Smiths : establishes Euro Medium Term Note Programme

London, 18 October 2016

For immediate release

Smiths Group establishes a Euro Medium Term Note Programme

Smiths Group plc ('the Company') announces today that it has established a €2.5 billion Euro Medium Term Note Programme ('the EMTN programme') with its ten relationship banks as dealers.

The EMTN programme will facilitate the issuance by the Company of senior notes over time in various currencies and maturities as a continuing element of its financing strategy. Notes issued under the EMTN programme will be guaranteed by Smiths Group International Holdings Limited and will rank pari passu with all of the Company's outstanding senior notes and other debt obligations.

Chris O'Shea, Chief Financial Officer, said:

'This programme underpins Smiths Group's existing strategy to finance our balance sheet from the rated public debt markets. It provides us with increased flexibility in refinancing our debt maturities over the next two years, and in financing portfolio management activities, such as the agreement we announced in April to acquire Morpho Detection.'

A base prospectus dated 17 October 2016 relating to the establishment of the EMTN programme ('the Prospectus') has been approved by the UK Listing Authority and is available for viewing.

To view the Prospectus, please paste the following URL into the address bar of your browser: http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7487M_-2016-10-17.pdf

The Prospectus has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.

ENDS

Contact details

Investor enquiries

Andrew Lappin, Smiths Group

+44 (0)20 7004 1657

+44 (0)78 5461 1966

andrew.lappin@smiths.com

Kirsty Law, Smiths Group

+44 (0)20 7004 1672

+44 (0)75 8315 4386

kirsty.law@smiths.com

Media enquiries

Andrew Lorenz, FTI Consulting

+44 (0)203 727 1323

+44 (0)777 564 1807

smiths@fticonsulting.com

Smiths is a global technology company listed on the London Stock Exchange (SMIN) and operates a sponsored level one ADR programme (SMGZY). A world leader in the practical application of technologies, Smiths Group delivers products and services for the threat & contraband detection, medical devices, energy and communications markets worldwide. Our products and services make the world safer, healthier and more productive. Smiths Group employs 22,000 people in over 50 countries. For more information visit www.smiths.com

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