National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

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

RNS Number : 1715U

Smiths Group PLC

27 July 2015

TR-1: Notifications 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 PLC
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			Yes
An acquisition or disposal of 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:	Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):	See additional information under 13.
5. Date of transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:	22^nd July 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:	24^th July 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	Below the threshold of 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	19,908,938	19,908,938	219,010	219,010	19,203,769	0.056%	4.864%
US83238P2039	1,662	1,662	0	0	1,486	0.000%	0.000%

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

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

19,424,265

4.920%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which through intermediate holding companies controls the voting rights of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A. and Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which itself controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of 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:

Registered Owner

Nortrust Nominees LTD	A/c ZLA08	23,559
Vidacos Nominees Ltd	A/c 6013511022	1,446,586
State Street Nominees Limited	A/c XC7N	546,875
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited	A/c 683182	394,848
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited	A/c 740190	136,450
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited	A/c 739874	739,247
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited	A/c 740311	77,833
Vidacos Nominees Ltd	A/c 6252771001	101,579
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited	A/c 811056	40,169
Nortrust Nominees LTD	A/c BBH05	131,276
State Street Nominees Limited	A/c 2GQ6	2,193,167
William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd	A/c 301780	40,580
Nortrust Nominees LTD	A/c ZLA01	100,000
Nortrust Nominees LTD	A/c ZLA03	3,168,142
Vidacos Nominees Ltd	A/c 6013435369	189,752
Vidacos Nominees Ltd	A/c 6013435318	29,258
Vidacos Nominees Ltd	A/c 6013436462	5,623
Nortrust Nominees LTD	A/c ZLA09	12,040
Vidacos Nominees Ltd	A/c 6013436543	7,520
Nortrust Nominees LTD	A/c ZLA12	191,909
Nortrust Nominees LTD	A/c ZLA14	59,589
Nortrust Nominees LTD	A/c ZPS01	421,645
Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd	A/c WWSF0004002	264,371
Vidacos Nominees Ltd	A/c 6013623998	429,554
Vidacos Nominees Ltd	A/c 6013549070	153,225
Vidacos Nominees Ltd	A/c 6013641937	4,401,336
Vidacos Nominees Ltd	A/c 6013641961	417,350
Vidacos Nominees Ltd	A/c 6013641996	1,826,684
Vidacos Nominees Ltd	A/c 6013549119	962,889
Vidacos Nominees Ltd	A/c 6013623874	280,000
Vidacos Nominees Ltd	A/c 6013510999	108,542
Nortrust Nominees LTD	A/c ZLA15	521,181
Ameriprise Financial Inc	A/c	1,411
Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc	A/c	75

14 Contact name:

Mark Powney, Threadneedle Group

15. Contact telephone name:

+44 (0) 1793 363 135

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