Director/PDMR Shareholding
RNS Number : 1197F Smith & Nephew Plc 20 May 2026 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 |