Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1808U

Smiths Group PLC

11 May 2008

 



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 existing shares to which voting rights are attached:		SMITHS GROUP PLC
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):______________
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	NEWTON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	09/05/08
6. Date on which issuer notified:	12/05/08
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	DECREASE FROM 4.07% TO 3.92%

8: Notified Details    SALE OF 594,121 SHARES
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
ORD - GB00B1WY2338	15,794,530	4.07%	N/A	N/A	15,200,409	N/A	3.92%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
15,200,409	3.92%

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

NEWTON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED HOLD THESE SHARES AS A DISCRETIONARY INVESTMENT MANAGER.

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:	N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:	N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:	N/A

13. Additional information:
14 Contact name:	Asif S Lalani
15. Contact telephone name:	[phone]

 

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