Director/PDMR Shareholding

Smith & Nephew Plc

09 September 2026

 

SMITH & NEPHEW PLC

9 September 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 7 September 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 Global Share Plan 2020 and the Smith & Nephew Restricted Share Plan 2024.

1.   VESTING OF SHARE AWARDS MADE UNDER THE SMITH & NEPHEW GLOBAL SHARE PLAN 2020

The awards vested on 7 September 2026 and a number of Shares were sold to cover taxation obligations arising on the vesting of the awards.

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 Share awards under the Smith & Nephew Global Share Plan 2020 followed by the sale of shares to cover relevant tax liabilities.
Date of Transaction	7 September 2026
Place of Transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

Name (Position)	Status	Price (£)	Volume	Aggregated information
Ajay Dhankhar (Chief Strategy & Corporate Development Officer)	PDMR	10.433776	27,524 (of which 8,860 were sold and 18,664 retained)	N/A Single Transaction

2.   VESTING OF RESTRICTED SHARE AWARDS MADE UNDER THE SMITH & NEPHEW RESTRICTED SHARE PLAN 2024

The awards vested on 7 September 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 relevant tax liabilities.
Date of Transaction	7 September 2026
Place of Transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

Name (Position)	Status	Price (£)	Volume	Aggregated information
Ajay Dhankhar (Chief Strategy & Corporate Development Officer)	PDMR	10.433776	13,472 (of which 4,337 were sold and 9,135 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:  [phone]

 

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