Holding(s) in Company

Smiths Group PLC
22 November 2004


22 November 2004


Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares


1. Name of company: Smiths Group plc


2. Name of shareholder having a major interest: Barclays PLC


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 Barclays PLC of a notifiable interest through the legal
entities: Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd; Barclays Global Investors
Ltd; Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd; Barclays Private Bank Ltd; Barclays
Global Investors Japan Ltd; Barclays Global Investors, N.A.; Barclays Global
Fund Advisors; Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd; Barclays Life Assurance Co
Ltd; Gerrard Ltd; Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd; and Barclays Global Investors
Japan Trust


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

Registered holder                                              Shares

Bank of Ireland                                               100,846
Barclays Trust Co & Others                                      1,018
Barclays Trust Co as Exec/Adm                                     124
Barclays Trust Co DMC69                                        11,500
Barclays Trust Co E99                                           3,530
Barclays Trust Co R69                                          56,873
Chase Nominees Ltd 16376 a/c                                  312,002
Chase Nominees Ltd 20947 a/c                                1,960,179
CIBC Mellon Global Securities                                   1,622
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03102147 a/c                        1,000
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                5,779,855
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16331 a/c                             190,325
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16338 a/c                              36,439
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16341 a/c                             377,449
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16342 a/c                              68,298
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16344 a/c                              26,164
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16345 a/c                              44,459
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16400 a/c                           5,726,850
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 17011 a/c                               9,245
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 18408 a/c                              34,957
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                           736,341
Mellon Trust - Boston & SF                                    114,776
Mellon Trust of New England                                    34,453
Mitsubishi Trust International                                  3,282
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                                 83,534
R C Greig Nominees Ltd BL1 a/c                                271,365
R C Greig Nominees Ltd CM1 a/c                                110,333
R C Greig Nominees Ltd GP1 a/c                                236,026
R C Greig Nominees Ltd SA1 a/c                                112,104
Reflex Nominees Ltd                                             1,027
State Street                                                    9,505
State Street Boston                                           544,855
Sumitomo TB                                                       642
The Bank of New York                                            4,773
The Northern Trust Company - L                                135,740
Wells Fargo Seattle - Wire Ban                                 11,068
Zeban Nominees Ltd                                             14,683


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: 22 November 2004 (re interests as at 16 November
2004)


12. Total holding following this notification: 17,167,242 shares


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification: 3.06%


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: 22 November 2004



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