SMITH & NEPHEW PLC
16 April 2026
NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM
This announcement is made in accordance with the UK Market Abuse Regulation (Regulation (EU) 596/2014, as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018).
AWARD MADE UNDER THE SMITH & NEPHEW PLC RISE SHARE PLAN
As a part of RISE strategy, the following awards of US$0.20 ordinary shares (the "Shares") in Smith & Nephew plc (the "Company") were granted on 15 April 2026, under the Company's RISE Share Plan, a sub-plan of the Smith & Nephew plc Restricted Share Plan 2024.
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Reason for the notification |
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Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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Name |
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 |
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
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Smith & Nephew plc Ordinary Shares of USD 0.20 each
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Identification code |
ISIN: GB0009223206 |
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Nature of the transaction |
Awards granted on 15 April 2026 under the Smith & Nephew plc RISE Share Plan. |
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Date of Transaction |
2026 - 04 - 15 |
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Place of Transaction |
Grant took place outside a trading venue |
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Name (Position) |
Status |
Price (£) |
Volume |
Aggregated information |
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Deepak Nath (Chief Executive Officer) |
PDMR |
Nil |
50 |
N/A Single Transaction |
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John Rogers (Chief Financial Officer) |
PDMR |
Nil |
50 |
N/A Single Transaction |
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Helen Barraclough (Group General Counsel and Company Secretary) |
PDMR |
Nil |
50 |
N/A Single Transaction |
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Paul Connolly (President, Global Operations) |
PDMR |
Nil |
50 |
N/A Single Transaction |
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Ajay Dhankhar (Chief Strategy & Corporate Development Officer) |
PDMR |
Nil |
50 |
N/A Single Transaction |
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Craig Gaffin (President Global Orthopaedics) |
PDMR |
Nil |
50 |
N/A Single Transaction |
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Rohit Kashyap (President AWM and Global Commercial Operations) |
PDMR |
Nil |
50 |
N/A Single Transaction |
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Mizanu Kebede (Chief Quality & Regulatory Affairs Officer) |
PDMR |
Nil |
50 |
N/A Single Transaction |
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Elga Lohler (Chief HR Officer) |
PDMR |
Nil |
50 |
N/A Single Transaction |
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Vasant Padmanabhan (President Research & Development, ENT & Emerging Markets) |
PDMR |
Nil |
50 |
N/A Single Transaction |
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Alison Parkes (Chief Compliance Officer) |
PDMR |
Nil |
50 |
N/A Single Transaction |
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Scott Schaffner (Global President Sports Medicine) |
PDMR |
Nil |
50 |
N/A Single Transaction |
Philip Horner
Deputy Company Secretary
Smith & Nephew plc
Tel: +44 (0)1923 477100