Holding(s) in Company

Smiths Group PLC
26 November 2003



26 November 2003

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 Research and Management Company, 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                                    11,241,020
Bank of New York Nominees Limited                                 3,137,440
Chase Nominees Limited                                           28,299,198
BT Globenet Nominees Limited                                        615,914
Midland Bank plc                                                  7,931,832
Bankers Trust                                                     3,248,552
Barclays Bank                                                     1,382,280
Citibank London                                                     192,304
Nortrust Nominees Limited                                         7,570,170
Royal Bank of Scotland                                              176,912
Citibank NA, Toronto                                                210,299
ROY Nominees Limited                                                129,400
Morgan Guaranty                                                      91,944
Deutsche Bank AG                                                    424,900
Mellon Bank NA                                                       10,500
Lloyds Bank                                                          15,892
Deutsche Bank Mannheim                                               16,900
State Street Bank & Trust Co.                                       383,733
MSS Nominees Limited                                                 58,300
HSBC Bank plc                                                       468,171
Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited                                        960,057
KAS UK                                                                6,507
RBSTB Nominees Limited                                               21,300
Bank One London                                                      32,100
Brown Bros                                                           40,200
Northern Trust                                                      237,852
Cede & Co                                                             3,500

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: 26 November 2003 (re interests as at 20 November
2003)

12. Total holding following this notification: 66,907,177 shares

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
11.942%

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: 26 November 2003



Additional Information

Capital Guardian Trust Company ('CGTC') is an affiliate of Capital Group
Companies, Inc. ('CGCI'). The interests of CGTC in the share capital of the
Company amount to 9.669% of the issued share capital and are included in the
overall interests notified by CGCI.


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