Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 8204L

Smith & Nephew Plc

15 August 2013

 



NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS

SMITH & NEPHEW PLC

15 August 2013

Smith & Nephew plc announces that the following transactions have taken place today:

Name	Role	Number of shares purchased	Total shareholding following notification
Sir John Buchanan	Chairman	1,395	166,337 Ordinary Shares
Ian Barlow	Non-Executive Director	232	18,232 Ordinary Shares
The Rt Hon Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone DL	Non-Executive Director	320	17,820 Ordinary Shares
Richard De Schutter	Non-Executive Director	299	220,229 Ordinary Shares (of which 220,000 are held as ADS)
Michael Friedman	Non-Executive Director	299	299 Ordinary Shares
Pamela Kirby	Non-Executive Director	232	15,232 Ordinary Shares
Brian Larcombe	Non-Executive Director	212	40,212 Ordinary Shares
Joseph Papa	Non-Executive Director	299	12,799 Ordinary Shares (of which 12,500 are held as ADS)
Ajay Piramal	Non-Executive Director	240	240 Ordinary Shares

Notes:

1.       The market value of Ordinary Shares purchased on 15 August 2013 was 789p per Ordinary Share.

2.       These shares were purchased for the Chairman and Non-Executive Directors in lieu of part of their annual fees.

3.       Brian Larcombe's shares are registered in the name of BBHISL Nominees Ltd.

4.       The Ordinary Shares were purchased in London, UK.

5.       One ADS is the equivalent of five Ordinary Shares of US$0.20 each.

6.       The percentages of issued share capital acquired, disposed and held following notification are all under 0.01% of the total issued share capital of the Company.

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of DTR 3.1.4 R (1)(a)

Gemma Parsons

Deputy Company Secretary

Smith & Nephew plc

Tel: [phone]

 

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