Holding(s) in Company

Smiths Group PLC
12 September 2005


12 September 2005

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:

STATE STREET HONG KONG                                                    11,200
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                                              144,000
BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN                                            1,491,800
TRUST & CUST SRVCS BK LTD, TOKO                                            4,900
NOMURA TRUST AND BANKING                                                   7,500
MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPAN                                                15,500
ING LUXEMBORUG                                                             2,200
STATE STREET T&B CO LTD TOKYO                                              2,300
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                                      4,900
STATE STREET BANK AUSTRALIA (C                                           11,400
CHASE MANHATTAN BK AG FRNKFRT (S                                          19,700
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                                     94,000
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN                                               96,200
BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS                                                299,800
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN LTD LUX                                              316,683
NATIONAL ASTL BK MELBOURNE                                               317,600
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                                   423,600
BERMUDA TRUST FAR EAST HK                                                223,501
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                                 6,521,940
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST                                                  14,300
MELLON BANK NA                                                            70,700
CITIBANK NA                                                               81,000
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                                     98,100
NORTHERN TRUST CO                                                      1,891,500
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                                            2,152,500
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN AND CO                                             2,872,001
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                    9,397,504
ROYAL TRUST -TORONTO                                                       2,400
CIBC MELLON TRUST                                                         21,700
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                         168,700
NORTHERN TRUST CO                                                        312,400
JPMORGAN CHASE                                                           357,100
MELLON BANK NA                                                           433,596
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN AND CO                                               517,700
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                                            1,114,297
SOCIETE GENERALE                                                           1,800
STATE STREET MUNICH                                                        2,200
DEXIA PRIVATBANK                                                           8,200
CHASE MANHATTAN LONDON                                                     9,600
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                       38,700
CITIBANK LONDON                                                           44,500
BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN                                               47,500
CHASE MANHTTN BK AG FRNKFRT (S                                            70,000
CLYDESDALE BANK PLC                                                       96,100
MIDLAND SECURITIES SERVICES                                               98,400
HSBC BANK PLC                                                            198,900
BANKERS TRUST LONDON                                                     203,300
MELLON BANK                                                              800,700
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S                                         1,374,870
BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS                                              1,656,701
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                                 2,713,300
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                                  2,826,350



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 SEPTEMBER 2005

12. Total holding following this notification: 39,705,343 SHARES

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification*: 7.04%

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: 12 SEPTEMBER 2005

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


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