Holding(s) in Company

Smiths Group PLC

22 January 2025

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00B1WY2338

Issuer Name

SMITHS GROUP PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

US

4. Details of the shareholder

Name	City of registered office	Country of registered office
J.P. Morgan Securities plc

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

20-Jan-2025

6. Date on which Issuer notified

22-Jan-2025

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	0.385159	4.765071	5.150230	17670847
Position of previous notification (if applicable)

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)	Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
GB00B1WY2338		1321510		0.385159
Sub Total 8.A	1321510		0.385159%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
Depository Receipt			200	0.000058
Sub Total 8.B1			200	0.000058%

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Cash-settled Equity Swap	10/02/2025	10/02/2025	Cash	1564	0.000456
Cash-settled Equity Swap	07/05/2025	07/05/2025	Cash	138591	0.040393
Cash-settled Equity Swap	08/05/2025	08/05/2025	Cash	507989	0.148055
Cash-settled Equity Swap	12/05/2025	12/05/2025	Cash	167386	0.048785
Cash-settled Equity Swap	14/05/2025	14/05/2025	Cash	1689752	0.492484
Cash-settled Equity Swap	11/06/2025	11/06/2025	Cash	767512	0.223694
Cash-settled Equity Swap	17/06/2025	17/06/2025	Cash	762708	0.222294
Cash-settled Equity Swap	18/06/2025	18/06/2025	Cash	500000	0.145727
Cash-settled Equity Swap	19/06/2025	19/06/2025	Cash	9706	0.002829
Cash-settled Equity Swap	30/06/2025	30/06/2025	Cash	77013	0.022446
Cash-settled Equity Swap	10/07/2025	10/07/2025	Cash	1666632	0.485746
Cash-settled Equity Swap	16/07/2025	16/07/2025	Cash	158533	0.046205
Cash-settled Equity Swap	05/08/2025	05/08/2025	Cash	855301	0.249280
Cash-settled Equity Swap	12/08/2025	12/08/2025	Cash	339	0.000099
Cash-settled Equity Swap	13/08/2025	13/08/2025	Cash	3079652	0.897575
Cash-settled Equity Swap	19/08/2025	19/08/2025	Cash	1516710	0.442050
Cash-settled Equity Swap	02/09/2025	02/09/2025	Cash	901	0.000263
Cash-settled Equity Swap	10/09/2025	10/09/2025	Cash	922	0.000269
Cash-settled Equity Swap	18/09/2025	18/09/2025	Cash	3103624	0.904562
Cash-settled Equity Swap	24/09/2025	24/09/2025	Cash	1272139	0.370769
Cash-settled Equity Swap	01/10/2025	01/10/2025	Cash	21	0.000006
Cash-settled Equity Swap	14/10/2025	14/10/2025	Cash	232	0.000068
Cash-settled Equity Swap	29/10/2025	29/10/2025	Cash	35562	0.010365
Cash-settled Equity Swap	03/12/2025	03/12/2025	Cash	8376	0.002441
Cash-settled Equity Swap	16/01/2026	16/01/2026	Cash	3821	0.001114
Cash-settled Equity Swap	05/02/2026	05/02/2026	Cash	2282	0.000665
Cash-settled Equity Swap	18/02/2026	18/02/2026	Cash	12051	0.003512
Cash-settled Equity Swap	19/02/2026	19/02/2026	Cash	4262	0.001242
Cash-settled Equity Swap	03/03/2026	03/03/2026	Cash	4011	0.001169
Cash-settled Equity Swap	20/04/2029	20/04/2029	Cash	571	0.000166
Cash-settled Equity Swap	21/01/2030	21/01/2030	Cash	974	0.000284
Sub Total 8.B2				16349137	4.765013%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person	Name of controlled undertaking	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	J.P. Morgan Securities plc		4.765012	5.141779%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
JPMorgan Chase & Co	J.P. Morgan SE

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

Chain of controlled undertakings:

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (100%)
J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited (100%)
J.P. Morgan Capital Holdings Limited (100%)
J.P. Morgan Securities plc (100%)

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPMorgan Chase Holdings LLC (100%)
J.P. Morgan Broker-Dealer Holdings Inc. (100%)
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (100%)

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (100%)
J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited (100%)
J.P. Morgan SE (100%)

12. Date of Completion

22-Jan-2025

13. Place Of Completion

London, United Kingdom

 

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