Smiths Group plc Annual Review 2004



		SEPTEMBER
Preliminary announcement of results for 2003/04		22

		OCTOBER
Ordinary shares final dividend ex-dividend date		20
Ordinary shares final dividend record date		22

		NOVEMBER
Annual General Meeting		16
Ordinary shares final dividend payment date		19



		MARCH
2004/05 interim results announced		16 provisional
Ordinary shares interim dividend ex-dividend date		23 provisional
Ordinary shares interim dividend record date		29 provisional

		APRIL
Ordinary shares interim dividend payment date		27 provisional

		JULY
Smiths Group plc financial year-end		31

		SEPTEMBER
Preliminary announcement of results for 2004/05		22 provisional

		OCTOBER
Ordinary shares final dividend ex-dividend date		19 provisional
Ordinary shares final dividend record date		21 provisional

		NOVEMBER
Annual General Meeting		15 provisional
Ordinary shares final dividend payment date		18 provisional

REGISTERED OFFICE
Smiths Group plc
765 Finchley Road
London NW11 8DS
Incorporated in England No 137013

T +44 (0)20 8458 3232
F +44 (0)20 8458 4380
E plc@smiths-group.com
www.smiths-group.com

REGISTRAR
Lloyds TSB Registrars
The Causeway
Worthing
West Sussex BN99 6DA

T 0870 600 3970 (United Kingdom)
T +44 (0)1903 502541
www.lloydstsb-registrars.co.uk
www.shareview.co.uk

AUDITORS
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

The market value of an ordinary share of the Company on 31 March 1982 for the purposes of capital gains tax was 91.25p (taking into account the sub-division of 50p shares into 25p shares on 14 January 1985).

This Annual Review does not contain sufficient information to allow for as full an understanding of the results of the Group and the state of affairs of the Company or the Group as is provided in the full Statutory Reports and Accounts for 2004, which may be obtained, free of charge, by writing to the Deputy Group Secretary, Smiths Group plc, 765 Finchley Road, London NW11 8DS (e-mail: secretary@smiths-group.com) or can be downloaded from the Company’s website – www.smiths-group.com

The 2004 Annual General Meeting will be held at the offices of JP Morgan Chase & Co., 60 Victoria Embankment, London EC4Y 0JP on Tuesday 16 November 2004 at 2.30 pm.