Holding(s) in Company

Smiths Group PLC
9 May 2002


9 May 2002

Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1 Name of company: Smiths Group plc

2 Name of shareholder having a major interest: The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

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 The Capital Group Companies, Inc. on behalf of its affiliates,
including Capital Research and Management Company, Capital International S.A.,
Capital International Limited, Capital International, Inc. and Capital Guardian
Trust Company in respect of funds managed on behalf of investment clients.

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

Shareholder                                                                       Shares

State Street Nominees Limited                                                  6,168,380
Bank of New York Nominees Limited                                              1,045,513
Chase Nominees Limited                                                        20,449,354
BT Globenet Nominees Limited                                                     268,846
Midland Bank plc                                                               6,701,392
Bankers Trust                                                                  1,949,564
Barclays Bank                                                                    838,180
Citibank London                                                                  789,865
Nortrust Nominees Limited                                                      5,353,558
Royal Bank of Scotland                                                            14,812
Citibank NA Toronto                                                               69,479
ROY Nominees Limited                                                              32,300
Morgan Guaranty                                                                    3,344
Citibank                                                                           9,504
Deutsche Bank AG                                                                   6,400
Lloyds Bank                                                                        4,492
State Street Bank & Trust Co                                                      32,600
MSS Nominees Limited                                                              53,700
HSBC Bank plc                                                                     13,000
Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited                                                     420,400
KAS UK                                                                             4,007
Chase Manhattan Nominee Limited Australia                                          4,741



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: Not disclosed

11 Date company informed: 9 May 2002 (re interests as at 8 May 2002)

12 Total holding following this notification: 44,233,431 shares

13 Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification: 7.939%

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: 9 May 2002



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