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Smith & Nephew plc announced that on August 17, 2026, its Chief Executive Officer, Deepak Nath, a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMR), had 47,105 ordinary shares vest under the 2024 Restricted Share Plan. Of these, 19,492 shares were sold at a price of £10.898231 each to cover taxation obligations, while 27,613 shares were retained. This transaction occurred on the London Stock Exchange and involved the vesting of restricted share awards followed by a sale to meet tax liabilities.

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Smith & Nephew Plc
18 August 2026
 

SMITH & NEPHEW PLC

 

18 August 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).

 

On 17 August 2026, the Company received notification of the following transactions in US$0.20 ordinary shares (the "Shares") in Smith & Nephew plc (the "Company") following the vesting of awards under the Smith & Nephew Restricted Share Plan 2024.

 

VESTING OF 2024 RESTRICTED SHARE AWARDS MADE UNDER THE RESTRICTED SHARE PLAN 2024

 

The awards vested on 17 August 2026 and a number of Shares were sold to cover taxation obligations arising on the vesting of the awards. The number of Shares acquired includes the dividend equivalent Shares which participants receive on vested Shares.

 

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

Vesting of Restricted Share awards under the Smith & Nephew Restricted Share Plan 2024 followed by the sale of shares to cover the relevant tax liabilities.

Date of Transaction

17 August 2026

Place of Transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

Name

(Position)

 

Status

Price (£)

Volume

Aggregated information

Deepak Nath (Chief Executive Officer)

PDMR

10.898231

47,105 (of which 19,492 were sold and 27,613 retained)

N/A Single Transaction

All figures in these columns are stated to 6 decimal places where applicable.

 

 

 

 

Philip Horner

Group Deputy Company Secretary

Smith & Nephew plc

 

Tel:  +44 (0)1923 477100

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