Notice of Results-Amendment

Smiths Group PLC 01 August 2005 The following replaces the notice of results announcement released today at 15:39 under RNS 5691P. The word Thursday on the first line has been replaced by Tuesday and the full amendment appears below. News Release London, 01.August 2005 For immediate release Notice of Smiths Group Trading Update Tomorrow morning, Tuesday 2 August, Smiths Group will issue a trading update regarding the 2005 financial year, which ended on 31 July. The company will announce its preliminary results for the year on Thursday, 22 September. A conference call for analysts and investors will be held at 2.00pm (UK time) tomorrow. The call can be accessed on UK Toll Free Number: 0800 018 0764 US Toll Free Number: +1 877 951 7311 PASSCODE: Year-End LEADER: Russell Plumley The call will be archived and available from 4pm on the following numbers: UK Toll Free Number: 0800-376-9053 US Toll Free Number: +1-866-851-5334 Contacts Media Chris Fox +44 (0)20 8457 8403 Investors Russell Plumley +44 (0)20 8457 8302 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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