Holding(s) in Company

Smiths Group PLC
24 May 2004

24 May 2004

SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company: Smiths Group plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest: Legal & General Group 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 Legal & General Investment Management Limited re the notifiable
interests of Legal & General Group plc and/or its subsidiaries.

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/c 914945                     196,125
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/c 923363                     311,179
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/c 775237                      88,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/c 886603                   3,301,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/c 775245                   2,211,706
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/c 130007                     159,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/c 770286                     234,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/c 357206                  14,185,425
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/c 866197                      79,991
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/c 904332                      47,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/c 754612                     586,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/c 361602                      23,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/c 282605                   1,174,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/c 360509                     728,492
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/c 766793                      74,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/c 824434                      34,649
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited A/c 924422                      93,000


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: 21 May 2004

12. Total holding following this notification: 23,526,567

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification: 4.192%

14. Any additional information

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries: Neil Burdett, 020 8457
8229

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification: Neil Burdett

17. Date of notification: 24 May 2004


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