Director Shareholding

Smiths Group PLC
30 March 2001

30 March 2001

Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1 Name of company: Smiths Group plc

2 Name of director: John Mulock Hignett

3 Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:

Holdings of director and spouse

4 Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified):

5 Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s): No

6 Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:

Purchases of shares through non-discretionary General PEPs held by Mr J M
Hignett and Mrs M Hignett.

7 Number of shares/amount of stock acquired: 1838 shares

8 Percentage of issued class: <0.001%

9 Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

10 Percentage of issued class:

11 Class of security: Ordinary shares of 25p

12 Price per share: 763.5p

13 Date of transaction: 28 March 2001

14 Date company informed: 30 March 2001

15 Total holding following this notification: 67,675 shares

16 Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.012%

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17 Date of grant:

18 Period during which or date on which exercisable:

19 Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:

20 Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:

21 Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:

22 Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification:

23 Contact name for queries: Neil Burdett

24 Contact telephone number: 020 8457 8229

25 Name of company official responsible for making notification: Neil Burdett