26th Oct 2005 13:58
Smiths Group PLC26 October 2005 26 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 GLOBAL INVESTORS AUSTRALIA LTD; BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS CANADA LTD;BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS LTD; BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS, N.A.; BARCLAYS GLOBALINVESTORS JAPAN LTD; BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS JAPAN TRUST & BANKING; BARCLAYSGLOBAL FUND ADVISORS; BARCLAYS LIFE ASSURANCE CO LTD; BARCLAYS PRIVATE BANK ANDTRUST LTD; BARCLAYS PRIVATE BANK LTD; AND GERRARD LTD 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, thenumber of shares held by each of them BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LTD 5,804,125BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS CANADA 26,647BARCLAYS TRUST CO & OTHERS 471BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM 79BARCLAYS TRUST CO DMC69 11,500BARCLAYS TRUST CO R69 53,110BNP PARIBAS 78,688CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376 A/C 304,678CHASE NOMINEES LTD 20947 A/C 4,807,342CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 A/C 257,077CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES 46,243CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 01201382 A/C 5,750CLYDESDALE NOMINEES HGB0125 01201420 A/C 2,300GERRARD 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. 8,871,572JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16331 A/C 159,650JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16338 A/C 33,400JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 A/C 375,374JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16342 A/C 69,343JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16344 A/C 28,504JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16345 A/C 55,513JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16400 A/C 5,824,435JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 17011 A/C 9,245JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 18408 A/C 25,979JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 1,262,909MASTER TRUST BANK 6,386MELLON TRUST - US CUSTODIAN/ 154,714MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND 135,964MITSUBISHI TRUST INTERNATIONAL 4,061MITSUI ASSET 7,343NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 361,979R C GREIG NOMINEES LTD RC1 A/C 1,830,560R C GREIG NOMINEES LTD AK1 A/C 637,147R C GREIG NOMINEES LTD BL1 A/C 161,891R C GREIG NOMINEES LTD CM1 A/C 76,633R C GREIG NOMINEES LTD GP1 A/C 192,749R C GREIG NOMINEES LTD SA1 A/C 101,503REFLEX NOMINEES LTD 594STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - WI 86,085STATE STREET BOSTON 381,292STATE STREET TRUST OF CANADA 53,136SUMITOMO TB 3,029THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY - U 74,539TRUST & CUSTODU SERVICES BANK 5,899ZEBAN NOMINEES LTD 533 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: 26.10.2005 12. Total holding following this notification: 32,787,504 SHARES (AT 21OCTOBER 2005) 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification*:5.81% 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: 26.10.2005 * 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:
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