Holding(s) in Company

Smiths Group PLC
18 October 2005


18 OCTOBER 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: FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.

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 BY FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES WHICH INCLUDES
FRANKLIN MUTUAL ADVISERS, LLC AND TEMPLETON WORLDWIDE, INC.

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

BANK OF NEW YORK, LONDON                                              763,736
CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED                                             41,461,794
CITIBANK NOMINEES LIMITED                                             749,244
CLYDESDALE BANK PLC                                                   583,210
EUROCLEAR                                                              29,956
HSBC BANK                                                             593,900
MELLON BANK                                                         2,914,301
MERRILL LYNCH                                                         394,400
NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY                                              1,548,982
ROYAL TRUST CORPORATION OF CANADA                                   1,621,464
STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED                                       5,664,694

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: 18.10.2005

12.     Total holding following this notification:  56,325,681 SHARES (AT 17
OCTOBER 2005)

13.     Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification*:
9.98%

14.     Any additional information

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

16.     Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification: NEIL BURDETT

17.     Date of notification: 18.10.2005

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




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