FORM 6-K
 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549

 

Report of Foreign Issuer

 

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 


For period ending January 2009
 

GlaxoSmithKline plc
(Name of registrant)
 
 

 

980 Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex, TW8 9GS
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or
will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F
 
 

Form 20-F x Form 40-F
 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the
information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
 
Yes No x
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Notification of Transactions of Directors, Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility or Connected Persons


I give below details of changes in the directors' interests in the Ordinary shares and American Depository Shares (ADSs) of GlaxoSmithKline plc.


On 31 December 2008, the Company's Non-Executive Directors were provisionally allocated the following awards over Ordinary shares at a price of £12.58 per Ordinary share and $36.51 per ADS under the share allocation arrangements for Non-Executive Directors for the period of service from 1 October 2008 to 31 December 2008:



Non Executive Director

Ordinary Shares

American Depository Shares (ADSs)

Sir Christopher Gent

2,682.83


Prof. Sir Roy Anderson

521.66


Dr Stephanie Burns


920.61

Mr Lawrence Culp


1,432.07

Sir Crispin Davis

1,490.46


Sir Deryck Maughan


1,432.07

Dr Daniel Podolsky


1,125.20

Sir Ian Prosser

1,043.32


Dr Ronaldo Schmitz

596.18


Mr Tom de Swaan

521.66


Sir Robert Wilson

471.98





The Company and the Non-Executive Directors were informed of these allocations on 5 January 2009.


This notification relates to transactions notified in accordance with  Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a).


S M Bicknell

Company Secretary

6 January 2009

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 authorised.
 
 

GlaxoSmithKline plc
(Registrant)
 
 

Date: January 06 2009

By: VICTORIA WHYTE

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Victoria Whyte
Authorised Signatory for and on
behalf of GlaxoSmithKline plc