Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 0835O

Smith & Nephew Plc

15 August 2017

SMITH & NEPHEW PLC

15 August 2017

NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE EU MARKET ABUSE REGUALTION OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Vasant Padmanabhan
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PDMR
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Smith & Nephew plc
b)	LEI	213800ZTMDN8S67S1H61
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Smith & Nephew plc Ordinary Shares of USD 0.20 each ISIN: GB0009223206
b)	Nature of the transaction	Partial vesting of share awards granted in 2016.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) £13.5033	Volume(s) 2,003


d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Single Transaction N/A N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	2017 - 08 - 15
f)	Place of the transaction	The London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Vasant Padmanabhan
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PDMR
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Smith & Nephew plc
b)	LEI	213800ZTMDN8S67S1H61
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Smith & Nephew plc Ordinary Shares of USD 0.20 each ISIN: GB0009223206
b)	Nature of the transaction	Ordinary Shares sold to cover taxation obligations on the vesting of the Share awards granted in 2016.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) £13.5033	Volume(s) 653


d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	Single Transaction N/A N/A
e)	Date of the transaction	2017 - 08 - 15
f)	Place of the transaction	The London Stock Exchange (XLON)