2nd Aug 2005 11:40
Smiths Group PLC02 August 2005 02 August 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: (A) FMR CORP. AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES AND (B) FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a non-beneficial interest; orin the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouseor children under the age of 18: NOTIFICATION ON BEHALF OF FMR CORP. AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES ANDFIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES AND MREDWARD C JOHNSON 3D, A PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDER OF FMR CORP. AND FIDELITYINTERNATIONAL LIMITED, OF DISCLOSABLE INTERESTS ARISING UNDER S208(4)(b) OF THECOMPANIES ACT 1985. 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them:STATE STREET HONG KONG 8,100STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO 103,600BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN 1,465,300BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS 278,300BROWN BROS HARRIMAN LTD LUX 274,583JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 349,100NATIONAL ASTL BK MELBOURNE 218,600NORTHERN TRUST LONDON 91,200STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN 61,200BERMUDA TRUST FAR EAST HK 174,600JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 5,789,140BROWN BROS HARRIMAN AND CO 1,662,701JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 5,911,235MELLON BANK NA 35,400NORTHERN TRUST CO 638,300NORTHERN TRUST LONDON 70,500STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO 1,148,500BANK OF NEW YORK 102,000BROWN BROS HARRIMAN AND CO 321,000JPMORGAN CHASE 206,000MELLON BANK NA 333,665NORTHERN TRUST CO 142,400STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO 576,262BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS 1,558,801BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN 47,500BANKERS TRUST LONDON 203,300CHASE MANHATTAN LONDON 6,900CHASE MANHTTN BK AG FRNKFRT 50,300CITIBANK LONDON 44,500CLYDESDALE BANK PLC 99,800DEXIA PRIVATBANK 5,900HSBC BANK PLC 177,500JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 1,792,300JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 27,800MELLON BANK 768,900MIDLAND SECURITIES SERVICES 102,300NORTHERN TRUST LONDON 2,695,250STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN 1,282,970 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: 01 AUGUST 2005 12. Total holding following this notification: 28,825,707 SHARES (AS AT 29 JULY2005) 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification*: 5.11% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries: NEIL BURDETT, 020 84578229 16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed companyresponsible for making this notification: NEIL BURDETT 17. Date of notification: 02 AUGUST 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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