21st Dec 2006 07:00
Smiths Group PLC20 December 2006 20 DECEMBER 2006 SMITHS GROUP PLC - VOTING RIGHTS AND SHARE CAPITAL TRANSPARENCY DIRECTIVE TRANSITIONAL PROVISION 6 TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS = 569,816,445 On 20 December 2006 the issued share capital of Smiths Group plc comprised569,816,445 ordinary shares of 25p each nominal value, all of which have beenadmitted to the Official List of the FSA and admitted to trading on the LondonStock Exchange. Each share has one vote on a poll. Smiths Group plc does nothold any shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Smiths Group plc is 569,816,445,which number should be used by shareholders and other parties subject todisclosure obligations as the denominator for the calculations by which theydetermine if they are required to notify their interest in or a change to theirinterest in the share capital of Smiths Group plc under the FSA's Disclosure andTransparency Rules. Note: Future changes to the number of shares and voting rights in issue will beannounced, via a Regulatory Information Service, in accordance with FSArequirements, and will show the latest denominator to be used for calculationsrequired by the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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