Holding(s) in Company

Smiths Group PLC
17 January 2007



17 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                                                         9,000
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                                                  279,588
BNP PARISBAS, PARIS                                                          314,430
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                                                       6,000
ING LUXEMBORUG                                                                20,300
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S                                                16,400
NORTHERN TRUST CO                                                             42,900
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                                         54,700
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                                        92,000
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN LTD LUX                                                1,763,944
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                                     4,027,878
BERMUDA TRUST FAR EAST HK                                                    204,493
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                                     6,496,283
MELLON BANK NA                                                                17,300
MELLON BANK NA                                                                17,600
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                              25,650
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                                         43,900
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                                                   42,800
NORTHERN TRUST CO                                                             55,600
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN AND CO                                                 1,247,200
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                        1,000,000
ROYAL TRUST -TORONTO                                                          20,719
CIBC MELLON TRUST                                                             99,090
JPMORGAN CHASE                                                               267,000
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                             256,200
MELLON BANK NA                                                               399,724
NORTHERN TRUST CO                                                            718,900
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                                                1,442,163
DEXIA PRIVATBANK                                                               4,000
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                           21,700
CHASE MANHTTN BK AG FRNKFRT (S                                                39,200
MIDLAND SECURITIES SERVICES                                                  121,640
BANKERS TRUST LONDON                                                         215,080
HSBC BANK PLC                                                                267,000
BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS                                                    606,669
MELLON BANK                                                                  709,100
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S                                             1,014,249
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                                     1,897,200
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                                      1,404,350


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: 17 JANUARY 2007

12.      Total holding following this notification: 28,340,110 SHARES

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

4.97%


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: 17 JANUARY 2007

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






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