SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

   Report of Foreign Private Issuer

 

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934


June 30, 2010
 
Commission File Number 001-14978
 

SMITH & NEPHEW plc
 (Registrant's name)

15 Adam Street
London, England WC2N 6LA
(Address of registrant's principal executive offices)


[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.]
 
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paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1).]
 
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in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing information to the
 Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2 (b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.]
 
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registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2 (b) : 82- n/a.
 


 

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: June 30, 2010
 


                                                                       By:   /s/ Susan Henderson
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                                                 Susan Henderson
                                                 Company Secretary
 

 

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL REPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS
 
SMITH & NEPHEW PLC
 
30 June 2010
 
Smith & Nephew plc announces that it was informed on 29 June 2010 of the transactions below by directors or persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs"):
 
Name of Director/PDMR
Plan
Number of ordinary shares or ADSs acquired
Number of ordinary shares or ADSs disposed
Total ordinary shares or ADSs held following notification
Joseph De Vivo
Settlement of 2007 Performance Share Plan Award
3,808 ADSs
1,013 ADSs at a price of US$ 48.06 per ADS.
9,220 ADSs (representing 46,100 ordinary shares)
David Illingworth
Settlement of restricted beneficial interest awarded on 29 March 2010.
58,475 ordinary shares
 
0
 
326,733 ordinary shares (including 42,031 ADSs)
 
Notes:
 
1.   70% of the PSP and PSA awards made on 15 March 2007 vested on 15 March 2010 and 30% of the awards lapsed at that date.  Information on the vesting of the 2007 Performance Share Plan awards and the grant of the restricted award are given in the RIS announcement of 1 April 2010.
 
2.   One ADS is equivalent to five ordinary shares of US$0.20 each.
 
3.   The ordinary shares were released on 29 June 2010 in London, UK.  The ADSs were released and sold on 29 June 2010 in New York, USA.
 
4.   The percentages of issued share capital acquired, disposed and held following notification are all under 1% of the total issued share capital of the Company.
 
5.   This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of DTR 3.1.2 R.
 
 
Gemma Parsons
Assistant Company Secretary
Smith & Nephew plc
Tel: 020 7401 7646