18th Oct 2005 10:46
Smiths Group PLC18 October 2005 18 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: FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC. 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 FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES WHICH INCLUDESFRANKLIN MUTUAL ADVISERS, LLC AND TEMPLETON WORLDWIDE, INC. 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, thenumber of shares held by each of them BANK OF NEW YORK, LONDON 763,736CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 41,461,794CITIBANK NOMINEES LIMITED 749,244CLYDESDALE BANK PLC 583,210EUROCLEAR 29,956HSBC BANK 593,900MELLON BANK 2,914,301MERRILL LYNCH 394,400NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY 1,548,982ROYAL TRUST CORPORATION OF CANADA 1,621,464STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED 5,664,694 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: 18.10.2005 12. Total holding following this notification: 56,325,681 SHARES (AT 17OCTOBER 2005) 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification*:9.98% 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: 18.10.2005 * 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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