Holding(s) in Company

Smiths Group PLC 09 November 2006 9 NOVEMBER 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: BARCLAYS PLC 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 BY BARCLAYS PLC OF A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST THROUGH THE LEGAL ENTITIES: BARCLAYS BANK TRUST COMPANY LTD; BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC.; BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD; BARCLAYS GLOBAL FUND ADVISORS; BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS AUSTRALIA LTD; BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS CANADA LTD; BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS LTD; BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS, N.A.; BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS JAPAN LTD; BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS JAPAN TRUST & BANKING; BARCLAYS LIFE ASSURANCE CO LTD; BARCLAYS PRIVATE BANK AND TRUST LTD; BARCLAYS PRIVATE BANK LTD; AND GERRARD LTD 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them REGISTERED HOLDER SHARES BANK OF NEW YORK 40,331 BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LTD 2,734,135 BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM C 6 BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS CANADA 42,996 BARCLAYS TRUST CO & OTHERS 5,250 BARCLAYS TRUST CO DMC69 11,500 BARCLAYS TRUST CO E99 778 BARCLAYS TRUST CO R69 61,093 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376 A/C 291,357 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 A/C 191,421 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 32349601 a/c 1,689 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 32449201 a/c 4,929 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 59419801 a/c 311 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 59553401 a/c 1,155 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 59571201 a/c 478 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 59710301 a/c 455 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 59732401 a/c 1,633 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 59737501 a/c 1,450 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 59738301 a/c 1,898 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 59744801 a/c 925 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 64544201 a/c 1,288 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 65136101 a/c 519 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 66860401 a/c 412 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 67940101 a/c 6,968 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 69108801 a/c 750 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 69238601 a/c 1,713 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 69340401 a/c 750 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 69732901 a/c 5,352 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 69738801 a/c 501 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 69829501 a/c 823 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 70314001 a/c 477 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 70335301 a/c 992 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 70339601 a/c 623 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 70387601 a/c 502 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 70388401 a/c 691 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 70391401 a/c 407 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 80750701 a/c 2,900 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 80766301 a/c 611 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 83011801 a/c 735 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 86680501 a/c 656 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 88608301 a/c 557 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 120142001 a/c 4,800 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 300000001 a/c 628 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 310007101 a/c 1,222 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 310042001 a/c 741 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 310092601 a/c 1,723 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 310128001 a/c 857 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 310186801 a/c 542 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 310205801 a/c 446 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 310231701 a/c 505 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 310246501 a/c 6,825 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 310254601 a/c 1,013 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 310255401 a/c 5,940 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 310266001 a/c 362 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 310311901 a/c 660 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 310589801 a/c 323 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 310590101 a/c 331 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 310594401 a/c 565 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 700009301 a/c 729 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 700066201 a/c 578 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 700083201 a/c 432 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 700106501 a/c 583 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 59579802 a/c 1,013 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 70160102 a/c 1,175 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 70383302 a/c 2,719 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 87093402 a/c 1,176 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 310594402 a/c 165 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 700207002 a/c 2,237 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 70309403 a/c 534 CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 87093403 a/c 434 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED 602394 A/C 860 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED 602698 A/C 475 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED 603856 A/C 3,040 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED 631118 A/C 4,000 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED 643975 A/C 1,800 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED 659442 A/C 650 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED 659792 A/C 640 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED 660137 A/C 500 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED 660302 A/C 1,500 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED 660318 A/C 14,500 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED 660430 A/C 230 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED 660632 A/C 1,000 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED 660758 A/C 6,000 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED 660851 A/C 6,500 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED 660968 A/C 713 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED 768557 A/C 3,350 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED 770101 A/C 2,500 GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED 781271 A/C 3,000 GRIEG MIDDLETON NOMINEES LIMITED 275,938 GRIEG MIDDLETON NOMINEES LIMITED 126066DA A/C 400 GRIEG MIDDLETON NOMINEES LIMITED 523475DN A/C 50,000 INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 5,611,713 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16331 A/C 141,498 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16338 A/C 33,400 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 A/C 310,734 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16342 A/C 74,836 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16400 A/C 4,343,027 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 17011 A/C 9,452 JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 18408 A/C 44,286 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 751,635 MELLON TRUST - US CUSTODIAN/ 21,908 MITSUI ASSET 9,722 R C GREIG NOMINEES LTD 1,854,059 R C GREIG NOMINEES LTD GP1 A/C 180,730 R C GREIG NOMINEES LTD SA1 A/C 109,562 R C GREIG NOMINEES LTD AK1 A/C 587,526 R C GREIG NOMINEES LTD BL1 A/C 139,341 R C GREIG NOMINEES LTD CM1 A/C 70,745 REFLEX NOMINEES LTD 157 STATE STREET BOSTON 267,069 TRUST & CUSTODY SERVICES BANK 4,955 ZEBAN NOMINEES LTD 332,593 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: 9 NOVEMBER 2006 12. Total holding following this notification: 18,737,819 SHARES (AT 6 NOVEMBER 2006) 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification*: 3.29% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries: NEIL BURDETT - 020 8457 8229 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification: NEIL BURDETT 17. Date of notification: 9 NOVEMBER 2006 * any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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