Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 8960I

Smith & Nephew Plc

17 August 2021

 

SMITH & NEPHEW PLC

17 August 2021

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

On 15 August 2021, the following awards of US$0.20 ordinary shares (the "Shares") in Smith & Nephew plc (the "Company") vested under the Smith & Nephew Global Share Plan 2010.

FINAL VESTING ON 15 AUGUST 2021 OF CONDITIONAL SHARE AWARDS MADE UNDER THE GLOBAL SHARE PLAN 2010:  

The awards were granted under the Global Share Plan 2010 on 15 August 2018. One third of the shares vested on 15 August 2019, a further third vested on 15 August 2020 and the final third vested on 15 August 2021. A number of Shares were sold to cover taxation obligations arising on the vesting of the awards.

The following relates to individuals included in the below notification:

Reason for the notification
Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
Name	Smith & Nephew plc
LEI	213800ZTMDN8S67S1H61
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
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Smith & Nephew plc ordinary shares of USD 0.20 each
Identification code	ISIN: GB0009223206
Nature of the transaction	Final vesting of a Conditional Share Award granted on 15 August 2018 under the Smith & Nephew Global Share Plan 2010.
Date of Transaction	2021 - 08 - 16
Place of Transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

Name (Position)	Status	Price (£)	Volume	Aggregated information	Total Ordinary Share Holding following the transaction *	Total Ordinary Share Holding as a % of the Company's ISC following the transaction *
Mark Gladwell (President Operations & GBS)	PDMR	13.6983	9,777 (of which 4,612 were sold and 5,165 retained)	N/A Single Transaction	5,261.90438 ordinary shares	0.00059%
Melissa Guerdan (Chief Quality & Regulatory Affairs Officer)	PDMR	13.6983	3,844 (of which 1,122 were sold and 2,722 retained)	N/A Single Transaction	2,722.28002 ordinary shares	0.00031%

* including those held by Persons Closely Associated with the Director/PDMR. All figures in these columns are stated to 5 decimal places where applicable.

Vickie Reuben  

Deputy Company Secretary

Smith & Nephew plc

Tel: [phone]

 

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