Directorate Change

Smiths Group PLC
28 May 2004

28 May 2004

Further to the recent announcement that Mr David Challen will shortly become a
non-executive director of Smiths Group plc, and in view of the current limit on
the total number of directors of the Company, Mr Challen will be formally
appointed to the Board upon the retirement of Mr Orrell-Jones on 21 September
2004.  Meanwhile Mr Challen will attend Board and Board Committee meetings and
undertake an induction programme in the usual way.

For further details contact Bernard Carey - tel: [phone]




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