Smiths Group PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Nov 28, 2014

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RNS Number : 3941Y

Smiths Group PLC

28 November 2014

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:		Smiths Group PLC
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	Dodge & Cox
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
5. Date of transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:	November 26, 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:	November 28, 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	5%

8. Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction				Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Shares		Number of voting rights		Number of shares		Number of voting rights				Percentage of voting rights
Direct		Indirect		Direct	Indirect
GB00B1WY2338			19,255,900						20,345,010			5.15%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date			Exercise/ conversion period			No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument is exercised/converted)			Percentage of voting rights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise Price	Expiration date			Exercise/ conversion period			No. of voting rights instrument refers to		Percentage of voting rights
Nominal		Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights						Percentage of voting rights
20,345,010						5.15%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:
14 Contact name:	Megan O'Keeffe
15. Contact telephone name:	(415) 274-9460

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