Holding(s) in Company

Smiths Group PLC
07 March 2006


7 MARCH 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                                          315,800
BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN                                        2,337,300
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                                     255,500
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                                178,100
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN                                          202,660
NATIONAL ASTL BK MELBOURNE                                            62,700
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                               163,900
BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS                                            371,500
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN LTD LUX                                          441,060
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                             2,765,776
BERMUDA TRUST FAR EAST HK                                            262,804
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                             5,753,039
MELLON BANK NA                                                        17,500
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST                                               9,600
CITIBANK NA                                                           58,000
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                                112,900
MELLON BANK NA                                                       293,400
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                                        2,114,100
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN AND CO                                         1,302,600
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                               13,966,804
ROYAL TRUST -TORONTO                                                  23,900
CIBC MELLON TRUST                                                    186,590
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                     332,000
NORTHERN TRUST CO                                                  1,111,200
JPMORGAN CHASE                                                       592,500
MELLON BANK NA                                                       720,896
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN AND CO                                         1,614,200
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                                        3,164,243
SOCIETE GENERALE                                                      28,000
DEXIA PRIVATBANK                                                       9,500
CHASE MANHATTAN LONDON                                                 8,800
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                   44,600
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                                     2,136,699
BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS                                          1,846,040
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                             2,062,330
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                              3,777,130


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: 7 MARCH 2006

12. Total holding following this notification: 50,823,671 SHARES

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification*: 8.99%

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: 7 MARCH 2006

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







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