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RNS Number : 9673U

Smiths Group PLC

30 October 2017

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer or the 
  underlying issuer of existing shares                                                 Smiths Group Plc 
  to which voting rights are attached: 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with 
  an "X" if appropriate) 
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 Non-UK issuer 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes 
  with an "X") 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                   X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of 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. Details of person subject to the notification obligation 
 Name                                                                     Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its 
                                                                           group 
 City and country of registered office                                    Minneapolis, USA 
  (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) 
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 Name                                                                     American Enterprise Investment Services 
                                                                           BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Limited 
                                                                           Cede & Co 
                                                                           Chase Nominees Ltd 
                                                                           HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) 
                                                                           Ltd 
                                                                           Nortrust Nominees LTD 
                                                                           Roy Nominees 
                                                                           State Street Nominees Limited 
                                                                           The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) 
                                                                           Limited 
                                                                           Vidacos Nominees Ltd 
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 City and country of registered office 
  (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold was                                       25(th) October 2017 
  crossed or reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):                           27(th) October 2017 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
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                              % of voting      % of voting rights   Total of both   Total number 
                            rights attached     through financial    in % (8.A +     of voting rights 
                            to shares (total       instruments           8.B)        of issuer 
                                of 8. A)          (total of 8.B 
                                                   1 + 8.B 2) 
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 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached                  19,722,137               0             19,722,137        395,663,914 
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 Position of 
  previous notification 
  (if 
  applicable)                 19,842,024               0             19,842,024 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the 
  threshold was crossed or reached 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type of          Number of voting rights                          % of voting rights 
  shares 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
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                              Direct                  Indirect                  Direct                Indirect 
                        (Art 9 of Directive     (Art 10 of Directive     (Art 9 of Directive    (Art 10 of Directive 
                           2004/109/EC)             2004/109/EC)             2004/109/EC)           2004/109/EC) 
                             (DTR5.1)                (DTR5.2.1)                (DTR5.1)              (DTR5.2.1) 
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     GB00B1WY2338             152,327                19,560,525                 0.038%                 4.945% 
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     US83238P2039                                      9,285                                           0.002% 
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 SUBTOTAL 8. A                            19,722,137                                       4.985% 
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 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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 Type of financial      Expiration            Exercise/                  Number of voting       % of voting 
 instrument              date                 Conversion Period          rights that may         rights 
                                                                         be acquired if 
                                                                         the instrument 
                                                                         is 
                                                                         exercised/converted. 
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                                              SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 
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 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to 
  Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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                                                  SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 
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 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification 
  obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled 
  by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other 
  undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the 
  (underlying) issuer 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights                             X 
  and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate 
  controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional 
  rows as necessary) 
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              Name                   % of voting rights         % of voting rights        Total of both if 
                                       if it equals or           through financial         it equals or is 
                                      is higher than the         instruments if it         higher than the 
                                     notifiable threshold       equals or is higher      notifiable threshold 
                                                                than the notifiable 
                                                                     threshold 
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 Ameriprise Financial,                %                           %                        % 
  Inc. 
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 Ameriprise International             %                           %                        % 
  Holdings GmbH 
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 Threadneedle Asset                   %                           %                        % 
  Management Holdings 
  SARL 
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 Threadneedle Holdings                %                           %                        % 
  Limited 
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 TAM UK Holdings                      %                           %                        % 
  Limited 
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 Threadneedle Asset                   %                           %                        % 
  Management Holdings 
  Limited 
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 TC Financing Limited                 %                           %                        % 
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 Threadneedle Asset                   %                           %                        % 
  Management Limited 
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 Ameriprise Financial,                %                           %                        % 
  Inc. 
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 Columbia Management                  %                           %                        % 
  Investment Advisers, 
  LLC 
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 Ameriprise Financial,                %                           %                        % 
  Inc. 
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 AMPF                                 %                           %                        % 
  Holding Corporation 
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 Ameriprise Financial                 %                           %                        % 
  Services, Inc. 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder                                     N/A 
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 The number and % of voting rights                            N/A 
  held 
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 The date until which the voting rights                       N/A 
  will be held 
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 11. Additional information 
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 Threadneedle Asset Management Limited is wholly owned by TC Financing 
  Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management 
  Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by TAM UK Holdings Limited, 
  which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Holdings Limited, which 
  is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings SARL, 
  which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise International Holdings GmbH, 
  which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 
 
  Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC, is wholly owned by Ameriprise 
  Financial, Inc. 
 
  Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. is wholly owned by AMPF Holding Corporation, 
  which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 
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 Place of completion   Swindon, UK 
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 Date of completion    27/10/2017 
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