Total Voting Rights

Smiths Group PLC
02 April 2007


2 APRIL 2007

SMITHS GROUP PLC - VOTING RIGHTS AND SHARE CAPITAL

DISCLOSURE AND TRANSPARENCY RULES DTR 5.6.1 R

TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS = 573,546,452

As at 31 March 2007 the issued share capital of Smiths Group plc comprised
573,546,452 ordinary shares of 25p each nominal value, all of which have been
admitted to the Official List of the FSA and admitted to trading on the London
Stock Exchange.  Each share has one vote on a poll.

Smiths Group plc does not hold any shares in treasury.

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Smiths Group plc is 573,546,452,
which number should be used by shareholders and other parties subject to
disclosure obligations as the denominator for the calculations by which they
determine if they are required to notify their interest in or a change to their
interest in the share capital of Smiths Group plc under the FSA's Disclosure and
Transparency Rules.




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