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
 
November19, 2025
 
CommissionFile Number 001-14978
 
SMITH & NEPHEW plc
(Registrant’sname)
 
Building 5, Croxley Park, Hatters Lane
Watford, England, WD18 8YE
 (Addressof principal executive office)
 
Indicateby check mark whether the registrant files or will file annualreports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
 
Form20-F  ✔        Form 40-F__
 
 
 
 
 
SMITH & NEPHEW PLC
 
NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONSDISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELYASSOCIATED WITH THEM
 
This announcement is made in accordance with the UK Market AbuseRegulation (Regulation (EU) 596/2014, as it forms part of domesticlaw by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act2018).
 
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) eachtype of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date;and (iv) each place where transactions have beenconducted
 
Descriptionof the financial instrument, type of instrument
 
Smith& Nephew plc SPON ADR American Depositary Shares(ADS)
 
Identification code
 
ISIN: US83175M2052
Nature of the transaction
Director and PDMRs are participants of the Company's Employee StockPurchase Plan, which purchased American Depository Shares throughthe Company's Dividend Re-Investment Plan following the 2025interim dividend payment on 7 November  2025.
Date of Transaction
 
2025-11-11
Place of Transaction
 
New York Stock Exchange
 
 
Name
 
Director / PDMR
 
Price ($)
 
Volume
 
Aggregated information
 
Craig Gaffin
(President, Global Orthopaedics)
 
PDMR
 
33.2936
 
22.50887
 
N/A Single Transaction
 
Mizanu Kebede
(Chief Quality & Regulatory Affairs Officer)
 
PDMR
 
33.2936
 
12.03283
 
N/A Single Transaction
 
Deepak Nath
(Chief Executive Officer)
 
Director
 
33.2936
 
24.80817
 
N/A Single Transaction
 
Paul Connolly
(President, Global Operations)
 
PDMR
 
33.2936
 
24.71901
 
N/A Single Transaction
 
Scott Schaffner
(President, Sports Medicine)
 
PDMR
 
33.2936
 
29.15332
 
N/A Single Transaction
 
 
 
Philip Horner
Deputy Company Secretary
Smith & Nephew plc 
 
Tel:  +44 (0)1923 477100
 
 
 
 
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuantto the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, theregistrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalfby the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Smith & Nephew plc
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:November 19, 2025
By:
/s/Helen Barraclough
 
 
HelenBarraclough
 
 
CompanySecretary