Holding(s) in Company (2083R)
October 31 2011 - 2:20PM
UK Regulatory
TIDMSMIN
RNS Number : 2083R
Smiths Group PLC
31 October 2011
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i)
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1. Identity of the issuer or Smith Group Plc
the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which
voting rights are
attached: (ii)
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate
box or boxes):
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial
instruments which may result in the acquisition
of shares already issued to which voting rights
are attached
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with
similar economic effect to qualifying financial
instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please
specify):
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3. Full name of person(s) TIAA-CREF Investment Management,
subject to the LLC on behalf of the accounts
notification obligation: listed in Exhibit B
(iii)
Teachers Advisors, Inc. on
behalf of the funds
Listed in Exhibit C
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) See Number 3
(if different from 3.):(iv)
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5. Date of the transaction 10/26/11
and date on
which the threshold is
crossed or
reached: (v)
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6. Date on which issuer 10/27/11
notified:
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are
crossed or
reached: (vi, vii) 3%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)
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Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the
of to the triggering triggering transaction
shares transaction
if possible
using
the ISIN
CODE
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Number Number Number Number of % of voting
of of of shares voting rights (x)
Shares Voting rights
Rights
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Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(xi) (xii)
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GB00B1WY2338 11,848,767 11,848,767 10,944,881 10,944,881 0 2.788% 0%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial date Conversion rights that rights
instrument (xiii) Period (xiv) may be
acquired if
the
instrument
is
exercised/
converted.
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N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect
to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi)
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial price date Conversion rights instrument rights (xix,
instrument (xvii) period refers to xx)
(xviii)
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N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Nominal Delta
--------------- ------------- ------------- --------------- ----------------------------- ------------ ---------
N/A N/A
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
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10,944,881 2.788%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the
voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
(xxi)
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The College Retirement Equities Fund ("CREF") hereby
informs you that on October 26, 2011, CREF sold 903,886
shares of Smith Group Plc, bringing its total holdings
in your company to 4,804,367 shares. CREF owns these
shares through three of its investment accounts, the
Stock Account, Global Equities Account and Social Choice
Account. It is our understanding the total voting shares
outstanding of Smith Group Plc are 392,531,299 bringing
CREF's ownership in your company to a 1.224% level.
For your information, CREF is a U.S. based investment
company, which is registered with the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC"). CREF has multiple investment
accounts, each with separate investment objectives and
policies. All assets in the accounts are beneficially
owned by CREF, and all the accounts are managed by TIAA-CREF
Investment Management, LLC, an SEC registered investment
adviser.
Additionally, affiliates of CREF own 6,140,514 shares
of Smith Group Plc. These holdings are owned by the
TIAA-CREF Funds ("Funds"), and the TIAA-CREF Life Funds
("Life Funds"), each of which are SEC registered investment
companies. The Funds and Life Funds are managed by Teachers
Advisors, Inc., an SEC registered investment adviser
that is affiliated with TIAA-CREF Investment Management,
LLC. These affiliated funds, aggregated with those of
CREF, own a total of 10,944,881 or 2.788% of the outstanding
voting shares of your company. Because Teachers Advisors,
Inc. and TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC follow
the same policies when voting these funds, we are aggregating
the holdings for purposes of this letter.
(See Exhibit A)
Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder: TIAA-CREF Investment
Management, LLC/ Teachers
Advisors, Inc.
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11. Number of voting rights proxy N/A
holder will cease
to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will N/A
cease to hold
voting rights:
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13. Additional information: None
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14. Contact name: Stuart R. Brunet
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15. Contact telephone number: +1-415-882-3711
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EXHIBIT
A.
TIAA-CREF
Summary of Holdings of Smiths Group PLC
Between October 25, 2011 - October 26, 2011
TIAA-CREF Investment Management
LLC ("CREF")
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Global Stock Social Total Total
Equities Account Choice CREF CREF
Account Account Holdings %
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Holdings
as of
October
25, 2011 888,426 4,792,557 27,270 5,708,253 1.454%
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Transactions
as of
October
26, 2011 - (903,886) - (903,886) -0.230%
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Holdings
as of
October
26, 2011 888,426 3,888,671 27,270 4,804,367 1.224%
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Aggregate
Teachers Advisors, Inc. Holding
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TIAA-CREF TIAA-CREF TIAA-CREF Active Total Total Total Total
International Life Intl Extension Mutual Mutual Holdings %
Equity International Equity Fund Funds Funds
Fund Equity Index V Holdings %
Fund Fund
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Holdings
as of
October
25, 2011 5,829,801 218,324 92,389 0 6,140,514 1.564% 11,848,767 3.019%
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Transactions
as of
October
26, 2011 - - - - - 0.000% (903,886) -0.230%
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Holdings
as of
October
26, 2011 5,829,801 218,324 92,389 0 6,140,514 1.564% 10,944,881 2.788%
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Total Voting
Shares
Outstanding 392,531,299
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Exhibit B.
TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC
College Retirement Equities Fund ("CREF") *
-- CREF Stock Account
-- CREF Global Equities Account
-- CREF Social Choice Account
* Registered Investment Companies
Exhibit C.
Teachers Advisors, Inc.
TIAA-CREF Funds *
-- International Equity Fund
-- International Equity Index Fund
TIAA-CREF Life Funds *
-- Life International Equity Fund
TIAA-CREF Active Extension Funds
-- Active Extension V - Analyst Market Neutral, LLC
* Registered Investment Companies
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