Holding(s) in Company

Smiths Group PLC
29 September 2005


29 September 2005

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

LISTING RULE LR 9.6.7 R

1. Name of listed company: SMITHS GROUP PLC

2. Name of shareholder with a major interest:

(A)    FMR CORP. AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES AND

(B)    FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above; 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 ON BEHALF OF FMR CORP. AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES AND
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES AND MR
EDWARD C JOHNSON 3D, A PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDER OF FMR CORP. AND FIDELITY
INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, OF DISCLOSABLE INTERESTS ARISING UNDER S208(4)(b) OF THE
COMPANIES ACT 1985.

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:
STATE STREET HONG KONG                                                    11,200
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                                              144,000
BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN                                            1,572,200
TRUST & CUST SRVCS BK LTD, TOKO                                           12,500
NOMURA TRUST AND BANKING                                                  16,300
MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPAN                                                43,500
ING LUXEMBORUG                                                            10,600
STATE STREET T&B CO LTD TOKYO                                             14,900
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                                     23,600
 STATE STREET BANK AUSTRALIA (C                                           51,400
CHASE MANHATTAN BK AG FRNKFRT (S                                         140,100
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                                    116,400
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN                                              125,300
BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS                                                317,300
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN LTD LUX                                              453,883
NATIONAL ASTL BK MELBOURNE                                               337,300
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                                   526,500
BERMUDA TRUST FAR EAST HK                                                237,801
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                                 7,069,140
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST                                                  14,300
MELLON BANK NA                                                            35,500
CITIBANK NA                                                               81,000
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                                     98,100
NORTHERN TRUST CO                                                      1,891,500
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                                            2,154,400
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN AND CO                                             3,505,601
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                   10,544,904
ROYAL TRUST -TORONTO                                                      11,800
CIBC MELLON TRUST                                                         95,760
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                         209,400
NORTHERN TRUST CO                                                        625,000
JPMORGAN CHASE                                                           542,700
MELLON BANK NA                                                           608,996
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN AND CO                                               993,400
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                                            2,045,652
SOCIETE GENERALE                                                          12,800
STATE STREET MUNICH                                                       10,400
DEXIA PRIVATBANK                                                           8,200
CHASE MANHATTAN LONDON                                                     9,100
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                       38,700
CITIBANK LONDON                                                           41,400
BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN                                               47,500
CHASE MANHTTN BK AG FRNKFRT (S                                            70,000
CLYDESDALE BANK PLC                                                      101,100
MIDLAND SECURITIES SERVICES                                               98,400
HSBC BANK PLC                                                            232,400
BANKERS TRUST LONDON                                                     203,300
MELLON BANK                                                              845,800
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S                                         1,647,310
BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS                                              1,642,537
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                                 2,724,400
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                                  2,944,850

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 listed company informed: 28 SEPTEMBER 2005

12. Total holding following this notification: 45,360,144 SHARES

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification*: 8.04%

14. Any additional information

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries: NEIL BURDETT, 020 8457
8229

16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
responsible for making this notification: NEIL BURDETT

17. Date of notification: 29 SEPTEMBER 2005

* any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into
account when calculating percentage


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