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7 April 2017

Following the clearance from US Department of Justice on March 31st 2017 Smiths Group plc today confirms that it has completed the acquisition of Morpho Detection.

Consistent with the clearance from the European Commission, the DOJ approval is conditional on the post-completion divestment of Morpho Detection’s explosive trace detection business.


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