Holding(s) in Company

Smiths Group PLC
17 November 2006

17 NOVEMBER 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:

SHAREHOLDER                                                           SHARES
STATE STREET HONG KONG                                                18,500
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                                          315,800
BNP PARISBAS, PARIS                                                  333,500
BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN                                        3,198,800
TRUST & CUST SRVCS BK LTD, TOKO                                       20,260
NOMURA TRUST AND BANKING                                              37,700
MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPAN                                           187,400
ING LUXEMBORUG                                                        20,300
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                                 42,900
STATE STREET BANK AUSTRALIA (C                                        98,400
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S                                       120,920
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                                162,500
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                               193,900
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN LTD LUX                                        2,024,814
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                             4,540,916
BERMUDA TRUST FAR EAST HK                                            259,304
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                             7,926,483
MELLON BANK NA                                                        17,300
MELLON BANK NA                                                        35,700
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                                 83,700
NORTHERN TRUST CO                                                    102,200
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                                          667,500
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN AND CO                                           781,900
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                              12,673,452
ROYAL TRUST -TORONTO                                                  20,719
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN AND CO                                            37,700
CIBC MELLON TRUST                                                    115,480
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                     365,200
JPMORGAN CHASE                                                       402,500
MELLON BANK NA                                                       672,920
NORTHERN TRUST CO                                                    818,200
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                                        1,772,963
DEXIA PRIVATBANK                                                       9,500
SOCIETE GENERALE                                                      42,800
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                   44,600
CHASE MANHTTN BK AG FRNKFRT (S                                        82,900
MIDLAND SECURITIES SERVICES                                          124,140
BANKERS TRUST LONDON                                                 264,380
HSBC BANK PLC                                                        462,000
BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS                                            773,369
MELLON BANK                                                          981,800
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S                                     1,699,519
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                             2,133,300
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                              3,419,880
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                2,778,858

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: 17 NOVEMBER 2006

12.     Total holding following this notification: 50,886,877 SHARES

13.     Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification*:
8.94%

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: 17 NOVEMBER 2006

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


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