Holding(s) in Company

Smiths Group PLC
29 November 2006

29 NOVEMBER 2006

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:

(A)           FMR CORP. AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES AND

(B)           FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT
SUBSIDIARIES

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 ON BEHALF OF FMR CORP. AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES AND
FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES AND MR
EDWARD C JOHNSON 3D, A PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDER OF FMR CORP. AND FIDELITY
INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, OF DISCLOSABLE INTERESTS ARISING UNDER S208(4)(b) OF THE
COMPANIES ACT 1985.

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

SHAREHOLDER                                                          SHARES
STATE STREET HONG KONG                                               18,500
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                                         315,800
BNP PARISBAS, PARIS                                                 333,500
BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN                                       3,198,800
TRUST & CUST SRVCS BK LTD, TOKO                                      20,260
NOMURA TRUST AND BANKING                                             37,700
MASTER TRUST BANK OF JAPAN                                          187,400
ING LUXEMBORUG                                                       20,300
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                                42,900
STATE STREET BANK AUSTRALIA (C                                       98,400
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S                                      120,920
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                               162,500
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                              193,900
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN LTD LUX                                       2,014,244
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                            4,589,616
BERMUDA TRUST FAR EAST HK                                           259,304
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                            7,561,383
MELLON BANK NA                                                       17,300
MELLON BANK NA                                                       35,700
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                                83,700
NORTHERN TRUST CO                                                   102,200
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN AND CO                                          556,500
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                                         667,500
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                               7,834,157
ROYAL TRUST -TORONTO                                                 20,719
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN AND CO                                           37,700
CIBC MELLON TRUST                                                   115,480
JPMORGAN CHASE                                                      295,700
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                    371,200
MELLON BANK NA                                                      665,220
NORTHERN TRUST CO                                                   818,200
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                                       1,759,363
DEXIA PRIVATBANK                                                      9,500
SOCIETE GENERALE                                                     42,800
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                  44,600
CHASE MANHTTN BK AG FRNKFRT (S                                       82,900
MIDLAND SECURITIES SERVICES                                         124,140
BANKERS TRUST LONDON                                                215,080
HSBC BANK PLC                                                       489,100
BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS                                           773,369
MELLON BANK                                                         981,800
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (S                                    1,760,719
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                            2,117,000
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                             3,436,180
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                               2,823,042

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: 29 NOVEMBER 2006

12.     Total holding following this notification: 45,456,296 SHARES

13.     Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification*:
7.98%

14.     Any additional information

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

16.     Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
responsible for making this notification: NEIL BURDETT

17.     Date of notification: 29 NOVEMBER 2006

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


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