Holding(s) in Company

Smiths Group PLC
29 October 2002

29 October 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                             11,155,569
Bank of New York Nominees Limited                         2,355,325
Chase Nominees Limited                                    28,537,303
BT Globenet Nominees Limited                              707,914
Midland Bank plc                                          9,607,292
Bankers Trust                                             2,972,564
Barclays Bank                                             1,449,280
Citibank London                                           1,012,620
Nortrust Nominees Limited                                 7,358,452
Royal Bank of Scotland                                    176,912
Citibank NA Toronto                                       142,179
ROY Nominees Limited                                      103,200
Morgan Guaranty                                           32,744
Citibank                                                  27,904
Deutsche Bank AG                                          105,600
Mellon Bank NA                                            3,600
Lloyds Bank                                               15,892
Deutsche Bank Mannheim                                    2,400
State Street Bank & Trust Co                              296,233
MSS Nominees Limited                                      107,400
HSBC Bank plc                                             163,400
Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited                              721,157
KAS UK                                                    6,507
RBSTB Nominees Limited                                    25,100
Bank One London                                           9,000
Chase Manhattan Nominee Limited Australia                 13,641
Brown Bros.                                               36,800
Northern Trust                                            14,900

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: 29 October 2002 (re interests as at 28 October 2002)

12. Total holding following this notification: 67,160,888 shares

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
12.025%

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: 29 October 2002


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