Holding(s) in Company

Smiths Group PLC
24 May 2002


24 May 2002


Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1. Name of company: Smiths Group plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest: The Capital Group Companies, 
                                                Inc.


3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or 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 by The Capital Group Companies, Inc. on behalf of its affiliates,
including Capital International S.A., Capital International Limited, Capital
International, Inc. and Capital Guardian Trust Company in respect of funds
managed on behalf of investment clients.


4. Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:

Shareholder                                                              Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                         6,875,280
Bank of New York Nominees Limited                                     1,096,213
Chase Nominees Limited                                               19,352,895
BT Globenet Nominees Limited                                            275,446
Midland Bank plc                                                      6,950,192
Bankers Trust                                                         2,062,064
Barclays Bank                                                           888,180
Citibank London                                                         799,365
Nortrust Nominees Limited                                             5,552,758
Royal Bank of Scotland                                                   16,012
Citibank NA Toronto                                                      70,979
ROY Nominees Limited                                                     33,500
Morgan Guaranty                                                           3,344
Citibank                                                                  9,504
Deutsche Bank AG                                                         20,600
Lloyds Bank                                                               6,492
Deutsche Bank Mannheim                                                   29,000
State Street Bank & Trust Co                                             75,500
MSS Nominees Limited                                                     56,900
HSBC Bank plc                                                            16,100
Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited                                            429,100
KAS UK                                                                    4,007
Chase Manhattan Nominee Limited Australia                                 4,741


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 company informed: 24 May 2002 (re interests as at 22 May 2002)


12. Total holding following this notification: 44,628,172 shares


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification: 8.004%


14. Contact name for queries: Neil Burdett


15 Contact telephone number: 020 8457 8229


16 Name of company official responsible for making notification: Neil Burdett


17 Date of notification: 24 May 2002


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