17th Nov 2006 11:54
Smiths Group PLC17 November 2006 17 NOVEMBER 2006 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: CATER ALLEN INTERNATIONALLIMITED 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 SHAREHOLDER NAMED ABOVE 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: 17 NOVEMBER 2006 12. Total holding following this notification: NOT DISCLOSED 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification: N/A 14. Any additional information: CATER ALLEN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED HASADVISED THAT, AS OF 15 NOVEMBER 2006, IT NO LONGER HAD A REPORTABLE INTEREST INTHE COMPANY'S 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: 17 NOVEMBER 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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