08 September 2011
Smith & Nephew Plc (the "Company")
Employee Share Plans - Announcement of transaction in ordinary shares of
US$0.20 each and American Depository Shares (ADSs) representing five ordinary shares of US$0.20 each.
The Company announces that on 7 September 2011 conditional awards and options were granted under the Smith & Nephew 2004 Performance Share Plan and the Smith & Nephew 2004 Executive Share Option Plan to Executive Directors and under the Smith & Nephew Global Share Plan 2010 to persons discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMRs") as detailed in the tables below. No consideration is payable for the awards.
1. 2004 PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN ("PSP")
Name |
Director/PDMR |
Number of shares subject to award |
Total Number of Shares over which awards held under the PSP following Notification |
|
|
|
|
Olivier Bohuon |
Chief Executive Officer |
227,547 ordinary shares |
227,547 ordinary shares |
Adrian Hennah |
Chief Financial Officer |
143,327 ordinary shares |
451,008 ordinary shares |
Notes:
There are performance conditions attached to the vesting of awards under the 2004 Performance Share Plan. These awards will vest on 7 September 2014, subject to the achievement of the performance conditions which are measured from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2013.
2. 2004 EXECUTIVE SHARE OPTION PLAN
Name |
Director/PDMR |
Number of shares subject to award |
Option Price |
Total Number of Shares over which Options held following Notification |
Olivier Bohuon |
Chief Executive Officer |
151,698 ordinary shares |
607p |
151,698 ordinary shares |
Adrian Hennah |
Chief Financial Officer |
95,551 ordinary shares |
607p |
427,362 ordinary shares |
Notes:
1) There are performance conditions attached to the vesting of options under the 2004 Executive Share Option Plan. These options will vest, subject to the achievement of the performance conditions, on 7 September 2014. Any options which vest will be exercisable from 7 September 2014 to close of business 6 September 2021.
2) 4,942 of the options granted to Olivier Bohuon are UK Approved options and have therefore been granted under the Smith & Nephew Global Share Plan 2010.The UK Approved options are subject to the same performance conditions as the remainder of the grant.
3. GLOBAL SHARE PLAN 2010
i) OPTIONS
Name |
PDMR |
Type of award |
Number of Ordinary shares subject to award |
Option Price |
Total Number of Shares over which Options held following Notification |
Naseem Amin |
PDMR |
Option |
59,031 |
599p |
145,322 ordinary shares |
Mark Augusti |
PDMR |
Option |
49,964 |
599p |
293,157 ordinary shares (including options over 8,500 ADSs) |
John Campo |
PDMR |
Option |
52,577 |
599p |
257,372 ordinary shares |
Michael Frazzette |
PDMR |
Option |
58,993 |
599p |
264,012 ordinary shares |
R. Gordon Howe |
PDMR |
Option |
42,443 |
599p |
213,938 ordinary shares |
G. Kelvin Johnson |
PDMR |
Option |
45,024 |
599p |
160,847 ordinary shares |
Helen Maye |
PDMR |
Option |
45,909 |
599p |
45,909 ordinary shares |
Roger Teasdale |
PDMR |
Option |
50,083 |
599p |
187,035 ordinary shares |
Notes:
1) The Options vest in equal annual tranches over three years following the award date and will be exercisable from vesting until close of business on 6 September 2021.
2) 5,008 of the options granted to Helen Maye are UK Approved options and have therefore been granted under the Smith & Nephew Global Share Plan 2010. The UK Approved Options will vest three years from the award date and will be exercisable from 7 September 2014 to close of business on 6 September 2021.
ii) PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARDS
Name |
PDMR |
Number of shares subject to award |
Total Number of Shares over which awards held under the PSP following Notification |
Naseem Amin |
PDMR |
44,273 ordinary shares |
108,991 ordinary shares |
Mark Augusti
|
PDMR |
7,441 ADSs |
24,431 ADSs |
John Campo
|
PDMR |
7,830 ADSs |
25,317 ADSs |
Michael Frazzette
|
PDMR |
17,573 ADSs |
35,432 ADSs |
R. Gordon Howe
|
PDMR |
6,321 ADSs |
20,757 ADSs |
G. Kelvin Johnson |
PDMR |
33,768 ordinary shares |
85,855 ordinary shares |
Helen Maye |
PDMR |
34,432 ordinary shares |
34,432 ordinary shares |
Roger Teasdale |
PDMR |
37,562 ordinary shares |
111,127 ordinary shares |
Notes:
There are performance conditions attached to the release of awards under the Performance Share Plan. These awards will vest on 7 September 2014, subject to the achievement of the performance conditions which are measured from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2013.
1) 1 ADS is equal to 5 Ordinary Shares.
2) The transaction took place in London, UK.
3) This announcement is made in accordance with Disclosure & Transparency Rule 3.1.4 (1) (a)
8 September 2011
Contact:
Gemma Parsons
Deputy Company Secretary
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7401 7646