Investor Day Smiths Interconn

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Smiths Group PLC

22 June 2010

News Release

London, 22 June 2010

For immediate release

Smiths Group plc - Investor DayS ON SMITHS INTERCONNECT AND SMITHS MEDICAL

Smiths Group plc is holding investor presentations over the next two days on its Smiths Interconnect and Smiths Medical businesses.

Smiths Interconnect is today hosting a trip to its TRAK Microwave facility in Tampa, Florida, and Smiths Medical will meet investors and analysts tomorrow at its headquarters in St Paul, Minnesota. These two divisions represented 43% of 2009 Group sales and almost half of the Group's headline operating profit.

Both days will involve presentations on the divisional business strategies, describe their growth drivers and include a site tour and product demonstrations.

No new material information will be disclosed in the presentations, nor will there be any update on current trading.

The presentation materials for Smiths Interconnect will be available on www.smiths.com from 13.30 (UK time) on 22 June and the Smiths Medical materials will be available at 14.30 (UK time) on 23 June. Webcasts of both presentations will be available approximately 48 hours after each presentation takes place.

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Smiths Interconnect www.smithsinterconnect.com is a leader in technically differentiated electronic and radio frequency products that connect, protect and control critical systems for wireless communications, aerospace, defence, space, medical, rail and industrial markets. Smiths Medical www.smiths-medical.com is a leading supplier of specialist medical devices and equipment for global markets, focusing on the medication delivery, vital care and safety devices market segments. Both businesses are part of Smiths Group www.smiths.com, a global leader in applying advanced technologies for markets in threat and contraband detection, energy, medical devices, communications and engineered components. Smiths Group employs around 22,000 people in more than 50 countries.