). CSIBD is a segregated business unit
within CSG with an independent management structure and exercises its voting rights independently from other divisions
of CSG.



Proxy Voting:


10. Name of proxy holder:


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:




13. Additional information:


14 Contact name:                                       Glenda Burford


15. Contact telephone name:                            [phone]



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