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
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify): ______________
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):
07 October 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
10 October 2016
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
Percentage of voting rights
Direct
Indirect
GB00B1WY2338 Common Stock
20,169,763
19,112,517
4.83%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Type of financial instrument
Expiration date
Exercise/ conversion period
No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument is exercised/converted)
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Exercise Price
No. of voting rights instrument refers to
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
BNY Mellon - 116,235 Common Stock shares
Brown Brothers Harriman - 1,492,943 Common Stock shares
JPMorgan Chase - 254,400 Common Stock shares
Northern Trust Company - 359,960 Common Stock shares
State Street Bank - 16,802,279 Common Stock shares
Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co US - 27,800 Common Stock shares
Mizuho Trust and Banking Luxem - 58,900 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:
312-646-3489