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Smiths Group PLC07 November 2007 07 NOVEMBER 2007 SMITHS GROUP PLC - ANNUAL INFORMATION UPDATEPROSPECTUS RULE PR 5.2 R The Company has published or made available to the public information, incircumstances referred to in Prospectus Rule 5.2.1 R, in the 12 months since the2006 Annual Information Update was published, as follows : 1. INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO THE REGULATORY NEWS SERVICE, LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE Date and time of filing Description of document and publication 24/10/2006 : 17:22:00 Annual Report & Accounts 26/10/2006 : 12:42:00 Holding(s) in Company 31/10/2006 : 07:00:00 Investor Day 31/10/2006 : 08:38:00 Contract Win 01/11/2006 : 11:26:00 Blocklisting Interim Review 06/11/2006 : 15:30:00 Holding(s) in Company 06/11/2006 : 18:18:00 Annual Information Update 09/11/2006 : 12:58:00 Holding(s) in Company 10/11/2006 : 10:47:00 Holding(s) in Company 13/11/2006 : 10:43:00 Holding(s) in Company 17/11/2006 : 11:43:00 Holding(s) in Company 17/11/2006 : 12:40:00 Holding(s) in Company 21/11/2006 : 12:05:00 AGM Statement 22/11/2006 : 17:32:00 Result of AGM 27/11/2006 : 07:00:00 Directorate Change 28/11/2006 : 12:18:00 Director Declaration 29/11/2006 : 18:17:00 Holding(s) in Company 04/12/2006 : 14:59:00 Major Interests in Shares 06/12/2006 : 14:02:00 Holding(s) in Company 14/12/2006 : 10:06:00 Holding(s) in Company 21/12/2006 : 07:00:00 Total Voting Rights 09/01/2007 : 16:29:00 Holding(s) in Company 09/01/2007 : 16:35:00 Holding(s) in Company 15/01/2007 : 07:00:00 Sale of Smiths Aerospace 15/01/2007 : 07:00:00 Smiths Detection and GE 17/01/2007 : 12:27:00 Holding(s) in Company 24/01/2007 : 07:00:00 Total Voting Rights 30/01/2007 : 17:11:00 Circ re. Sale of Aerospace 31/01/2007 : 07:00:00 Trading Statement 01/02/2007 : 10:40:00 Total Voting Rights 05/02/2007 : 10:45:00 Director/PDMR shareholding 06/02/2007 : 08 54:00 Additional Listing 19/02/2007 : 10:05:00 Holding(s) in Company 20/02/2007 : 16:31:00 Result of EGM 22/02/2007 : 09:58:00 Result of Results 23/02/2007 : 09:07:00 Additional Listing 23/02/2007 : 12:11:00 Additional Listing - Amendment 28/02/2007 : 12:58:00 Total Voting Rights 08/03/2007 : 15:40:00 Holding(s) in Company 08/03/2007 : 15:45:00 Holding(s) in Company 16/03/2007 : 07:59:00 H1 2006 Re-presentation 21/03/2007 : 07:03:00 Interim Results 21/03/2007 : 07:04:00 Acquisition 21/03/2007 : 07:04:00 Re Contract 21/03/2007 : 09:39:00 Re Joint Venture 02/04/2007 : 09:55:00 Total Voting Rights 02/04/2007 : 17:00:00 Director/PDMR shareholding 02/04/2007 : 17:22:00 Directorate Change 11/04/2007 : 11:48:00 Doc re. Interim Report 16/04/2007 : 07:00:00 Holding(s) in Company 17/04/2007 : 15:19:00 Additional Listing 18/04/2007 : 07:00:00 Additional Listing 19/04/2007 : 10:58:00 Additional Listing 23/04/2007 : 10:14:00 Additional Listing 24/04/2007 : 09:30:00 Directorate Change 24/04/2007 : 10:58:00 Additional Listing 25/04/2007 : 11:19:00 Additional Listing 26/04/2007 : 16:03:00 Director Declaration 26/04/2007 : 16:04:00 Additional Listing 27/04/2007 : 09:43:00 Additional Listing 27/04/2007 : 17:56:00 Holding(s) in Company 30/04/2007 : 09:20:00 Additional Listing 30/04/2007 : 17:54:00 Total Voting Rights 01/05/2007 : 12:25:00 Additional Listing 01/05/2007 : 14:49:00 Blocklisting Interim Review 02/05/2007 : 10:21:00 Additional Listing 04/05/2007 : 16:30:00 Disposal 04/05/2007 : 16:31:00 Directorate Change 08/05/2007 : 14:44:00 Holding(s) in Company 09/05/2007 : 17:59:00 Director/PDMR shareholding 16/05/2007 : 10:34:00 Additional Listing 16/05/2007 : 12:00:00 Doc re. Class 1 Circular 21/05/2007 : 16:24:00 Director/PDMR shareholding 24/05/2007 : 10:58:00 Director/PDMR shareholding 01/06/2007 : 10:05:00 Total Voting Rights 04/06/2007 : 17:43:00 Director/PDMR shareholding 04/06/2007 : 17:44:00 Holding(s) in Company 06/06/2007 : 17:41:00 Holding(s) in Company 11/06/2007 : 17:57:00 Result of EGM 11/06/2007 : 17:57:00 Holding(s) in Company 13/06/2007 : 15:11:00 Holding(s) in Company 13/06/2007 : 16:06:00 Holding(s) in Company 14/06/2007 : 17:36:00 Doc re. Filing of Prospectus 15/06/2007 : 12:18:00 Holding(s) in Company 18/06/2007 : 07:00:00 Holding(s) in Company 18/06/2007 : 07:00:00 Listing of New Shares 18/06/2007 : 07:56:00 Listing of Shares 18/06/2007 : 13:02:00 Holding(s) in Company 20/06/2007 : 10:07:00 Additional Listing 22/06/2007 : 10:03:00 Result of B share election 25/06/2007 : 08:00:00 Dividend Declaration 25/06/2007 : 08:00:00 JPMorgan Cazenove - Initial Purchase Offer 26/06/2007 : 09:54:00 Holding(s) in Company 27/06/2007 : 09:20:00 Holding(s) in Company 27/06/2007 : 13:11:00 Purchase of own shares 02/07/2007 : 09:20:00 Total Voting Rights 04/07/2007 : 10:36:00 Director/PDMR shareholding 05/07/2007 : 11:29:00 Holding(s) in Company 11/07/2007 : 11:24:00 Holding(s) in Company 13/07/2007 : 07:00:00 Holding(s) in Company - Amend 24/07/2007 : 17:21:00 Statement re trading update 30/07/2007 : 11:07:00 Additional Listing 30/07/2007 : 16:14:00 Holding(s) in Company 30/07/2007 : 18:29:00 Holding(s) in Company 31/07/2007 : 09:21:00 Additional Listing 31/07/2007 : 17:50:00 Total Voting Rights 01/08/2007 : 15:43:00 Additional Listing 02/08/2007 : 10:00:00 Additional Listing 02/08/2007 : 14:40:00 Director/PDMR shareholding 08/08/2007 : 07:00:00 Trading Statement 31/08/2007 : 14:34:00 Total Voting Rights 05/09/2007 : 07:00:00 Notice of Results and AGM 19/09/2007 : 07:02:00 Re Joint Venture 26/09/2007 : 07:03:00 Directorate Change 26/09/2007 : 07:03:00 Final Results 26/09/2007 : 07:03:00 Re Contract 26/09/2007 : 07:03:00 Re Contract 26/09/2007 : 07:03:00 Re Contract 26/09/2007 : 07:03:00 Re Contract 26/09/2007 : 07:03:00 Re Contract 26/09/2007 : 07:03:00 Re Contract 28/09/2007 : 18:03:00 Total Voting Rights 04/10/2007 : 09:35:00 Additional Listing 08/10/2007 : 11:25:00 Additional Listing 09/10/2007 : 07:01:00 Additional Listing 11/10/2007 : 17:10:00 Director/PDMR Shareholding 15/10/2007 : 11:16:00 Acquisition 19/10/2007 : 17:36:00 Doc re. Annual Accounts; AGM 22/10/2007 : 17:09:00 Holding(s) in Company 26/10/2007 : 07:00:00 Director/PDMR shareholding 26/10/2007 : 14:48:00 Holding(s) in Company 31/10/2007 : 07:00:00 Holding(s) in Company 31/10/2007 : 18:31:00 Total Voting Rights 01/11/2007 : 10:55:00 Blocklisting Interim Review The text of the documents referred to above were, at the date of this update,capable of being viewed by visiting the "Market News" section of the LondonStock Exchange's website, www.londonstockexchange.com, and searching for SmithsGroup plc with appropriate date parameters. The documents may also be accessedthrough the Regulatory News section of the Investor Relations part of theCompany's website www.smiths.com. 2. INFORMATION POSTED ON THE COMPANY'S WEBSITE WWW.SMITHS.COM ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RELEASES(excluding releases also available on the website which have been announcedthrough RNS and are listed above) Date posted Description of announcement/release 13/10/2006 Smiths helps St Mungo's make London's homeless healthier21/11/2006 US Food and Drug Administration clears CozMore Insulin Technology System updates21/11/2006 Annual General Meeting of Smiths Group plc Chairman's statement on the current outlook22/11/2006 Smiths Detection helps HM Revenue and Customs tackle drug couriers from Ghana27/11/2006 Smiths appoints new non-executive director30/11/2006 Smiths Detection awarded contract to protect Asian Games with chemical threat detection and analysis equipment7/12/2006 Smiths Aerospace teams with BAE Systems to develop £124 million Unmanned Air Vehicle technology demonstrator programme12/12/2006 Norwegian Armed Forces exercise contract option for Smiths Detection chemical agent detectors13/12/2006 Smiths Aerospace enters into $60 million agreement with General Electric on F404 engine14/12/2006 Smiths Dowty Propellers signs support contract with Flybe Airlines15/12/2006 Smiths Aerospace systems on F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter first flight15/01/2007 Sale of Smiths Aerospace division15/01/2007 Smiths Detection forms JV with General Electric Company29/01/2007 Smiths Medical launches new medication safety software30/01/2007 Proposed sale of Smiths Aerospace and Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting31/01/2007 Trading statement for the period ending 6 months 3 February 200713/03/2007 Children to take part in Smiths Medical study on Mount Everest21/03/2007 Smiths reports a 7% increase in first half headline EPS for continuing activities21/03/2007 Smiths Group acquisition extends role in energy sector21/03/2007 Smiths Group plc and General Electric Company sign formation agreement to create Smiths GE Detection21/03/2007 Smiths Detection wins US military contracts worth $38 million30/03/2007 Smiths Medical High Altitude Laboratory on Mount Everest opens today16/04/2007 Don Naab appointed President, Smiths Interconnect24/04/2007 Smiths appoints new non-executive director24/04/2007 Smiths Detection to help protect New York train stations from chemical attack04/05/2007 Smiths Group completes sale of aerospace businesses09/05/2007 Special visitor confers royal recognition on John Crane16/05/2007 Posting of Class 1 Circular relating to the Return of Cash and Share Consolidation24/07/2007 Notice re trading update24/07/2007 Smiths Detection awarded initial contract to supply M4 JCAD, the U.S. Military's new generation chemical agent detector08/08/2007 Trading update05/09/2007 Smiths helps students to engineer a bright future11/09/2007 German Ministry of Defence selects Smiths Detection Lightweight Chemical Detector to protect Armed Forces19/09/2007 Smiths Group plc and General Electric Company not to proceed with joint venture26/09/2007 Smiths Detection selected for Joint Chemical Agent Detector (JCAD) Increment 2 evaluation26/09/2007 aTiX: Smiths Detection's breakthrough X-ray technology will revolutionise checkpoint security26/09/2007 Smiths Detection secures ten year BAA deal to revolutionise UK passenger checkpoints26/09/2007 Smiths Detection announces over $170 million of new contracts in Russia, Dubai and India26/09/2007 Smiths Group announces over US$45 million of new contracts from Smiths Medical26/09/2007 Smiths Detection reveals breakthrough X-ray technology to help tackle threats26/09/2007 Smiths Group appoints Philip Bowman as Chief Executive28/09/2007 Smiths Interconnect wins $3.7 million contract for new satellite communications system to help keep US Armed Forces safe28/09/2007 Smiths Specialty Engineering to provide technology for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory rover28/09/2007 Smiths Interconnect announces contracts worth over US$90 million02/10/2007 John Crane wins US$5.3 million China National Offshore Oil Corporation contract05/10/2007 Smiths Detection awarded $21 million U.S. Government contract for groundbreaking new aTiX technology13/10/2007 Smiths Detection to launch a portable diagnostic system for foot-and-mouth disease and avian flu15/10/2007 Smiths Group acquisition extends capabilities in energy sector29/10/2007 Global Security Challenge competition PRESENTATIONS Date posted Description of presentation21/03/2007 Interim Results03/05/2007 Investor Day: Smiths Detection Slides03/05/2007 Investor Day: Smiths Medical Slides03/05/2007 Investor Day: Smiths Specialty Engineering Slides14/06/2007 JP Morgan Capital Goods Conference26/09/2007 Preliminary Results 2007 DOCUMENTS Month posted Description of documentNov 2006 Corporate Responsibility Report 2006Nov 2006 Environment, Health & Safety policyFeb 2007 Class 1 circular regarding the sale of Smiths AerospaceMar 2007 Interim Results Press Release documentApr 2007 Interim Report 2007May 2007 Class 1 circular relating to the Return of Cash & Share ConsolidationJun 2007 Prospectus relating to the Return of Cash & Share ConsolidationJul 2007 Income Statement for Continuing ActivitiesJul 2007 Smiths Group's share consolidation and UK CGT apportionmentOct 2007 Report & Accounts 2007Oct 2007 Notice of AGM 2007Oct 2007 Location map for AGM 2007 The documents referred to above are available to view on the Company's website,www.smiths.com, and will remain for a minimum of 12 months from the date ofposting. 3. DOCUMENTS FILED WITH COMPANIES HOUSE Datepublished Type Document Description 06/11/2006 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.06/11/2006 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.06/11/2006 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.06/11/2006 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.06/11/2006 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.06/11/2006 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.06/11/2006 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.06/11/2006 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.06/11/2006 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.06/11/2006 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.06/11/2006 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.06/11/2006 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.06/11/2006 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.06/11/2006 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.21/11/2006 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allotments of shares issued for cash.30/11/2006 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.11/12/2006 363A Annual Return.12/12/2006 288B Notice of change of directors or secretaries or in their particulars.04/01/2007 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.04/01/2007 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.04/01/2007 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.04/01/2007 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.04/01/2007 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.04/01/2007 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.04/01/2007 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.04/01/2007 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.04/01/2007 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.04/01/2007 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.04/01/2007 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.04/01/2007 RES01 Resolution to adopt or alter Memorandum and Articles.05/01/2007 288A Notice of change of directors or secretaries or in their particulars.16/01/2007 ZMORT REG Particulars of a mortgage or charge, or a mortgage register16/01/2007 ZMORT REG Particulars of a mortgage or charge, or a mortgage register25/01/2007 403A Declaration of satisfaction in full or in part of mortgage or charge.25/01/2007 403A Declaration of satisfaction in full or in part of mortgage or charge.08/05/2007 AAI Interim Accounts12/06/2007 288B Notice of change of directors or secretaries or in their particulars.12/06/2007 288B Notice of change of directors or secretaries or in their particulars.12/06/2007 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.12/06/2007 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.12/06/2007 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.12/06/2007 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.12/06/2007 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.12/06/2007 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares 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Return by a company purchasing its own shares.02/07/2007 Form 169 Return by a company purchasing its own shares.14/07/2007 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.17/07/2007 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.18/07/2007 Form 123 Notice of increase in nominal capital.18/07/2007 RES01 Resolution to adopt or alter Memorandum and Articles.21/07/2007 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.21/07/2007 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.21/07/2007 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.21/07/2007 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.21/07/2007 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.21/07/2007 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.21/07/2007 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.21/07/2007 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.21/07/2007 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.21/07/2007 88(2)R Return of allotments of 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cash.31/07/2007 Form 122 Notice of consolidation, division, sub-division, redemption or cancellation of shares, or conversion, re-conversion of stock into shares.31/07/2007 Form 122 Notice of consolidation, division, sub-division, redemption or cancellation of shares, or conversion, re-conversion of stock into shares.31/07/2007 RES01 Resolution to adopt or alter Memorandum and Articles.07/08/2007 RES01 Resolution to adopt or alter Memorandum and Articles.21/08/2007 Form 122 Notice of consolidation, division, sub-division, redemption or cancellation of shares, or conversion, re-conversion of stock into shares.15/09/2007 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash.19/09/2007 288A Notice of change of directors or secretaries or in their particulars.19/09/2007 88(2)R Return of allotments of shares issued for cash. Copies of the documents listed above are available through Companies House,Crown Way, Maindy, Cardiff CF14 3UZ. 4. DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE UK LISTING AUTHORITY DOCUMENT DISCLOSURE TEAM Date Documentsubmitted22/11/2006 Resolutions passed as items of special business at the 2006 AGM31/01/2007 Class 1 Circular and Notice of EGM31/01/2007 Form of Proxy for EGM20/02/2007 Resolution passed at EGM on 20 February 200711/04/2007 Interim Report and Accounts 200716/05/2007 Class 1 Circular and Notice of EGM16/05/2007 Form of Proxy for EGM16/05/2007 Election Form for initial repurchase offer and/or retention of B shares11/06/2007 Resolutions passed at EGM on 11 June 200714/06/2007 Prospectus19/10/2007 Annual report and accounts 200719/10/2007 Notice of Annual General Meeting 200719/10/2007 Form of Proxy for 2007 Annual General Meeting19/10/2007 Advice to shareholders electing for electronic communications Information on documents submitted to the UK Listing Authority may be found bycontacting the Document Viewing Facility, UK Listing Authority, The FinancialService Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS (Tel:+44 (0)20 7066 1000) Note: Some documents have been submitted to the Regulatory News Service andposted on the Company's own website: other documents have been filed atCompanies House and submitted to the UKLA Document Disclosure Team and also madeavailable in electronic form through the Company's website. Warning: The information contained in the various documents referred to above isby its nature historic, may be out of date and should not be relied upon asreflecting the current or future position of the Company. The Company and itsdirectors do not undertake any obligation to update such information. Certaininformation was prepared for and only for the members of the Company as a bodyand for no other persons and its purpose was to assist shareholders to assessthe Company's strategies and the potential for those strategies to succeed andfor no other purpose. This Annual Information Update is being made pursuant toProspectus Rule PR 5.2.1R and not for any other purpose and the Company, itsdirectors, employees, agents or advisers do not accept or assume responsibilityfor any other purpose or to any other person to whom such documents are shown orinto whose hands they may come and any such responsibility or liability isexpressly disclaimed. Furthermore, certain information may have been preparedin accordance with the laws or regulations of a particular jurisdiction and maynot comply with or meet the relevant standards of disclosure in any otherjurisdiction. Certain documents contain forward looking statements that aresubject to risk factors associated with, amongst other things, the economic andbusiness circumstances occurring from time to time in the countries, sectors andmarkets in which the Company operates. These and other factors could adverselyaffect the outcome and financial effects of the plans and events described. Bytheir nature, forward looking statements involve a number of risks,uncertainties and assumptions because they relate to events and/or depend oncircumstances that may or may not occur in the future and could cause actualresults and outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in or implied bythe forward looking statements. At the time of writing of such documents, itwas believed that the expectations reflected in these statements were reasonablebut they may be affected by a wide range of such variables. No assurances canbe given that the forward looking statements will be realised. The forwardlooking statements reflect the knowledge and information available at the dateof their preparation. This Annual Information Update does not constitute anoffer of securities addressed to any person and should not be relied on by anyperson. END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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