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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
July
21, 2023
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
annual
reports
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.]
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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.]
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No X
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SMITH & NEPHEW PLC
21 July 2023
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.
On 20 July 2023, Smith & Nephew plc (the "Company") received
notification of the following transactions as detailed
below.
Reason for the notification
|
Initial notification /Amendment
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Initial notification
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
|
Name
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Smith & Nephew plc
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LEI
|
213800ZTMDN8S67S1H61
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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 SPON ADR American Depositary Shares
(ADS)
|
Identification code
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ISIN: US83175M2052
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Nature of the transaction
|
Purchase of American Depository Shares as participants of the
Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
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Date of Transaction
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2023 - 07 - 11
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Place of Transaction
|
New York Stock Exchange
|
Name
|
Director / PDMR
|
Price ($)
|
Volume
|
Aggregated information
|
Bradley Cannon
(President Sports Medicine & ENT)
|
PDMR
|
23.20
|
457.97414
|
N/A Single Transaction
|
Mizanu Kebede
(Chief Quality and Regulatory Affairs Officer)
|
PDMR
|
23.20
|
94.26164
|
N/A Single Transaction
|
Deepak Nath
(Chief Executive Officer)
|
Director
|
23.20
|
457.97414
|
N/A Single Transaction
|
Paul Connolly
(President Global Operations)
|
PDMR
|
23.20
|
457.97414
|
N/A Single Transaction
|
Scott Schaffner
(President Sports Medicine)
|
PDMR
|
23.20
|
219.48017
|
N/A Single Transaction
|
* including those held by Persons Closely Associated with the
Director/PDMR. All figures in these columns are stated to 5 decimal
places where applicable.
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: July
21, 2023
By: /s/
Helen Barraclough
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Helen
Barraclough
Company
Secretary