31st Oct 2007 07:00
Smiths Group PLC30 October 2007 Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer ofexisting shares to which voting rights are attached: SMITHS GROUP PLC2. Reason for notification (yes/no) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisitionof shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify):______________ 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management)3): Limited (PMC) 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the 17 October 2007threshold is crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 30 October 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: from 3% to 4% 8: Notified DetailsA: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares triggering transaction Number of Number of Number of Number of voting Percentage of votingIf possible use shares voting shares rights rightsISIN code rights Direct Indirect Direct IndirectORD -GB00B1WY2338 19,713,681 19,713,681 15,685,439 15,685,439 4.05 (Previously (Previously disclosed on disclosed on 25p shares) 25p shares) B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights that Percentage ofinstrument period/date may be acquired (if the voting rights instrument exercised/ converted) Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 15,685,439 4.05 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectivelyheld, if applicable: Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Directand Indirect) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (15,685,439 - 4.05% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct)(Direct) (LGIMHD) (13,596,144 - 3.51% = PMC) (LGIH) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)(13,596,144 - 3.51% = PMC) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 386,449,102 Please note this notification has been delayed due to the large number of disclosures required following a substantial amount of new business which has come to LGIM in the form of an in-specie transfer. 14 Contact name: Helen Lewis (LGIM) 15. Contact telephone name: 020 3124 3851 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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