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


February 22, 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)


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reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.]
 
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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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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: February 22, 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
 
22 February 2010
 
Smith & Nephew plc (the "Company") announces that on 21 February 2010 it received notification that the following director or person discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR"), disposed of American Depository Shares ("ADS") in three separate transactions as follows:
 
 

Name of director/PDMR:
 
Elizabeth Bolgiano
No. of ADSs disposed:
(i) 2,188
(ii) 1,817
(iii) 2,481
 
Percentage of issued class disposed:
 
Less than 0.01%
Date of transactions:
 
17 February 2010
 
Price per ADS:
(i) US$51.2476 per ADS
(ii) US$51.614 per ADS
(iii) US$51.6185 per ADS
 
Total holding following notification:
 
 
2,774 ADSs representing 13,870 Ordinary shares
Total percentage holding following notification:
 
 
Less than 0.01%


 
Transaction (i) occurred through the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan").
These were discretionary transactions, which took place in New York, USA.
 
This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of DTR 3.1.2 R.
 
Susan Henderson
Company Secretary
Tel: 020 7960 7322