26th Oct 2005 13:57
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: MORGAN STANLEY SECURITIESLIMITED 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 OF INTERESTS OF MORGAN STANLEY SECURITIES LIMITED 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, thenumber of shares held by each of them : NOT DISCLOSED 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: 28,411,439 SHARES (AT 21OCTOBER 2005) 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification*:5.03% 14. Any additional information MORGAN STANLEY SECURITIES HAS TRANSFERRED FROM TIME TO TIME 27,945,829 SHARES TOA THIRD PARTY ON TERMS WHICH GIVES IT THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE RETURN OF ANEQUIVALENT NUMBER OF SHARES. 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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