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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 23, 2022
Commission
File Number 001-14978
SMITH & NEPHEW
plc
(Registrant's
name)
Building 5, Croxley Park,
Hatters Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 8YE,
England
(Address
of registrant's principal executive offices)
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by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
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reports
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.]
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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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SMITH & NEPHEW PLC
23 February 2022
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):
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
|
Lapse
of a Performance Share Award granted on 7 March 2019 under the
Smith & Nephew Global Share Plan 2010
|
Date of
Transaction
|
2022 -
02 - 22
|
Place
of Transaction
|
Lapse
took place outside a trading venue
|
Name of PDMR
(Position)
|
Number of ordinary shares under award granted on 07/03/2019 (shown
at maximum)
|
Number of ordinary shares lapsed under award (shown at
maximum)
|
Number of ordinary shares outstanding under award (shown at
maximum)
|
Helen
Barraclough
(Group
General Counsel)
|
12,054
|
12,054
|
0
|
Bradley
Cannon
(President, Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine & ENT and
Americas)
|
30,784
|
30,784
|
0
|
Phil
Cowdy
(Chief Business Development & Corporate Affairs
Officer)
|
22,564
|
22,564
|
0
|
Simon
Fraser
(President, Advanced Wound Management & Global Commercial
Operations)
|
27,166
|
27,166
|
0
|
Elga
Lohler
(Chief HR Officer)
|
26,722
|
26,722
|
0
|
Vasant
Padmanabhan
(President,
Research & Development)
|
26,382
|
26,382
|
0
|
Susan
Swabey
(Company
Secretary)
|
9,784
|
9,784
|
0
|
Notes:
(i)
Following
completion of the performance measurement period, these awards
lapsed in full on 22 February 2022.
(ii)
Details
regarding the performance against targets as set at the grant date
will be disclosed within the Annual Report which is to be published
on 7 March 2022.
This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of
Article 19 (3) of the Market Abuse Regulation.
Sarah Carne
Deputy Company Secretary
Smith & Nephew plc
Tel: +44 (0) 1923 477100
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
23, 2022
By: /s/
Susan Swabey
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Susan
Swabey
Company
Secretary