Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9298X

Smiths Group PLC

24 August 2009

 



Financial Services Authority

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST 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 the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached.
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:		Prudential plc group of companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s)   (if different from 3.):		See attached schedule
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:		20 August 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:		21 August 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:		See Item 13

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the 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

% of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

ORD GBP 0.375 GB00B1WY2338

19,741,965

19,741,965

19,941,965

19,941,965

5.12%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/  Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

19,941,965

5.12%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Prudential plc (parent company) M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc) M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited) M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the 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:	M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited) has moved to a 5% notifiable interest triggering this notification. Calculations based on a Total Voting Rights figure of 389,026,427.
14. Contact name:	Dipesh Varsani/Mark Thomas M&G Investment Management Limited
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7548 3261 / 020 7548 3266

Notifiable Position Report for SMITHS GROUP ORD GBP0.375

As at 20 August 2009

Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 389,026,427 ORD GBP0.375 shares

	Registered Shareholder	Holding	%
Prudential plc		19,941,965	5.12	Total Notifiable Interest
	BEST INVESTMENT CORP	193,611
	BK OF NEW YORK (NOMS) LTD/636928	98,296
	HSBC SEOUL GL LDRS MOTHER FD	56,671
	JNL/M&G GLOBAL LEADERS FUND	8,925
	JP MORGAN NOMINEES	14,730
	NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHA01	160,000
	NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHE01	200,000
	NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01	89,857
	NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHJ01	524,531
	NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKD01	325,000
	NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKK01	7,100,000
	NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MXE01	29,932
	NORTRUST NOMS CLIENT-CF401	76,310
	NORTRUST NOMS LTD	209,910
	NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MEK01	923,000
	NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUE01	1,551
	NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUF01	63,641
	NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUI01	7,407
	NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUR01	955,549
	NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUS01	17,087
	PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC	7,359,025
	PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC	1,526,932

Notifiable Position Report for SMITHS GROUP ORD GBP0.375

As at 20 August 2009

Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 389,026,427 ORD GBP0.375 shares

	Registered Shareholder	Holding	%
M&G Group Limited		19,927,235	5.12
	BEST INVESTMENT CORPORATION	193,611
	BK OF NEW YORK (NOMS) LTD/636928	98,296
	HSBC SEOUL GL LDRS MOTHER FD	56,671
	JNL/M&G GLOBAL LEADERS FUND	8,925
	NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHA01	160,000
	NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHE01	200,000
	NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01	89,857
	NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHJ01	524,531
	NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKD01	325,000
	NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKK01	7,100,000
	NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MXE01	29,932
	NORTRUST NOMS CLIENT-CF401	76,310
	NORTRUST NOMS LTD	209,910
	NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MEK01	923,000
	NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUE01	1,551
	NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUF01	63,641
	NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUI01	7,407
	NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUR01	955,549
	NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUS01	17,087
	PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC	7,359,025
	PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC	1,526,932

Notifiable Position Report for SMITHS GROUP ORD GBP0.375

As at 20 August  2009

Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 389,026,427 ORD GBP0.375 shares

	Registered Shareholder	Holding	%
M&G Investment Management Limited		19,634,532	5.04
	BEST INVESTMENT CORPORATION	193,611
	BK OF NEW YORK (NOMS) LTD/636928	98,296
	HSBC SEOUL GL LDRS MOTHER FD	56,671
	JNL/M&G GLOBAL LEADERS FUND	8,925
	NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHA01	160,000
	NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHE01	200,000
	NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHJ01	524,531
	NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKD01	325,000
	NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKK01	7,100,000
	NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MXE01	29,932
	NORTRUST NOMS CLIENT-CF401	76,310
	NORTRUST NOMS LTD	24,151
	NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MEK01	923,000
	NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUE01	1,551
	NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUF01	63,641
	NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUI01	7,407
	NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUR01	955,549
	PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC	7,359,025
	PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC	1,526,932

Notifiable Position Report for SMITHS GROUP ORD GBP0.375

As at 20 August 2009

Percentage holdings are calculated using an issued share capital of 389,026,427 ORD GBP0.375 shares

	Registered Shareholder	Holding	%
M&G Limited		19,927,235	5.12
	BEST INVESTMENT CORPORATION	193,611
	BK OF NEW YORK (NOMS) LTD/636928	98,296
	HSBC SEOUL GL LDRS MOTHER FD	56,671
	JNL/M&G GLOBAL LEADERS FUND	8,925
	NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHA01	160,000
	NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHE01	200,000
	NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01	89,857
	NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHJ01	524,531
	NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKD01	325,000
	NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKK01	7,100,000
	NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MXE01	29,932
	NORTRUST NOMS CLIENT-CF401	76,310
	NORTRUST NOMS LTD	209,910
	NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MEK01	923,000
	NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUE01	1,551
	NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUF01	63,641
	NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUI01	7,407
	NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUR01	955,549
	NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUS01	17,087
	PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC	7,359,025
	PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC	1,526,932

 

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