UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
August
13, 2025
Commission
File Number 001-14978
SMITH & NEPHEW plc
(Registrant’s
name)
Building 5, Croxley Park, Hatters Lane
Watford, England, WD18 8YE
(Address
of principal executive office)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F ✓
Form 40-F __
SMITH & NEPHEW PLC
13 August 2025
NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS
DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY
ASSOCIATED WITH THEM.
1. VESTING OF SHARE AWARDS UNDER THE GLOBAL SHARE PLAN
2020
On 13 August 2025, 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.
All figures in these columns are stated to 6 decimal places where
applicable.
PARTIAL VESTING OF 2023 CONDITIONAL AWARDS MADE UNDER THE GLOBAL
SHARE PLAN 2020:
The awards were granted under the Global Share Plan 2020 on 11
August 2023. One third of the award vests in equal tranches over
the following three years. 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:
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Reason for the notification
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Initial
notification /Amendment
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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
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Smith
& Nephew plc
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LEI
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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
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ISIN:
GB0009223206
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Nature
of the transaction
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Partial
vesting on 12 August 2025 of Conditional Share awards granted on 11
August 2023 under the Smith & Nephew Global Share Plan 2020,
and subsequent sale of shares to cover tax liability
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Date
of Transaction
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2025
- 08 - 12
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Place
of Transaction
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London
Stock Exchange (XLON)
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Name
(Position)
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Status
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Price (£)
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Volume
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Aggregated information
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Rohit
Kashyap
(President,
Advanced Wound Management and Global
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PDMR
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13.571365
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23,201
(of which 5,670 were sold and 17,531 were retained.)
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N/A
Single Transaction
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Helen Barraclough
Company Secretary
Smith & Nephew plc
Tel: +44 (0)1923 477100
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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Smith & Nephew plc
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(Registrant)
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Date:
August 13, 2025
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By:
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/s/
Helen Barraclough
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Helen
Barraclough
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Company
Secretary
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