Holding(s) in Company

Smiths Group PLC
28 October 2005

28 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:

(A)    FMR CORP. AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES AND

(B)    FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES

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 ON BEHALF OF FMR CORP. AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES AND
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES AND MR
EDWARD C JOHNSON 3D, A PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDER OF FMR CORP. AND FIDELITY
INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, OF DISCLOSABLE INTERESTS ARISING UNDER S208(4)(b) OF THE
COMPANIES ACT 1985.

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:
STATE STREET HONG KONG                                                   11,200
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                                             144,000
BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN                                           2,043,300
TRUST & CUST SRVCS BK LTD, TOKO                                          12,500
NOMURA TRUST AND BANKING                                                 16,300
MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPAN                                               43,500
ING LUXEMBORUG                                                           10,600
STATE STREET T&B CO LTD TOKYO                                            14,900
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                                    23,600
 STATE STREET BANK AUSTRALIA (C                                          51,400
CHASE MANHATTAN BK AG FRNKFRT (S                                        140,100
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                                   117,700
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN                                             130,840
BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS                                               404,100
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN LTD LUX                                             453,883
NATIONAL ASTL BK MELBOURNE                                              296,300
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                                  468,700
BERMUDA TRUST FAR EAST HK                                               237,801
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                                8,396,740
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST                                                 14,300
MELLON BANK NA                                                          293,200
CITIBANK NA                                                              81,000
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                                    98,100
NORTHERN TRUST CO                                                     1,891,500
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                                           2,761,200
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN AND CO                                            3,466,901
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                  11,478,904
ROYAL TRUST -TORONTO                                                     11,800
CIBC MELLON TRUST                                                        95,760
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                        226,300
NORTHERN TRUST CO                                                       622,400
JPMORGAN CHASE                                                          554,900
MELLON BANK NA                                                          608,996
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN AND CO                                            1,004,700
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                                           2,122,662
SOCIETE GENERALE                                                         12,800
STATE STREET MUNICH                                                      10,400
DEXIA PRIVATBANK                                                          8,200
CHASE MANHATTAN LONDON                                                    9,100
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                      38,700
CITIBANK LONDON                                                          41,400
BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN                                              47,500
CHASE MANHTTN BK AG FRNKFRT (S                                           70,000
CLYDESDALE BANK PLC                                                     128,000
MIDLAND SECURITIES SERVICES                                             115,600
HSBC BANK PLC                                                           236,900
BANKERS TRUST LONDON                                                    236,200
MELLON BANK                                                           1,226,800
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S                                        2,031,210
BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS                                             2,428,633
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                                3,249,400
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                                 3,765,750

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: 28 OCTOBER 2005

12. Total holding following this notification: 52,006,680 SHARES

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification*: 9.21%

14. Any additional information

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries: NEIL BURDETT, 020 8457
8229

16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
responsible for making this notification: NEIL BURDETT

17. Date of notification: 28 OCTOBER 2005

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


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