Result of EGM

Smiths Group PLC
20 February 2007

20 FEBRUARY 2007

SMITHS GROUP PLC - RESULT OF EGM

LISTING RULE LR 9.6.18 R

The Company is pleased to announce that the ordinary resolution proposed at the
Extraordinary General Meeting held on 20 February 2007 was subject to a poll and
was passed by the necessary majority.

The resolution and the result of the poll are shown below and will be posted on
the Company's website, www.smiths.com.

Resolution:

THAT the proposed Sale by the Seller of Smiths Aerospace (each as defined in the
circular to the Company's shareholders dated 30 January 2007) (the 'Circular')
be and is hereby approved on the terms and subject to the conditions contained
in the sale and purchase agreement dated 14 January 2007 between the Seller, the
Company, General Electric Company and GE Aviation UK (the 'Sale and Purchase
Agreement') as described in the Circular and the directors of the Company (or
any duly constituted committee thereof) be and are authorised to conclude and
implement the same in accordance with such terms and conditions and to agree
such amendments and variations to or waivers of such terms and conditions
(provided such amendments, variations or waivers are not of a material nature)
and to any documents relating thereto as they may in their absolute discretion
think fit.

Votes For                         364,198,694               99.87%

Votes Against                         460,698                0.13%

Votes Total                       364,659,392             100.00%

Notes:

(i)   The votes 'for' figures include those votes giving the Chairman discretion
on casting the votes.

(ii)   A 'vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the total
number of votes cast on a resolution or in the calculation of the percentages of
the votes cast for or against a resolution.

LISTING RULES LR 9.6.2 R AND LR 9.6.3 R

The Company has forwarded to the Document Viewing Facility of the UK Listing
Authority two copies of the resolution passed at the Extraordinary General
Meeting.

The above-mentioned copies will shortly be available for viewing at the Document
Viewing Facility, at the address below, from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm on every weekday
except bank holidays.

Document Viewing Facility
UK Listing Authority
The Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London  E14 5HS

Tel : [phone]

Printed copies may be obtained by writing to The Deputy Group Secretary, Smiths
Group plc, 765 Finchley Road, London NW11 8DS.


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