Form 6-K SMITH & NEPHEW PLC For: May 20

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May 20, 2026 6:57 AM EDT
 
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
 
May 20, 2026
 
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
 
20 May 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).
 
VESTING OF CONDITIONAL SHARE AWARDS UNDER THE GLOBAL SHARE PLAN 2020
 
On 19 May 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.
 
All figures in these columns are stated to 6 decimal places where applicable.
 
A number of Shares were sold to cover taxation obligations arising on the vesting of the awards as detailed in the table below.
 
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 Conditional Share awards granted under the Smith & Nephew Global Share Plan 2020, and subsequent sale of shares to cover tax liability
 
Date of Transaction
2026 - 05 – 19
 
Place of Transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
 
 
 
Name (Position)
 
 
Status
 
Price (£)
 
Volume
 
Aggregated information
 
Rohit Kashyap
(President, Advanced Wound Management and Global Commercial Operations)
 
PDMR
11.426512
11,949 (of which 4,719 were sold and 7,230 were retained)
 
N/A Single Transaction
 
 
 
Philip Horner
Deputy 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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Smith & Nephew plc
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: May 20, 2026
By:
/s/ Helen Barraclough
 
 
Helen Barraclough
 
 
Company Secretary


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