Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Smiths Industries PLC
17 May 2000


Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
Smiths Industries plc

2   Name of director:
Keith Oliver Butler-Wheelhouse

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:
Holding 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):
Keith Oliver Butler-Wheelhouse

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:
Allotment of shares under the Scrip Dividend Share Alternative Scheme (2000
interim dividend)

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

8   Percentage of issued class:
<0.001%

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
0

10  Percentage of issued class:
N/A

11  Class of security:
Ordinary shares of 25p

12  Price per share:
713.8p

13  Date of transaction:
17 May 2000

14  Date company informed:
17 May 2000

15  Total holding following this notification:
36542 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:


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:
Neil Burdett

24  Contact telephone number:
020 8457 8229

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Neil Burdett




Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
 Smiths Industries plc

2   Name of director:
Norman Victor Barber

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:
Holding 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):
Norman Victor Barber

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:
Allotment of shares under Scrip Dividend Share Alternative Scheme (2000
interim dividend)

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
1344 shares

8   Percentage of issued class:
<0.001%

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
0

10  Percentage of issued class:
N/A

11  Class of security:
Ordinary shares of 25p

12  Price per share:
713.8p

13  Date of transaction:
17 May 2000

14  Date company informed:
17 May 2000

15  Total holding following this notification:
119810 shares

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.038%

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:
Neil Burdett

24  Contact telephone number:
020 8457 8229

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Neil Burdett




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:
Holding 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):
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:
Allotment of shares under Scrip Dividend Share Alternative Scheme (2000
interim dividend)

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

8   Percentage of issued class:
<0.001%

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
0

10  Percentage of issued class:
N/A

11  Class of security:
Ordinary shares of 25p

12  Price per share:
713.8p

13  Date of transaction:
17 May 2000

14  Date company informed:
17 May 2000

15  Total holding following this notification:
23215 shares

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.007%

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:
Neil Burdett

24  Contact telephone number:
020 8457 8229

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Neil Burdett




Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
Smiths Industries 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:
Holding 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):
Alan Matthew Thomson

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:
Allotment of shares under Scrip Dividend Share Alternative Scheme (2000
interim dividend)

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

8   Percentage of issued class:
<0.001%

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
0

10  Percentage of issued class:
N/A

11  Class of security:
Ordinary shares of 25p

12  Price per share:
713.8p

13  Date of transaction:
17 May 2000

14  Date company informed:
17 May 2000

15  Total holding following this notification:
28841 shares

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.009%

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:
Neil Burdett

24  Contact telephone number:
020 8457 8229

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Neil Burdett




Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
Smiths Industries plc

2   Name of director:
Roger Frank Leverton

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:
Holding 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):
Roger Frank Leverton

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:
Allotment of shares under Scrip Dividend Share Alternative Scheme (2000
interim dividend)

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

8   Percentage of issued class:
< 0.001%

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
0

10  Percentage of issued class:
N/A

11  Class of security:
Ordinary shares of 25p

12  Price per share:
713.8p

13  Date of transaction:
17 May 2000

14  Date company informed:
17 May 2000

15  Total holding following this notification:
2750 shares

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
< 0.001%

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:
Neil Burdett

24  Contact telephone number:
020 8457 8229

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Neil Burdett




Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
Smiths Industries plc

2   Name of director:
George Macdonald Kennedy

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:
Holding 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):
George Macdonald Kennedy

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:
Allotment of shares under Scrip Dividend Share Alternative Scheme (2000
interim dividend)

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

8   Percentage of issued class:
< 0.001%

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:
713.8p

13  Date of transaction:
17 May 2000

14  Date company informed:
17 May 2000

15  Total holding following this notification:
82683 shares

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.026%

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:
Neil Burdett

24  Contact telephone number:
020 8457 8229

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Neil Burdett




Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
Smiths Industries plc

2   Name of director:
Peter Thomas Hollins

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:
Holding 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):
Peter Thomas Hollins

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:
Allotment of shares under Scrip Dividend Share Alternative Scheme (2000
interim dividend)

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

8   Percentage of issued class:
<0.001%

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:
713.8p

13  Date of transaction:
17 May 2000

14  Date company informed:
17 May 2000

15  Total holding following this notification:
511 shares

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
<0.001%

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:
Neil Burdett

24  Contact telephone number:
020 8457 8229

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Neil Burdett




Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
Smiths Industries plc

2   Name of director:
Keith Orrell-Jones

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:
Holding 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):
Keith Orrell-Jones

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:
Allotment of shares under Scrip Dividend Share Alternative Scheme (2000
interim dividend)

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
35

8   Percentage of issued class:
<0.001%

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
0

10  Percentage of issued class:
n/a

11  Class of security:
Ordinary shares of 25p

12  Price per share:
713.8p

13  Date of transaction:
17 May 2000

14  Date company informed:
17 May 2000

15  Total holding following this notification:
3155 shares

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.001%

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:
Neil Burdett

24  Contact telephone number:
020 8457 8229

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Neil Burdett


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