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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
February 08, 2019
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)
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SMITH & NEPHEW PLC
8 February 2019
NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE EU MARKET ABUSE REGULATION OF TRANSACTIONS BY
PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES ('PDMR') AND
PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM.
Smith & Nephew plc (the "Company") announces that it has been
informed of changes to the share interests of PDMRs in the Company,
detailed below, following completion of the related performance
periods.
Smith & Nephew Global Share Plan 2010 (Performance Share
Awards):
|
Name of PDMR
|
Number of ordinary shares under award granted on 07/03/2016 (shown
at maximum)
|
Number of ordinary shares lapsed under award (shown at
maximum)
|
|
Rodrigo
Bianchi
|
46,754
|
25,014
|
|
Bradley
Cannon
|
28,302
|
15,142
|
|
Massimiliano
Colella
|
19,706
|
10,543
|
|
Phil
Cowdy
|
16,570
|
8,865
|
|
Elga
Lohler
|
25,676
|
13,737
|
|
Cathy
O'Rourke
|
13,242
|
7,085
|
|
Susan
Swabey
|
11,794
|
6,310
|
|
Glenn
Warner
|
38,724
|
20,718
|
Notes:
(i)
Following completion of the performance measurement period, 93% of
the target awards made on 7 March 2016 vested.
(ii)
At maximum, 53.5% of awards have lapsed and the remaining 46.5% of
awards will vest and subject to continued employment, will be
settled on 7 March 2019 being the third anniversary of the
awards.
This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of
Article 19 (3) of the Market Abuse Regulation.
Susan Swabey
Company Secretary
Smith & Nephew plc
Tel: 01923 477216
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: February
08, 2019
By: /s/
Susan Swabey
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Susan
Swabey
Company
Secretary