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RNS Number : 3941Y

Smiths Group PLC

28 November 2014

 
 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 
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                                                       Smiths Group PLC 
   1. Identity of the issuer or 
   the underlying issuer of existing 
   shares to which voting rights 
   are attached: 
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   2. Reason for notification (yes/no) 
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                                                              X 
   An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
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   An acquisition or disposal of 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)                            Dodge & Cox 
   subject to notification 
   obligation: 
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   4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
   (if different from 3): 
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                                                      November 26, 2014 
   5. Date of transaction 
   and date on which the 
   threshold is crossed or 
   reached: 
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                                                      November 28, 2014 
   6. Date on which issuer 
   notified: 
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   7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
   crossed or reached:                                5% 
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  8. Notified Details 
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  A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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  Class/type    Situation previous               Resulting situation after 
  of shares      to the triggering                the triggering transaction 
  If             transaction 
  possible 
  use ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number          Number           Number           Number of voting                        Percentage 
                 of Shares       of voting       of shares         rights                                  of voting 
                                 rights                                                                    rights 
------------  --------------  ---------------  ---------------  --------------------------------------  ------------------------ 
                                                                  Direct                    Indirect      Direct      Indirect 
------------  ------------      -------------    -------------  ------------------------  ------------  ----------  ------------ 
GB00B1WY2338                  19,255,900                                                  20,345,010                5.15% 
 
 
  B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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  Type of       Expiration        Exercise/                       No. of voting               Percentage 
  financial      date              conversion                      rights that                 of voting 
  instrument                       period                          may be acquired             rights 
                                                                   (if the instrument 
                                                                   is exercised/converted) 
------------  ----------------  ------------------------------  --------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 
 
  C: Financial Instruments with similar economic 
   effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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  Type of       Exercise      Expiration         Exercise/          No. of                    Percentage 
  financial      Price        date                conversion         voting                    of voting 
  instrument                                      period             rights                    rights 
                                                                     instrument 
                                                                     refers 
                                                                     to 
------------  ------------  -----------------  -----------------  ------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
                                                                                              Nominal                 Delta 
------------  ------------      -------------    -------------    ----------------------    ----------------------  ------------ 
 
 
  Total (A+B+C) 
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  Number of voting rights                          Percentage of voting rights 
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  20,345,010                                       5.15% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which 
  the voting rights and /or the financial instruments 
  are effectively held, if applicable: 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights 
  proxy holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy 
  holder will cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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 13. Additional information: 
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 14 Contact name:               Megan O'Keeffe 
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 15. Contact telephone 
  name:                         (415) 274-9460 
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