1 OCTOBER 2008
SMITHS GROUP PLC - VOTING RIGHTS AND SHARE CAPITAL
DISCLOSURE AND TRANSPARENCY RULES DTR 5.6.1 R
TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS = 388,087,023
As at 30 September 2008 the issued share capital of Smiths Group plc comprised 388,087,023 ordinary shares of 37.5p each nominal value and 459,157 non-cumulative preference shares of 1p nominal value ('B shares'), all of which have been admitted to the Official List of the FSA and admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange.
Each ordinary share has one vote on a poll.
The B shares do not have voting rights.
Smiths Group plc does not hold any shares in treasury.
Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Smiths Group plc is 388,087,023, which number should be used by shareholders and other parties subject to disclosure obligations as the denominator for the calculations by which they determine if they are required to notify their interest in or a change to their interest in the share capital of Smiths Group plc under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.