Director Declaration

Smiths Group PLC
30 April 2008


30 APRIL 2008

SMITHS GROUP PLC

DIRECTOR DECLARATION

LISTING RULE 9.6.14 R

Mr Philip Bowman, the Chief Executive of Smiths Group plc, resigned as a
director of Scottish & Newcastle plc, with effect from 28 April 2008, as a
consequence of the acquisition of that company by a consortium of Carlsberg and
Heineken.


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