Holding(s) in Company

Smiths Group PLC
09 January 2007

9 JANUARY 2007

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:

FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES

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 FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES ON BEHALF
OF CLIENTS

4.   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder,
the number of shares held by each of them:
SHAREHOLDER                                                               SHARES
BANK OF NEW YORK, LONDON                                                 613,881
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, LONDON                                           21,336,724
CITIBANK NA, LONDON                                                      387,799
CLYDESDALE BANK PLC                                                      480,490
EUROCLEAR BANK SA, BRUSSELS                                               27,000
GOLDMAN SACHS SECS NOMINEES                                            1,376,000
HSBC BANK PLC, LONDON                                                    360,929
MELLON BANK NA, LONDON                                                 2,640,629
NORTHERN TRUST CO                                                      1,499,245
ROYAL TRUST CORP OF CANADA, LONDON                                       947,699
STATE STREET BANK, LONDON                                              3,756,442

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: 9 JANUARY 2007

12.  Total holding following this notification: 33,426,838 SHARES

13.  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification*:
5.86%

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: 9 JANUARY 2007

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


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