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SMITHS GROUP PLC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

16 NOVEMBER 2020

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Chairman of the meeting

MARK SELIGMAN

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Chairman's address

SIR GEORGE BUCKLEY CHAIRMAN

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Chief Executive's review

ANDY REYNOLDS SMITH CHIEF EXECUTIVE

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Q1 Trading Update

A good 1st quarter trading performance showing strength and resilience

Continuing Operations1 revenue down (2)%

Smiths Medical2 revenue up 4%

Continued strong cash generation

Performance underpins the Group's confidence in meeting FY market expectations

  1. Continuing operations exclude Smiths Medical which is accounted for as 'discontinued operations - businesses held for distribution'
  2. Underlying modifies headline performance to exclude the effects of foreign exchange

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FY2020 review - Leading now and in the future

A robust FY2020 - strong operationally, financially and strategically

Leading now - managing well through the uncertainty, executing the strategic restructuring programme and further portfolio upgrading

Leading in the future - strengthened position for consistent market outperformance

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Putting our people and customers first

Safety of our people at the centre of everything we do

Smiths Excellence System supporting very strong business continuity throughout the pandemic

Exceptional customer service and deliveries

Supporting the fight against COVID-19 with Medical critical care products

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Executing the strategic restructuring programme

Pulls together existing initiatives across the Group globally

Further improving business efficiency and speed long term

Accelerates progress to our 18-20% target margin range with 200bps margin improvement in FY22

Ensuring we are better positioned for long-term growth and outperformance

Continued focus on optimising performance

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Smiths Medical

Further progress in growth and margin improvement plan with third consecutive quarter of growth

Significant agreement with U.S. government for syringe and needle production to support COVID-19 vaccine efforts

New product launch program delivering results

Separation was delayed during crisis - intention to complete during FY21 unchanged

Creating two stronger companies

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Continued portfolio strengthening

Organic growth complemented

DISPOSALS

ACQUISITIONS

TRANSACTIONS

total value c.£1.5bn

by disciplined M&A

11c.£535m proceeds

10 for c.£965m

=

21

(FY16-FY20)

Smiths Detection - PathSensors

Smiths Medical -

Smiths Interconnect - Reflex

Access Scientific

Photonics

- August 2020

- May 2020

- October 2019

-

Complements and accelerates

-

Extends portfolio of vascular access

-

Enhances our technological

biological capability to detect

solutions

leadership in shock-resistant fibre

pathogens

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Enhance infection protection

optics

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Broad end-market applications

capabilities

-

Broad end-market applications

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Designed to outperform

Resilient characteristics:

Technology differentiation

Digitisation

High proportion of aftermarket services

Sustainably competitive and capital light

Well positioned in long-term, attractive growth markets

A culture of innovation, operational excellence and great people

Continued portfolio optimisation

Organic growth complemented by disciplined M&A

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Poll vote resolutions

  1. Adoption of Annual Report FY2020
  2. Approval of Directors' Remuneration Report
  3. Declaration of a final dividend
  4. Election of Pam Cheng as a director
  5. Election of Karin Hoeing as a director
  6. Re-electionof Sir George Buckley as a director
  7. Re-electionof Dame Ann Dowling as a director
  8. Re-electionof Tanya Fratto as a director
  9. Re-electionof William Seeger as a director
  10. Re-electionof Mark Seligman as a director
  11. Re-electionof John Shipsey as a director
  1. Re-electionof Andrew Reynolds Smith as a director
  2. Re-electionof Noel Tata as a director
  3. Appointment of KPMG LLP as auditors
  4. Auditors' remuneration
  5. Authority to issue shares
  6. Authority to disapply pre-emption rights
  7. Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights
  8. Authority to make market purchases of shares
  9. Authority to call general meetings on short notice
  10. Authority to make political donations and expenditure

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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Proxy votes cast

327 million proxy votes cast

86.6% of the issued share capital

Continued strong support - full results will be available on the website

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MAKING A SAFER, MORE EFFICIENT

AND BETTER CONNECTED WORLD

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