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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
 
April 16, 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
 
16 April 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).
 
AWARD MADE UNDER THE SMITH & NEPHEW PLC RISE SHARE PLAN
 
As a part of RISE strategy, the following awards of US$0.20 ordinary shares (the "Shares") in Smith & Nephew plc (the "Company") were granted on 15 April 2026, under the Company's RISE Share Plan, a sub-plan of the Smith & Nephew plc Restricted Share Plan 2024.
 
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
Awards granted on 15 April 2026 under the Smith & Nephew plc RISE Share Plan.
 
Date of Transaction
2026 - 04 - 15
 
Place of Transaction
Grant took place outside a trading venue
 
 
 
Name (Position)
Status
Price (£)
Volume
Aggregated information
Deepak Nath
(Chief Executive Officer)
PDMR
Nil
50
N/A Single Transaction
John Rogers
(Chief Financial Officer)
PDMR
Nil
50
N/A Single Transaction
Helen Barraclough
(Group General Counsel and Company Secretary)
PDMR
Nil
50
N/A Single Transaction
Paul Connolly
(President, Global Operations)
PDMR
Nil
50
N/A Single Transaction
Ajay Dhankhar
(Chief Strategy & Corporate Development Officer) 
PDMR
Nil
50
N/A Single Transaction
Craig Gaffin
(President Global Orthopaedics) 
PDMR
Nil
50
N/A Single Transaction
Rohit Kashyap
(President AWM and Global Commercial Operations)
PDMR
Nil
50
N/A Single Transaction
Mizanu Kebede
(Chief Quality & Regulatory Affairs Officer)
PDMR
Nil
50
N/A Single Transaction
Elga Lohler
(Chief HR Officer) 
PDMR
Nil
50
N/A Single Transaction
Vasant Padmanabhan
(President Research & Development, ENT & Emerging Markets) 
PDMR
Nil
50
N/A Single Transaction
Alison Parkes
(Chief Compliance Officer)
PDMR
Nil
50
N/A Single Transaction
Scott Schaffner
(Global President Sports Medicine)
PDMR
Nil
50
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: April 16, 2026
By:
/s/ Helen Barraclough
 
 
Helen Barraclough
 
 
Company Secretary