Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Smiths Industries PLC
31 March 2000


Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
Smiths Industries plc

2   Name of director:
Einar Lindh

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:
Director's interest

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

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:
Grant of share option under Section B of the Smiths Industries 1995 Executive
Share Option Scheme.

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:


8   Percentage of issued class:


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:
N/A

13  Date of transaction:
31/03/2000

14  Date company informed:
N/A

15  Total holding following this notification:


16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:


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

17  Date of grant:
31/03/2000

18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:
31/03/2003 - 31/03/2010

19  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:
0

20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:
Ordinary shares of 25p, 36631

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

22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:
196817 shares

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




Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
Smiths Industries plc

2   Name of director:
Lawrence Henry Neil Kinet

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:
Director's interest

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

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:
Grant of share option under Section B of the Smiths Industries 1995 Executive
Share Option Scheme.

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:


8   Percentage of issued class:


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:
N/A

13  Date of transaction:
31/03/2000

14  Date company informed:
N/A

15  Total holding following this notification:


16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:


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

17  Date of grant:
31/03/2000

18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:
31/03/2003 to 31/03/2010

19  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:
0

20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:
Ordinary shares of 25p, 59733

21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:
750p per share

22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:
59733 shares

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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