Holding(s) in Company

Smiths Group PLC
02 August 2005

02 August 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:
STATE STREET HONG KONG                                      8,100
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                               103,600
BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN                             1,465,300
BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS                                 278,300
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN LTD LUX                               274,583
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                    349,100
NATIONAL ASTL BK MELBOURNE                                218,600
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                      91,200
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN                                61,200
BERMUDA TRUST FAR EAST HK                                 174,600
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                  5,789,140
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN AND CO                              1,662,701
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                     5,911,235
MELLON BANK NA                                             35,400
NORTHERN TRUST CO                                         638,300
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                      70,500
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                             1,148,500
BANK OF NEW YORK                                          102,000
BROWN BROS HARRIMAN AND CO                                321,000
JPMORGAN CHASE                                            206,000
MELLON BANK NA                                            333,665
NORTHERN TRUST CO                                         142,400
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO                               576,262
BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS                               1,558,801
BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN                                47,500
BANKERS TRUST LONDON                                      203,300
CHASE MANHATTAN LONDON                                      6,900
CHASE MANHTTN BK AG FRNKFRT                                50,300
CITIBANK LONDON                                            44,500
CLYDESDALE BANK PLC                                        99,800
DEXIA PRIVATBANK                                            5,900
HSBC BANK PLC                                             177,500
JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH                                  1,792,300
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                        27,800
MELLON BANK                                               768,900
MIDLAND SECURITIES SERVICES                               102,300
NORTHERN TRUST LONDON                                   2,695,250
STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN                             1,282,970

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: 01 AUGUST 2005

12. Total holding following this notification: 28,825,707 SHARES (AS AT 29 JULY
2005)

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification*: 5.11%

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: 02 AUGUST 2005

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


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