Total Voting Rights

LETTER TO RNSWH Smith PLC (the "Company") Voting Rights and Capital

To conform to the Transparency Directive's transitional provision 6, the Company confirms that its capital consists of 146,720,451 ordinary shares of 226/67 pence each with voting rights (the "Shares").

Shareholders may use the 146,720,451 Shares as the denominator for the calculation by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in or a change to their interest in the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

I HoughtonCompany Secretary