Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 2632E

Smiths Group PLC

25 September 2008

25 SEPTEMBER 2008

SMITHS GROUP PLC (issuer)

DTR 3.1.4R(1)

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTOR AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY (PDMRs) PURSUANT TO DTR 3.1.4R(1)(a)

On 24 September 2008 the conditional share awards granted under the Smiths Group Co-Investment Plan (CIP) on 25 October 2005 vested in accordance with the CIP rules. As a consequence of the vesting, the Director and PDMRs of the Company listed in the table below received the number of ordinary shares of 37.5p in Smiths Group plc (Shares) shown in Col C against their names, in satisfaction of their respective awards. Also on 24 September 2008, these individuals sold in the market the number of Shares shown in Col E against their names, in order to finance the cost of income tax and NIC or social security charges that they have incurred as a result of their awards vesting. The sale price of these Shares was 1040.2461 pence per share.

Col A	Col B	Col C	Col D	Col E	Col F	Col G	Col H
Name	Status	Shares acquired under CIP	% of Issued Share Capital acquired	Shares sold in market	% of Issued Share Capital sold	Total holding of Shares following notification	% of Issued Share Capital held
Mr John Langston	Director	51,680	0.01%	21, 242	<0.01%	206,088	0.05%
Mr Paul Cox	PMDR	5,609	<0.01%	2,251	<0.01%	26,467	<0.01%
Mr Stephen Phipson	PMDR	23,161	<0.01%	9,520	<0.01%	71,972	0.02%
Mr Tedd Smith	PMDR	13,698	<0.01%	6,165	<0.01%	43,521	0.01%
Mr Arnold Wagner	PDMR	25,630	<0.01%	10,535	<0.01%	83,906	0.02%