Director Shareholding

Smiths Group PLC
02 April 2003

2 April 2003

Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1          Name of company: Smiths Group plc

2          Name of director: David Peter Lillycrop

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: n/a

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

5          Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s): n/a

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

Lapse of option under the TI Group (1994) Savings Related Share Option Scheme

7          Number of shares/amount of stock acquired: n/a

8          Percentage of issued class: n/a

9          Number of shares/amount of stock disposed: n/a

10         Percentage of issued class: n/a

11         Class of security: Ordinary shares of 25p

12         Price per share: n/a

13         Date of transaction: n/a

14         Date company informed: n/a

15         Total holding following this notification: n/a

16         Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
n/a

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

17         Date of grant: n/a

18         Period during which or date on which exercisable: n/a

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

20         Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number: n/a

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

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

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 - Assistant Secretary



Additional information:

The option over 778 ordinary shares in Smiths Group plc, originally granted to
Mr Lillycrop in 1997 under the TI Group (1994) Savings Related Share Option
Scheme, lapsed at close on 1 April 2003 through not being exercised.


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