Director Declaration

Smiths Group PLC
17 February 2006


17 FEBRUARY 2006

SMITHS GROUP PLC

NOTIFICATION UNDER LISTING RULE LR 9.6.14R
DETAILS OF CHANGES IN DIRECTORSHIPS HELD BY A CURRENT DIRECTOR

Mr Donald Brydon, the Chairman of Smiths Group plc, has been appointed as
Chairman of Taylor Nelson Sofres plc and has resigned as a director of Edinburgh
UK Tracker Trust plc.


Contact for queries:

Neil Burdett
Smiths Group plc
765 Finchley Road
London NW11 8DS
Tel: [phone]

Date of Notification: 17 February 2006


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