Holding(s) in Company

Smiths Group PLC
23 November 2005

23 NOVEMBER 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:

(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:
N/A                                                                     2,200
State Street Hong Kong                                                 13,400
State Street Bank and Tr Co                                           165,800
Bank of New York Europe Ldn                                         2,043,300
Trust & Cust Srvcs Bk Ltd, Toko                                        17,600
Nomura Trust and Banking                                               23,400
Master Trust Bank of Japan                                             99,400
ING Luxemborug                                                         15,100
Northern Trust London                                                  33,200
 State Street Bank Australia (C                                        71,800
Chase Manhattan Bk AG Frnkfrt (S                                      195,000
Northern Trust London                                                 146,500
State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn                                           175,440
Bank of New York Brussels                                             413,900
Brown Bros Harriman Ltd Lux                                           415,783
National Astl Bk Melbourne                                             46,400
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                                523,100
Bermuda Trust Far East HK                                             243,701
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                              9,677,057
Investors Bank and Trust                                               14,300
Mellon Bank NA                                                        298,000
Citibank NA                                                            81,000
Northern Trust London                                                 112,900
Northern Trust Co                                                   1,891,500
State Street Bank and Tr Co                                         2,770,000
Brown Bros Harriman and Co                                          3,377,001
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                12,503,504
Royal Trust -Toronto                                                   17,700
CIBC Mellon Trust                                                     133,410
Bank of New York                                                      279,200
Northern Trust Co                                                     810,500
JPMorgan Chase                                                        689,100
Mellon Bank NA                                                        693,896
Brown Bros Harriman and Co                                          1,291,100
State Street Bank and Tr Co                                         2,729,862
Societe Generale                                                       20,700
State Street Munich                                                    14,600
Dexia Privatbank                                                        9,500
Chase Manhattan London                                                 10,500
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                    44,600
Citibank London                                                        65,800
Bank of New York Europe Ldn                                            75,200
Chase Manhttn Bk AG Frnkfrt (S                                         80,700
Clydesdale Bank PLC                                                   121,300
Midland Securities Services                                           114,000
HSBC Bank plc                                                         303,900
Bankers Trust London                                                  236,200
Mellon Bank                                                         1,210,400
State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn (S                                      2,275,400
Bank of New York Brussels                                           2,533,924
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                              3,252,000
Northern Trust London                                               4,148,050

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: 22 NOVEMBER 2005

12. Total holding following this notification: 56,531,828 SHARES

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification*:
10.01%

14. Any additional information

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries: GUY NORRIS, 020 8457 8326

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

17. Date of notification: 23 NOVEMBER 2005

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


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