Smiths Group PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2013

May 17, 2013

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RNS Number : 0094F

Smiths Group PLC

17 May 2013

TR-1:  Notification 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
2. Reason for the notification  (yes/no)
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		No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments		No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights		No
Other (please specify): ______________		No
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	Harris Associates L.P.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3):	BNY Mellon Brown Brothers Harriman JPMorgan Chase Mizuho Trust and Banking Luxem Northern Trust Company State Street Bank Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co US
5. Date of transaction  (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	15 May 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:	16 May 2013
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 Common Stock					20,169,763				20,169,763			5.13%
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
20,169,763						5.13%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
BNY Mellon - 139,135 Common Stock shares Brown Brothers Harriman - 487,900 Common Stock shares JPMorgan Chase - 234,600 Common Stock shares Northern Trust Company - 438,900 Common Stock shares State Street Bank - 18,809,028 Common Stock shares Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co US - 25,900 Common Stock shares Mizuho Trust and Banking Luxem - 34,300 Common Stock shares
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the 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:	Kim Colwell
15. Contact telephone number:	312-621-0689

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