Smiths Group PLC - Major Shareholding Notification 2013

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RNS Number : 4866Y

Smiths Group PLC

22 February 2013



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii		Smiths Group Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying 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 the notification obligation: iii	Legal & General Group plc (L&G)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv	N/A
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v	20 February 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:	21 February 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii	L&G (Below 3%)


8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of shares if possible using the 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			% of voting rights x
Direct			Direct xi		Indirect xii	Direct			Indirect
GB00B1WY2338 ORDINARY 37.5p	15,611,948 (As on 6/10/2011)							Below 3%


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument			Expiration date xiii		Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv						Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.			% of voting rights
N/A			N/A		N/A						N/A			N/A

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		Exercise price		Expiration date xvii		Exercise/ Conversion period xviii				Number of voting rights instrument refers to			% of voting rights xix, xx
N/A		N/A		N/A		N/A				N/A			Nominal		Delta
N/A			N/A

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights									Percentage of voting rights
Below 3%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Legal & General Group plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) Legal & General Group plc (Direct) (L&G) (Below 3% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (Direct) (LGIMHD) (LGIH) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & (PMC) LGPL) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)

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

13. Additional information:	Notification using the total voting rights figure of 393,353,292
14. Contact name:	Angela Hayter (LGIM)
15. Contact telephone number:	020 3124 3851

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