Total Voting Rights

Smiths Group PLC
31 August 2007


31 AUGUST 2007

SMITHS GROUP PLC - VOTING RIGHTS AND SHARE CAPITAL

DISCLOSURE AND TRANSPARENCY RULES DTR 5.6.1 R

TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS = 386,315,604

As at 31 August 2007 the issued share capital of Smiths Group plc comprised
386,315,604 ordinary shares of 37.5p each nominal value and 4,926,594
non-cumulative preference shares of 1p nominal value ('B shares'), all of which
have been admitted to the Official List of the FSA and admitted to trading on
the London Stock Exchange.

Each ordinary share has one vote on a poll.

The B shares do not have voting rights.

Smiths Group plc does not hold any shares in treasury.

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Smiths Group plc is 386,315,604,
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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