Holding(s) in Company

Smiths Group PLC
27 October 2004

27 October 2004

Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1. Name of company: Smiths Group plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest: Barclays 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 Barclays PLC of a notifiable interest through the legal
entities: Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd; Barclays Global Investors
Ltd; Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd; Barclays Private Bank Ltd; Barclays
Global Investors Japan Ltd; Barclays Global Investors, N.A.; Barclays Global
Fund Advisors; Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd; Barclays Life Assurance Co
Ltd; Barclays Capital Securities Ltd; Gerrard Ltd; Barclays Bank Trust Company
Ltd; and Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust

4. Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:

Registered holder                                              Shares

Bank of Ireland                                               100,846
Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd                               9,345,272
Barclays Trust Co & Others                                      1,018
Barclays Trust Co as Exec/Adm
                                                                   90
Barclays Trust Co DMC69                                        11,500
Barclays Trust Co E99                                           4,296
Barclays Trust Co R69                                          57,339
Chase Nominees Ltd 16376 a/c                                  312,002
Chase Nominees Ltd 20947 a/c                                  108,053
CIBC Mellon Global Securities                                   1,622
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 03102147 a/c                        1,000
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                5,469,838
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16331 a/c                             132,993
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16338 a/c                              36,439
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16341 a/c                             443,917
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16342 a/c                              68,298
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16344 a/c                              16,038
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16345 a/c                              28,666
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16400 a/c                           5,720,196
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 17011 a/c                               9,245
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 18408 a/c                              34,957
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                           812,037
Mellon Trust - Boston & SF                                    114,076
Mellon Trust of England                                        27,498
Mitsubishi Trust International                                  3,282
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                                 65,622
R C Greig Nominees Ltd BL1 a/c                                276,717
R C Greig Nominees Ltd CM1 a/c                                111,127
R C Greig Nominees Ltd GP1 a/c                                240,911
R C Greig Nominees Ltd SA1 a/c                                113,549
Reflex Nominees Ltd                                               870
State Street                                                    9,505
State Street Boston                                           577,972
The Northern Trust Company - L                                135,740
Wells Fargo Seattle - Wire Ban                                 10,317
Zeban Nominees Ltd                                             15,533

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: 27 October 2004 (re interests as at 25 October 2004)

12. Total holding following this notification: 24,418,381 shares

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification: 4.346%

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: 27 October 2004



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