Additional Listing

Smiths Group PLC
15 April 2002


15 April 2002

                                Smiths Group plc

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Application has been made to the Financial Services Authority and the London
Stock Exchange Plc for a total of 600,000 Ordinary shares of 25p each ('shares')
to be admitted to the Official List.

It is expected that admission will be granted 17 April 2002, and that trading
will commence on 18 April 2002.

These shares are being reserved under a block listing and will be issued as a
result of the exercise of share options pursuant to the following scheme:

Scheme                                                         Shares

Smiths Industries 1982 SAYE Share Option Scheme                600,000

When issued, these shares will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary
shares.

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