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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
 
 
September 16, 2015  
 
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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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.



 
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS
 
 
SMITH & NEPHEW PLC
 
16 September 2015
 
Smith & Nephew plc (the "Company") announces that it received notification yesterday that options were granted on 15 September 2015 under the Smith & Nephew Sharesave Plan (2012) and the Smith & Nephew International Sharesave Plan (2012) to the following persons discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMRs"):
 
 
Name
Director/
PDMR
Number of shares subject to option
Option Price
Rodrigo Bianchi (1)
PDMR
463
949p
Diogo Moreira-Rato (1)
PDMR
948
949p
Cyrille Petit(1)
PDMR
474
949p
Cyrille Petit(2)
PDMR
790
949p
 
Notes:
 
 
1)   The option will ordinarily be exercisable between 1 November 2018 and 30 April 2019.
 
 
2)   The option will ordinarily be exercisable between 1 November 2020 and 30 April 2021.
 
 
3)   The transaction took place in London, UK.
 
 
4)   This announcement is made in accordance with Disclosure & Transparency Rule 3.1.4 (1) (a).
 
 
Vickie Grady
Deputy Company Secretary
Smith & Nephew plc
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7401 7646
 
 

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: September 16, 2015
 
 
By: /s/ Susan Swabey
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Susan Swabey
Company Secretary