Holding(s) in Company

Smiths Group PLC
01 November 2004


01 November 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 that it no longer has a notifiable interest in the
Company's shares

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

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: 01 November 2004 (re interests as at 27 October 2004)

12. Total holding following this notification: Not disclosed

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification: Not
disclosed

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: 01 November 2004


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