Director/PDMR Shareholding

25 Jan 2008 07:00

Smiths Group PLC24 January 2008 24 JANUARY 2008SMITHS GROUP PLC DTR 3.1.4R(1) NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTION OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIALRESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS 1. Name of the issuer: SMITHS GROUP PLC 2. State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified inaccordance with DTR 3.1.4R(1)(a); or (ii) DTR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b) a disclosure madein accordance with section 793 of the Companies Act 2006; or (iii) both (i) and(ii): (i) DISCLOSURE RELATING TO A PERSON DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY ("PDMR") 3. Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director: MR PAUL COX 4. State whether notification relates to a person connected with a persondischarging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify theconnected person: YES MRS CYNTHIA COX 5. Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the personreferred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a nonbeneficial interest: NOTIFICATION RE VESTING OF CONTINGENT SHARE AWARD MADE TO AND PARTIAL SALE OFSHARES AND GIFT TRANSFER OF SHARES BY THE PDMR NAMED IN 3 ABOVE 6. Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives orfinancial instruments relating to shares: ORDINARY SHARES OF 37.5p 7. Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number ofshares held by each of them: PERSONS NAMED IN 3 AND 4 ABOVE 8 State the nature of the transaction: (A) VESTING OF PART OF CONTINGENT AWARD UNDER THE SMITHS GROUP PERFORMANCESHARE PLAN GRANTED ON 24 JANUARY 2005 OVER 10,377 SHARES; (B) LAPSE OF PART OF CONTINGENT AWARD UNDER THE SMITHS GROUP PERFORMANCE SHAREPLAN GRANTED ON 24 JANUARY 2005 OVER 5,189 SHARES; (C) MARKET SALE OF 4,364 SHARES (SOLD TO FINANCE INCOME TAX LIABILITIES ETC.ARISING FROM (A)); AND (D) GIFT TRANSFER OF BALANCE OF 6,013 SHARES TO MRS C W COX. 9. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to sharesacquired: 10,377 SHARES 10. Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class shouldnot be taken into account when calculating percentage):