Holding(s) in Company

Smiths Group PLC
24 October 2005

24 OCTOBER 2005

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: MORGAN STANLEY SECURITIES
                                                   LIMITED

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 OF INTERESTS OF MORGAN STANLEY SECURITIES LIMITED

4.      Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them : NOT DISCLOSED


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: 21.10.2005


12.     Total holding following this notification:  28,075,332 SHARES (AT 18
                                                    OCTOBER 2005)


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

4.97%

14.     Any additional information

MORGAN STANLEY SECURITIES HAS TRANSFERRED FROM TIME TO TIME 28,075,332 SHARES TO
A THIRD PARTY ON TERMS WHICH GIVES IT THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE RETURN OF AN
EQUIVALENT NUMBER OF SHARES.

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: 24.10.2005

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

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