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RNS Number : 9255S

Smiths Group PLC

06 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                    2(nd) October 2017 
  crossed or reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):        4(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                        19,842,024                  0                19,842,024         395,663,914 
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 Position of                           N/A                     N/A                  N/A 
  previous notification 
  (if 
  applicable) 
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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                19,678,517                 0.038%                 4.974% 
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     US83238P2039                                      11,180                                          0.003% 
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 SUBTOTAL 8. A                            19,842,024                                       5.015% 
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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(x)              Conversion Period(xi)      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               5.012%                          %                    5.012% 
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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    04/10/2017 
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