Holding in Company

Smiths Group PLC
20 September 2001


20 September 2001

Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1 Name of company: Smiths Group plc

2 Name of shareholder having a major interest: Barclays PLC

3 Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18:

Notification by Barclays PLC that it no longer has a notifiable interest
through its subsidiary Barclays Bank PLC

4 Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them: Not disclosed

5 Number of shares/amount of stock acquired: Not disclosed

6 Percentage of issued class: N/A

7 Number of shares/amount of stock disposed: Not disclosed

8 Percentage of issued class: N/A

9 Class of security: Ordinary shares of 25p

10 Date of transaction: 19 September 2001

11 Date company informed: 20 September 2001

12 Total holding following this notification: Not disclosed

13 Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification: Not
disclosed

14 Contact name for queries: Neil Burdett

15 Contact telephone number: 020 8457 8229

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

17 Date of notification: 20 September 2001