31 AUGUST 2017

SMITHS GROUP PLC

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 213800MJL6IPZS3ASA11

TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTING RIGHTS AND CAPITAL

(Classification 2.5)

DISCLOSURE GUIDANCE AND TRANSPARENCY RULES DTR 5.6.1 R

At close of business on 31 August 2017 the issued share capital of Smiths Group plc comprised 395,635,803 ordinary shares of nominal value 37.5p each ('Ordinary Shares'), all of which have been admitted to the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority ('FCA') and admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange.

Each Ordinary Share has one vote on a poll.

Smiths Group plc does not hold any shares in treasury.

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Smiths Group plc is 395,635,803, which should be used by shareholders and other parties subject to disclosure obligations as the denominator for the calculations by which they determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the share capital of Smiths Group plc under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.