Financial calendar

	2007
Preliminary announcement of results for 2006/07	26 September
Ordinary shares final dividend ex-dividend date	24 October
Ordinary shares final dividend record date	26 October
Annual General Meeting	20 November
Ordinary shares final dividend payment date	23 November

	2008
2007/08 interim results announced	19 March (provisional)
Ordinary shares interim dividend ex-dividend date	26 March (provisional)
Ordinary shares interim dividend record date	28 March (provisional)
Ordinary shares interim dividend payment date	25 April (provisional)
Smiths Group financial year end	31 July
Preliminary announcement of results for 2007/08	24 September (provisional)
Ordinary shares final dividend ex-dividend date	22 October (provisional)
Ordinary shares final dividend record date	24 October (provisional)
Annual General Meeting	18 November (provisional)
Ordinary shares final dividend payment date	21 November (provisional)

The market value of an ordinary share of the Company on 31 March 1982 for the purposes of capital gains tax was 136.875p (taking into account the sub-division of 50p shares into 25p shares on 14 January 1985 and the subdivision and consolidation of 25p shares into 37.5p shares on 18 June 2007).

The 2007 Annual General Meeting will be held at the Banqueting Suite, Lord’s Cricket Ground, Grace Gate, St John’s Wood Road, London NW8 8QN on Tuesday 20 November 2007 at 12:00 noon.