22nd Apr 2008 14:10
Smiths Group PLC22 April 2008 News ReleaseLondon, 22 April 2008For immediate release Smiths Group plc (the Company) - Purchase of own shares Following the purchase by JPMorgan Cazenove Limited (JPMorgan Cazenove) fromshareholders of 4,467,437 B Shares pursuant to the Final Purchase Offer made byJPMorgan Cazenove by means of a Regulatory News Service announcement on 17 April2008, these B Shares have been purchased by the Company from JPMorgan Cazenovefor an amount equal to 365 pence per B Share and will be cancelled by theCompany. For further information:Smiths Group plcPeter Durman 020 8457 8203 JPMorgan Cazenove 020 7588 2828Edmund ByersMatthew Lawrence JPMorgan Cazenove, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial ServicesAuthority, is providing financial advice to Smiths Group plc only in connectionwith the Final Purchase Offer, and no one else, and will not be responsible toholders of B Shares for providing the protection afforded to clients of JPMorganCazenove nor for providing advice in relation to the Final Purchase Offer. No offer to purchase B Shares is being made or will be made in any territorywhere it is illegal to do so by Smiths Group plc or JPMorgan Cazenove or anyperson acting on behalf of the foregoing. ENDS This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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