28th Apr 2006 07:00
Smiths Group PLC27 April 2006 27 APRIL 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: 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, the numberof shares held by each of them BANK OF NEW YORK 1,035,343JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, LONDON 31,075,371CITIBANK NA, LONDON 486,093CLYDESDALE BANK PLC 480,490EUROCLEAR BANK SA, BRUSSELS 27,129HSBC BANK PCL, LONDON 352,834MELLON BANK NA, LONDON 2,677,289MERRILL LYNCH INTL LTD, LONDON 394,400NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, LONDON 1,616,163ROYAL TRUST CORP OF CANADA, LONDON 1,316,341STATE STREET BANK, LONDON 3,295,343 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: 27.04.2006 12. Total holding following this notification: 42,756,796 SHARES (AT 26 APRIL 2006) 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification*: 7.56% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries: NEIL BURDETT - 020 8457 8229 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification: NEIL BURDETT 17. Date of notification: 27.04.2006 * 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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