Director/PDMR Shareholding

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Smiths Group plc announced transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities on August 3, 2026. Non-executive Directors Richard Howes and Simon Pryce each acquired ordinary shares, with Mr. Howes purchasing 67 shares at £26.58 each and Mr. Pryce acquiring 195 shares at the same price, both as a quarterly acquisition using a fixed proportion of after-tax fees. Chief Financial Officer Julian Fagge acquired 1,346 ordinary shares at £13.37 each upon the maturity of an option under the Smiths Group Sharesave Scheme. All transactions occurred on the London Stock Exchange.

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Smiths Group PLC
03 August 2026
 

3 AUGUST 2026

 

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY

 

 

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

 

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

£26.580000

67

  

d)

 

Aggregated information 

 - Aggregated volume 

 - Price 

 

Not applicable

 

e) 

Date of the transaction 

03-08-2026

f)

Place of the transaction 

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

Name

Simon Pryce

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

 

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

£26.580000

195

  

d)

 

Aggregated information 

 - Aggregated volume 

 - Price 

 

Not applicable

 

e) 

Date of the transaction 

03-08-2026

 

f)

Place of the transaction 

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

Name

Julian Fagge

 

2 

Reason for the notification 

a) 

Position/status 

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 ("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

 

 

Acquisition of Ordinary Shares on the maturity of an option under the Smiths Group Sharesave Scheme.

 

c) 

Price(s) and volume(s) 

Price

Volume

£13.37

 

1,346

  

d)

 

Aggregated information 

 - Aggregated volume 

 - Price 

 

Not applicable

 

 

e) 

Date of the transaction 

03-08-2026

f)

Place of the transaction 

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

 

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