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
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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.
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Reason for the notification
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Initial notification / Amendment
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Initial notification
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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Name
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Smith & Nephew plc
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LEI
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213800ZTMDN8S67S1H61
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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
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Description
of the financial instrument, type of instrument
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Smith
& Nephew plc ordinary shares of USD 0.20 each
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Identification code
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ISIN: GB0009223206
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Nature of the transaction
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Vesting of Conditional Share awards granted under the Smith &
Nephew Global Share Plan 2020, and subsequent sale of shares to
cover tax liability
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Date of Transaction
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2026 - 05 – 19
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Place of Transaction
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London Stock Exchange (XLON)
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Name (Position)
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Status
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Price (£)
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Volume
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Aggregated information
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Rohit Kashyap
(President, Advanced Wound Management and Global Commercial
Operations)
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PDMR
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11.426512
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11,949 (of which 4,719 were sold and 7,230 were
retained)
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N/A Single Transaction
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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.
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Smith & Nephew plc
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(Registrant)
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Date:
May 20, 2026
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By:
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/s/
Helen Barraclough
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Helen
Barraclough
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Company
Secretary
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