Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9267Q

Smiths Group PLC

21 April 2009

 



rm 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:	Aviva plc and its subsidiaries
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):	Registered Holders: BNY Norwich Union    Nominees Limited                2,618,183* BT Globenet     Nominees Limited                       3,857* Chase GA Group     Nominees Limited               7,535,261* Chase Nominees Limited        372,565* CUIM Nominee Limited        1,545,599* Vidacos Nominees Limited      14,444* * denotes direct interest
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	20 April 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	21 April 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	2% to 3% change  at direct interest level

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	<3%	<3%	12,089,909	12,089,909	Not Disclosable	3.11%	Not  Disclosable

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
12,089,909	3.11%

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

The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited, with the following chain of controlled undertakings:- Aviva Investors Global Services Limited: Aviva plc (Parent Company) Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc) Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings  Limited)

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:	See Section 4
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:	Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 389,021,657.
14 Contact name:	Neil Whittaker
15. Contact telephone name:	01603 684420

 

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