Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 4132B

Smith & Nephew Plc

03 March 2014

 



NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF A DIRECTOR/PERSON DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL REPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS

SMITH & NEPHEW PLC

3 March 2014

Smith & Nephew plc (the "Company") announces that it has received notification of the following transactions by R Gordon Howe, who today exercised options and disposed of Ordinary Shares of US$0.20 each as follows:

Name of PDMR:	R Gordon Howe
Plan:	i.          2004 Executive Share Option Plan (grant date 19/05/2004) ii.          2004 Executive Share Option Plan (grant date 14/03/2005) iii.         2004 Executive Share Option Plan (grant date 13/03/2006) iv.         2004 Executive Share  Options Plan (grant date 15/03/2007) v.         2001 US Share Option Plan (grant date 15/08/2008) vi.         2001 US Share Option Plan (grant date 13/08/2009) vii.        Global Share Plan 2010 (grant date 09/09/2010) viii.       Global Share Plan 2010 (grant date 07/09/2011)
Number of Ordinary Shares purchased:	i.          13,950 ii.          7,186 iii.         12,918 iv.         9,789 v.         31,633 vi.         48,606 vii.        47,413 viii.       28,294
Option price per Ordinary Share:	i.          574.5p per share ii.          533p per share iii.         514p per share iv.         626.5p per share v.         622p per share vi.         479p per share vii.        538p per share viii.       599p per share
No. of Ordinary Shares sold:	i.          13,950 ii.          7,186 iii.         12,918 iv.         9,789 v.         31,633 vi.         48,606 vii.        47,413 viii.       28,294
Total shareholding following transaction:	14,834 ADS (representing 74,170 Ordinary Shares)

Notes:

a)         The shares were sold at a price of 928.5p per Ordinary Share.

b)         The transaction took place in London, UK.

c)         The total percentage holding following the notification is less than 0.1% of the Company's issued share capital.

d)         One ADS is the equivalent of five Ordinary Shares of US$0.20 each.

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of DTR 3.1.4 R(1)(a).

Gemma Parsons

Deputy Company Secretary

Smith & Nephew plc

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