2002   SEPTEMBER  

REGISTERED OFFICE
Smiths Group plc
765 Finchley Road
London NW11 8DS
Incorporated in England No 137013 Tel: +44 (0)20 8458 3232
Fax: +44 (0)20 8458 4380
E-mail: plc@smiths-group.com www.smiths-group.com

REGISTRAR
Lloyds TSB Registrars
The Causeway
Worthing
West Sussex BN99 6DA
Tel: 0870 600 3970 (UK)
Tel: +44 (0)1903 502541 www.lloydstsb-registrars.co.uk www.shareview.co.uk

AUDITORS
PricewaterhouseCoopers

Preliminary announcement of results for 2001-2002   25  
       
    OCTOBER  
Ordinary shares final dividend ex-dividend date   16  
Ordinary shares final dividend record date   18   
       
    NOVEMBER  
AGM   12   
Ordinary shares final dividend payment date    15   
       
2003    MARCH    
2002-2003 interim results announced    12 provisional  
Ordinary shares interim dividend ex-dividend date   19 provisional   
Ordinary shares interim dividend record date    21 provisional  
       
    APRIL  
Ordinary shares interim dividend payment date   17 provisional  
       
    JULY  
Smiths Group plc financial year-end   31  
       
    SEPTEMBER  
Preliminary announcement of results for 2002-2003   24 provisional  
       
    OCTOBER  
Ordinary shares final dividend ex-dividend date   15 provisional  
Ordinary shares final dividend record date   17 provisional  
       
    NOVEMBER  
AGM   11 provisional  
Ordinary shares final dividend payment date   14 provisional