Holding(s) in Company

Smiths Group PLC
16 February 2006

16 FEBRUARY 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: FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.

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 FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES WHICH INCLUDES
FRANKLIN MUTUAL ADVISERS, LLC AND TEMPLETON WORLDWIDE, INC.

4.     Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number
of shares held by each of them

BANK OF NEW YORK, EUROPE                                         133,227
BANK OF NEW YORK, LONDON                                         906,176
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, LONDON                                   36,574,547
CITIBANK NA, LONDON                                              739,844
CLYDESDALE BANK PLC                                              583,210
EUROCLEAR BANK SA, BRUSSELS                                       29,956
HSBC BANK PCL, LONDON                                            352,834
MELLON BANK NA, LONDON                                         2,826,651
MERRILL LYNCH INTL LTD, LONDON                                   394,400
NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, LONDON                                 1,741,244
ROYAL TRUST CORP OF CANADA, LONDON                             1,473,114
STATE STREET BANK, LONDON                                      4,787,417
NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY                                            12,958

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: 16.02.2006

12.   Total holding following this notification:  50,555,578 SHARES (AT 15
      FEBRUARY 2006)

13.   Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification*:
      8.94%

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: 16.02.2006

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




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