Holding(s) in Company

Smiths Group PLC
11 October 2006

11 OCTOBER 2006

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                                               18,500
State Street Bank and Tr Co                                         315,800
BNP Paribas, Paris                                                  296,000
Bank of New York Europe Ldn                                       3,221,100
Trust & Cust Srvcs Bk Ltd, Toko                                      20,260
Nomura Trust and Banking                                             37,700
Master Trust Bank of Japan                                          187,400
ING Luxemborug                                                       20,300
Northern Trust London                                                42,900
National Astl Bk Melbourne                                           59,700
State Street Bank Australia (C                                       98,400
State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn (S                                      132,720
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                              163,900
Northern Trust London                                               165,700
Chase Manhattan Bk AG Frnkfrt (S                                    255,500
Bank of New York Brussels                                           313,310
Brown Bros Harriman Ltd Lux                                       1,971,444
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                            4,312,416
Bermuda Trust Far East HK                                           259,304
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                            7,915,583
Mellon Bank NA                                                       17,900
Mellon Bank NA                                                       35,700
Northern Trust London                                               112,900
Brown Bros Harriman and Co                                          477,000
State Street Bank and Tr Co                                         667,500
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                              11,202,210
Royal Trust -Toronto                                                 20,719
CIBC Mellon Trust                                                   167,780
Bank of New York                                                    357,200
JPMorgan Chase                                                      571,200
Mellon Bank NA                                                      648,620
Northern Trust Co                                                   843,664
Brown Bros Harriman and Co                                        1,589,900
State Street Bank and Tr Co                                       2,380,937
Chase Manhattan London                                                8,800
Dexia Privatbank                                                      9,500
Societe Generale                                                     42,800
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                  44,600
Chase Manhttn Bk AG Frnkfrt (S                                       82,900
Midland Securities Services                                         124,140
Bankers Trust London                                                264,380
HSBC Bank plc                                                       462,000
Bank of New York Brussels                                           786,069
Mellon Bank                                                         981,800
State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn (S                                    1,747,519
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                            2,146,880
Northern Trust London                                             3,732,680
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                              12,778,840

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: 11 OCTOBER 2006

12.   Total holding following this notification: 62,114,075 SHARES

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

10.93%

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: 11 OCTOBER 2006

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


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