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Holding(s) in Company

26th Jun 2008 18:20

RNS Number : 6705X

Smiths Group PLC

26 June 2008

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 of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Smiths Group plc

2. 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 acquisition of 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 obligation:

AXA S.A.

25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

23/06/2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

26/06/2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

ORD - GB00B1WY2338

16,298,922

7,006,803

14,291,242

1.81

3.68

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

21,298,045

5.49%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Name of the Company/Fund	Number of Shares		% of Issued Share Capital
AXA Sun Life plc (fmly Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc)	186,499	Direct	0.04809
AXA General Insurance Limited	10,980	Direct	0.00283
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd X A/c	200,000	Direct	0.05157
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Extra Income Fund	10,000	Indirect	0.00258
AXA UK Investment Co ICVCUK Equity Income Fund	100,000	Indirect	0.02578
PPP Healthcare Group plc	13,143	Direct	0.00339
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd	35,000	Direct	0.00902
Sun Life Assurance Society plc	89,089	Direct	0.02297
AXA Insurance UK	15,556	Direct	0.00401
AXA UK Group Pension Scheme	111,999	Indirect	0.02888
AXA Financial, Inc.	1,710	Indirect	0.00044
AXA Colonia Konzern	1,138,652	Direct	0.29360
Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd	300,000	Direct	0.07735
AXA France	1,433,827	Indirect	0.36971
AXA Rosenberg	1,562,192	Indirect	0.40281
Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd	6,000	Direct	0.00155
AXA Financial, Inc.*	9,919,463	Indirect	2.55770
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd	37,093	Direct	0.00956
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd	11,628	Direct	0.00300
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd LTAV UK Equity	45,000	Direct	0.01160
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd ABL High Alpha	116,919	Direct	0.03015
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share Tracker	65,065	Direct	0.01678
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd LTAV UK Equity	415,000	Direct	0.10701
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd ABL High Alpha	605,462	Direct	0.15612
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share Tracker	343,994	Direct	0.08870
AXA Framlington	76,534	Indirect	0.01973
AXA Framlington	26,145	Indirect	0.00674
AXA Framlington	216,964	Indirect	0.05594
AXA Framlington	199,928	Indirect	0.05155
AXA Framlington	47,286	Indirect	0.01219
AXA Framlington	76,001	Indirect	0.01960
AXA Framlington	120,000	Indirect	0.03094
AXA Framlington	181,343	Indirect	0.04676
AXA Framlington	122,184	Indirect	0.03150
Framlington onshore private clients	10,666	Indirect	0.00275
AXA Winterthur	2,974,803	Direct	0.76704
Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive	259,834	Direct	0.06700
Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive	137,086	Direct	0.03535
AXA UK Investment Co ICVCUK Distribution OEIC	75,000	Indirect	0.01934
Total Direct	7,006,803		1.80668
Total Indirect	14,291,242		3.68495
TOTAL	21,298,045		5.49163

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14 Contact name:

Terry Marsh

15. Contact telephone name:

020 7003 2637

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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