Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8980Q

Smiths Group PLC

21 April 2009

 



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:	CAPITAL GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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):	17 APRIL 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	20 APRIL 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	Below 5%

8: Notified Details
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 Indirect	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
ORD 37.5p - GB00B1WY2338	20,943,632	20,943,632	17,483,632		17,483,632		4.4943%

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
n/a

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
17,483,632	4.4943%

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

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:
15. Contact telephone name:

As of 17 April 2009

Smiths Group plc 

	Number of shares	Percent of Outstanding
Capital Group International, Inc. ('CGII') holdings	17,483,632	4.494%
Holdings by CGII Management Companies and Funds:
- Capital Guardian Trust Company	13,702,002	3.522%
- Capital International Limited	1,835,130	0.472%
- Capital International Sàrl	459,800	0.118%
- Capital International, Inc.	1,486,700	0.382%

 

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