Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 6705X

Smiths Group PLC

26 June 2008

 



Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:		Smiths Group plc
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			Yes
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):______________
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	AXA S.A.  25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	23/06/2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	26/06/2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	5%

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
ORD - GB00B1WY2338	16,298,922	16,298,922	7,006,803	7,006,803	14,291,242	1.81	3.68

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
21,298,045	5.49%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Name of the Company/Fund  Number of Shares  % of Issued Share Capital AXA Sun Life plc (fmly Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc)   186,499   Direct  0.04809 AXA General Insurance Limited   10,980   Direct  0.00283 Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd X A/c   200,000   Direct  0.05157 AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Extra Income Fund   10,000   Indirect  0.00258 AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Equity Income Fund   100,000   Indirect  0.02578 PPP Healthcare Group plc   13,143   Direct  0.00339 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd   35,000   Direct  0.00902 Sun Life Assurance Society plc   89,089   Direct  0.02297 AXA Insurance UK   15,556   Direct  0.00401 AXA UK Group Pension Scheme   111,999   Indirect  0.02888 AXA Financial, Inc.   1,710   Indirect  0.00044 AXA Colonia Konzern   1,138,652   Direct  0.29360 Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd   300,000   Direct  0.07735 AXA France   1,433,827   Indirect  0.36971 AXA Rosenberg   1,562,192   Indirect  0.40281 Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd   6,000   Direct  0.00155 AXA Financial, Inc.*   9,919,463   Indirect  2.55770 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd   37,093   Direct  0.00956 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd   11,628   Direct  0.00300 Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd LTAV UK Equity   45,000   Direct  0.01160 Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd ABL High Alpha   116,919   Direct  0.03015 Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share Tracker   65,065   Direct  0.01678 Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd LTAV UK Equity   415,000   Direct  0.10701 Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd ABL High Alpha   605,462   Direct  0.15612 Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share Tracker   343,994   Direct  0.08870 AXA Framlington   76,534   Indirect  0.01973 AXA Framlington   26,145   Indirect  0.00674 AXA Framlington   216,964   Indirect  0.05594 AXA Framlington   199,928   Indirect  0.05155 AXA Framlington   47,286   Indirect  0.01219 AXA Framlington   76,001   Indirect  0.01960 AXA Framlington   120,000   Indirect  0.03094 AXA Framlington   181,343   Indirect  0.04676 AXA Framlington   122,184   Indirect  0.03150 Framlington onshore private clients   10,666   Indirect  0.00275 AXA Winterthur   2,974,803   Direct  0.76704 Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive   259,834   Direct  0.06700 Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive   137,086   Direct  0.03535 AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Distribution OEIC   75,000   Indirect  0.01934 Total Direct   7,006,803  1.80668 Total Indirect   14,291,242  3.68495 TOTAL   21,298,045  5.49163

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:
14 Contact name:	Terry Marsh
15. Contact telephone name:	020 7003 2637

 

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