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27/07/2015 12:20

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:
22nd July 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:
24th 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
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





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





Nominal
Delta







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
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Ameriprise Financial Inc 
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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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