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Smiths Group PLC06 October 2005 06 OCTOBER 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: BARCLAYS PLC 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding theholding of the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a non-beneficialinterest; or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of thatperson's spouse or children under the age of 18 NOTIFICATION BY BARCLAYS PLC OF A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST THROUGH THE LEGALENTITIES: BARCLAYS BANK TRUST COMPANY LTD; BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD;BARCLAYS PRIVATE BANK AND TRUST LTD; BARCLAYS PRIVATE BANK LTD; BARCLAYS GLOBALINVESTORS AUSTRALIA LTD; BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS CANADA LTD; BARCLAYS GLOBALINVESTORS LTD; BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS, N.A.; BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS JAPANLTD; BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS JAPAN TRUST & BANKING; BARCLAYS GLOBAL FUNDADVISORS; BARCLAYS LIFE ASSURANCE CO LTD; AND GERRARD LTD 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, thenumber of shares held by each of themBARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LTD 3,714,727BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS CANADA 17,036BARCLAYS TRUST CO & OTHERS 588BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM 88BARCLAYS TRUST CO DMC69 11,500BARCLAYS TRUST CO R69 53,110BNP PARIBAS 78,159CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376 A/C 304,678CHASE NOMINEES LTD 20947 A/C 4,500,548CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 A/C 252,252CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES 46,243GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED ER1 A/C 67,688GRIEG MIDDLETON NOMINEES LIMITED GM1 A/C 222,645GRIEG MIDDLETON NOMINEES LIMITED GM3 A/C 107,200INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 8,789,399JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16331 A/C 163,332JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16338 A/C 33,400JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 A/C 370,553JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16342 A/C 69,343JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16344 A/C 25,077JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16345 A/C 42,136JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16400 A/C 5,785,546JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 17011 A/C 9,245JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 18408 A/C 16,113JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 1,256,484MASTER TRUST BANK 6,386MELLON TRUST - US CUSTODIAN/ 156,236MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND 135,224MITSUBISHI TRUST INTERNATIONAL 4,061MITSUI ASSET 7,343NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 359,492R C GREIG NOMINEES LTD RC1 A/C 1,863,157R C GREIG NOMINEES LTD AK1 A/C 645,945R C GREIG NOMINEES LTD BL1 A/C 171,694R C GREIG NOMINEES LTD CM1 A/C 78,463R C GREIG NOMINEES LTD GP1 A/C 206,419R C GREIG NOMINEES LTD SA1 A/C 102,665REFLEX NOMINEES LTD 594STATE STREET BOSTON 380,686STATE STREET TRUST OF CANADA 52,579SUMITOMO TB 3,029ZEBAN NOMINEES LTD 3,883 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: 05.10.2005 12. Total holding following this notification: 30,114,946 SHARES (AT 29SEPTEMBER 2005) 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification*:5.34% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries: NEIL BURDETT - 0208457 8229 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification: NEIL BURDETT 17. Date of notification: 06.10.2005 * any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken intoaccount when calculating percentage This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Smiths GroupBarclays