Director Shareholding

Smiths Group PLC
01 October 2003

01 October 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:

Interest of director's wife

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:

Purchase of shares by Mrs Kaye Lorraine Lillycrop through a non discretionary
PEP.

7          Number of shares/amount of stock acquired: 899 shares

8          Percentage of issued class: <0.001%

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: 673.88p

13         Date of transaction: 30 September 2003

14         Date company informed: 30 September 2003

15         Total holding following this notification: 68,043 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: 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


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