Holding(s) in Company

Smiths Group PLC
19 August 2005

19 August 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                                         1,465,300
BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS                                             295,700
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN LTD LUX                                           274,583
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                                415,200
NATIONAL ASTL BK MELBOURNE                                            304,100
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                                 126,900
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN                                            91,400
BERMUDA TRUST FAR EAST HK                                             199,501
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                              5,743,140
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN AND CO                                          2,336,301
CITIBANK NA                                                            81,000
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST                                               14,300
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                 7,631,004
MELLON BANK NA                                                         57,300
NORTHERN TRUST CO                                                   1,258,100
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                                  98,100
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                                         2,141,800
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                      149,000
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN AND CO                                            447,300
JPMORGAN CHASE                                                        245,000
MELLON BANK NA                                                        387,396
NORTHERN TRUST CO                                                     218,400
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                                           738,062
BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS                                           1,561,201
BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN                                            47,500
BANKERS TRUST LONDON                                                  203,300
CHASE MANHATTAN LONDON                                                  9,600
CHASE MANHTTN BK AG FRNKFRT                                            70,000
CITIBANK LONDON                                                        44,500
CLYDESDALE BANK PLC                                                    94,600
DEXIA PRIVATBANK                                                        8,200
HSBC BANK PLC                                                         177,500
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                              2,412,500
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                    38,700
MELLON BANK                                                           786,800
MIDLAND SECURITIES SERVICES                                           102,300
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                               2,838,550
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN                                         1,322,670

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: 19 AUGUST 2005

12. Total holding following this notification: 34,592,008 SHARES

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification*: 6.13%

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: 19 AUGUST 2005

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


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