Management Change

Smiths Group PLC
06 July 2005

              Smiths Group: Management Change in Medical Division



Smiths Group plc announces the following management change:



Lawrence Kinet, Group Managing Director  -  Medical, steps down from that role
today and assumes personal responsibility for the international marketing of the
Smiths Medical diabetes product range. Mr Kinet leaves the Smiths Board with
immediate effect.



Einar Lindh, who retired from the Smiths Board in January 2005, rejoins the
company to lead Smiths Medical on an interim basis. Mr Lindh, whose
distinguished career with Smiths included 12 years in senior roles within the
Medical division, will report to Keith Butler-Wheelhouse, Chief Executive of
Smiths Group.



Mr Butler-Wheelhouse said: 'Lawrence has expressed a wish, as he approaches his
planned retirement from Smiths, to concentrate on the 'Cozmo' product range
which he was instrumental in launching.  I am pleased that we are able to
respond with this organisational change.



'The search for Lawrence's successor is already under way.  Meanwhile we are
very fortunate to have Einar Lindh available to us.  Einar's track record at
Smiths Group, latterly as head of the Specialty Engineering division, is well
known and his past experience within Medical will be invaluable. I look forward
to working with Einar to secure the full potential of our Medical business.'



The company will issue its normal year end trading statement in early August
2005.

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