Smiths Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (7238H)

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RNS Number : 7238H

Smiths Group PLC

09 June 2017

 
 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                   Smiths Group PLC 
  issuer of existing shares to which voting 
  rights are attached: 
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 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) 
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                                                                Yes 
   An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
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                                                                No 
   An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
   which may result in the acquisition of shares already 
   issued to which voting rights are attached 
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                                                                No 
   An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar 
   economic effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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                                                                No 
   An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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                                                                No 
   Other (please specify) 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                          Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and 
  to notification obligation:                                its group 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                             BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Limited 
  (if different from 3):                                     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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 5. Date of transaction and date                            6(th) June 2017 
  on which the threshold is crossed 
  or reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                          8(th) June 2017 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                        Below the threshold of 5% 
  or reached: 
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 8: Notified Details 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type      Situation previous        Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of shares       to the triggering         transaction 
  If possible     transaction 
  use ISIN 
  code 
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                 Number       Number       Number       Number of voting        Percentage 
                  of shares    of voting    of shares    rights                  of voting rights 
                               rights 
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                                             Direct       Direct     Indirect     Direct     Indirect 
--------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ---------  ----------- 
 GB00B1WY2338    20,631,822   20,631,822   151,358      151,358    19,354,771   0.038%     4.894% 
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 US83238P2039    11,093       11,093       0            0          7,137        0          0.002% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/     No. of voting              Percentage 
  instrument          date         conversion    rights that                of voting 
                                   period        may be acquired            rights 
                                                 if the instrument 
                                                 is exercised/converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying 
  Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of        Exercise    Expiration    Exercise         No. of voting        Percentage of 
  financial      Price       date          / conversion     rights instrument    voting rights 
  instrument                               period           refers to 
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                                                                                Nominal    Delta 
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 Equity Swap                                               2,544                0.001% 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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 19,515,810                4.935% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting 
  rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, 
  if applicable: 
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 Threadneedle Asset Management Limited (4.933%) 
  Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC (0.002%) 
  Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. (0.000%) 
  Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC is wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 
  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. 
  Ameriprise Financial Services, 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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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of proxy holder:                                                                   N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                                                           N/A 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder                                                              N/A 
  will cease to hold voting rights: 
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 13. Additional information:    The Shares referred to in section 
                                 9 of this form are held in portfolios 
                                 and funds managed on a discretionary 
                                 basis by the entities set out 
                                 in section 9. 
                                 Please note that the Shares are 
                                 held through certain nominee 
                                 companies. 
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 14 Contact name:               Mark Powney, Threadneedle Asset 
                                 Management Ltd. 
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 15. Contact telephone name:    [phone] 

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