Director Shareholding

Smiths Group PLC
08 April 2005

08 April 2005

Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1 Name of company: Smiths Group plc

2 Name of director: Alan Matthew Thomson

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

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:

Exercise of option in respect of 9,555 shares granted under the Smiths
Industries Senior Executive Deferred Share Scheme
Exercise of option in respect of 62,500 shares granted under the Smiths
Industries (1984) Executive Share Option Scheme and the sale of those shares

7 Number of shares/amount of stock acquired: 72,055

8 Percentage of issued class: <0.01%

9 Number of shares/amount of stock disposed: 62,500

10 Percentage of issued class: <0.01%

11 Class of security: Ordinary shares of 25p

12 Price per share: 0.1p (option exercise price for Deferred Share Scheme
Exercise)
     Price per share: 480p (option exercise price for Executive Option Exercise)
     Price per share: 886.136p  (sale of 62,500 shares)

13 Date of transaction:  08 April 2005

14 Date company informed:  08 April 2005

15 Total holding following this notification: 114,386

16 Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification: <0.02%

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: Guy Norris

24 Contact telephone number: 020 8457 8326

25 Name of company official responsible for making notification: Guy Norris




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