Director/PDMR Shareholding

Smiths Group PLC

02 November 2023

 

2 November 2023

SMITHS GROUP PLC

(the 'Company')

Directors' Shareholdings

On 1 November 2023, the following Directors were granted awards under the rules of the Smiths Group plc Long Term Incentive Plan ('Awards'), and in accordance with Smiths Directors' Remuneration Policy. The Awards were granted as conditional share awards over ordinary shares of 37.5 pence each in the Company ('Shares') as set out below:

Director	Number of Shares
Paul Keel	189,900
Clare Scherrer	91,342

On 2 November 2023, the following Directors purchased shares in accordance with their quarterly trading plans:

Director	Number of Shares
Sir George Buckley	768
Karin Hoeing	200
Richard Howes	109

The Notification of Transactions Form for each Director can be found below.

This notification is made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.

For further information please contact:

Enquiries 

Stephanie Heathers, Head of Investor Relations

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[e-mail]

Matthew Whyte, Company Secretary

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Smiths Group plc's LEI number is: 213800MJL6IPZS3ASA11

About Smiths Group

For over 170 years, Smiths Group has been pioneering progress by improving our world through smarter engineering. We serve millions of people every year, to help create a safer, more efficient and better-connected world, across four major global markets:  Energy, General Industry, Safety & Security, and Aerospace. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs more than 15,000 colleagues in over 50 countries. For more information visit www.smiths.com.

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Paul Keel
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Director/Chief Executive Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Smiths Group plc
b)	LEI	213800MJL6IPZS3ASA11
4	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
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 37.5p each in Smiths Group plc ("Ordinary Shares") GB00B1WY2338
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of a conditional share award under the Smiths Group Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP")
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Transaction Price Volume LTIP GBP 0.00 189,900
d)	Aggregated information   - Aggregated volume   - Price	Not applicable
e)	Date of the transaction	01-11-2023
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Clare Scherrer
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Director/Chief Financial Officer
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Smiths Group plc
b)	LEI	213800MJL6IPZS3ASA11
4	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
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 37.5p each in Smiths Group plc ("Ordinary Shares") GB00B1WY2338
b)	Nature of the transaction	Grant of a conditional share award under the Smiths Group Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP")
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Transaction Price Volume LTIP GBP 0.00 91,342
d)	Aggregated information   - Aggregated volume   - Price	Not applicable
e)	Date of the transaction	01-11-2023
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Sir George Buckley
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chairman
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Smiths Group plc ("the Company")
b)	LEI	213800MJL6IPZS3ASA11
4	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
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 37.5p each in Smiths Group plc ("Ordinary Shares") GB00B1WY2338
b)	Nature of the transaction	Quarterly acquisition of Ordinary Shares using a fixed proportion of the after-tax fees received from the Company.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price Volume £16.270000 768
d)	Aggregated information  - Aggregated volume   - Price	Not applicable
e)	Date of the transaction	02-11-2023
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Karin Hoeing
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Non-Executive Director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Smiths Group plc ("the Company")
b)	LEI	213800MJL6IPZS3ASA11
4	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
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 37.5p each in Smiths Group plc ("Ordinary Shares") GB00B1WY2338
b)	Nature of the transaction	Quarterly acquisition of Ordinary Shares using a fixed proportion of the after-tax fees received from the Company.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price Volume £16.270000 200
d)	Aggregated information  - Aggregated volume   - Price	Not applicable
e)	Date of the transaction	02-11-2023
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Richard Howes
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Non-Executive Director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Smiths Group plc ("the Company")
b)	LEI	213800MJL6IPZS3ASA11
4	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
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 37.5p each in Smiths Group plc ("Ordinary Shares") GB00B1WY2338
b)	Nature of the transaction	Quarterly acquisition of Ordinary Shares using a fixed proportion of the after-tax fees received from the Company.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price Volume £16.270000 109
d)	Aggregated information  - Aggregated volume   - Price	Not applicable
e)	Date of the transaction	02-11-2023
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

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