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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
April 21, 2011
Commission File Number 001-14978
SMITH & NEPHEW plc
(Registrant's name)
15 Adam Street
London, England WC2N 6LA
(Address of registrant's principal executive offices)
[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.]
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
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paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1).]
Yes No X
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Yes No X
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[Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained
in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2 (b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.]
Yes No X
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If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2 (b) : 82- n/a.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Smith & Nephew Plc
(Registrant)
Date: April 21, 2011
By: /s/ Susan Henderson
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Susan Henderson
Company Secretary
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL REPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS
SMITH & NEPHEW PLC
21 April 2011
Smith & Nephew plc (the "Company") announces that it received notification on 20 April 2011 that the following directors or persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR"), as participants in the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan"), purchased American Depository Shares ("ADS") as follows:
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Name of director/PDMR:
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Mark Augusti
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Joseph DeVivo
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John Campo
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No. of ADSs acquired:
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118
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118
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118
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Percentage of issued class acquired:
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Less than 0.01%
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Less than 0.01%
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Less than 0.01%
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Date of transaction:
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31 March 2011
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31 March 2011
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31 March 2011
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Price per ADS:
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US$44.71
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US$44.71
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US$44.71
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No. of ADSs disposed:
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n/a
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n/a
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n/a
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Percentage of issued class disposed:
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Less than 0.01%
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Less than 0.01 %
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Less than 0.01%
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Total holding following notification:
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9,562 ADS representing 47,810 Ordinary shares
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64,781 Ordinary shares (including 10,917 ADS)
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3,139 ADS representing 15,695 Ordinary shares
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Total percentage holding following notification:
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Less than 0.01%
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Less than 0.01%
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Less than 0.01%
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These transactions took place in New York, USA.
This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of DTR 3.1.4 R (1)(a).
One ADS is the equivalent of five Ordinary shares of US$.20 each.
Gemma Parsons
Deputy Company Secretary
Tel: 020 7401 7646