Holding(s) in Company

Smiths Group PLC
10 February 2006

10 FEBRUARY 2006

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:

(A)    FMR CORP. AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES AND

(B)    FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES

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 FMR CORP. AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES AND
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES AND MR
EDWARD C JOHNSON 3D, A PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDER OF FMR CORP. AND FIDELITY
INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, OF DISCLOSABLE INTERESTS ARISING UNDER S208(4)(b) OF THE
COMPANIES ACT 1985.

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

STATE STREET HONG KONG                                               13,400
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                                         165,800
BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN                                       2,301,300
TRUST & CUST SRVCS BK LTD, TOKO                                      23,800
NOMURA TRUST AND BANKING                                             31,600
MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPAN                                          191,800
ING LUXEMBORUG                                                       20,300
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                                44,900
STATE STREET BANK AUSTRALIA (C                                       97,000
CHASE MANHATTAN BK AG FRNKFRT (S                                    263,300
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                               178,100
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN                                         198,240
NATIONAL ASTL BK MELBOURNE                                           62,700
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                              163,900
BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS                                           371,500
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN LTD LUX                                         439,360
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                              927,600
BERMUDA TRUST FAR EAST HK                                           250,501
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                            8,432,144
MELLON BANK NA                                                       17,500
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST                                              9,600
MELLON BANK NA                                                      297,500
CITIBANK NA                                                          58,000
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                               112,900
NORTHERN TRUST CO                                                 1,558,600
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                                       1,554,500
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN AND CO                                        1,378,900
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                              14,214,496
ROYAL TRUST -TORONTO                                                 23,900
CIBC MELLON TRUST                                                   178,490
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                    324,300
NORTHERN TRUST CO                                                 1,283,900
JPMORGAN CHASE                                                      587,300
MELLON BANK NA                                                      753,596
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN AND CO                                        1,695,300
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                                       3,046,143
SOCIETE GENERALE                                                     28,000
DEXIA PRIVATBANK                                                      9,500
CHASE MANHATTAN LONDON                                                8,800
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                  44,600
BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN                                          75,200
CHASE MANHTTN BK AG FRNKFRT (S                                       82,900
CLYDESDALE BANK PLC                                                 107,200
MIDLAND SECURITIES SERVICES                                          62,200
HSBC BANK PLC                                                       344,200
BANKERS TRUST LONDON                                                137,200
MELLON BANK                                                       1,023,500
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S                                    2,211,590
BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS                                         1,846,040
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                            3,044,000
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                             3,837,230

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: 10 FEBRUARY 2006

12. Total holding following this notification: 54,134,330 SHARES

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification*: 9.57%

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: 10 FEBRUARY 2006

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


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