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


August 14, 2009


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)


[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.]
 
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paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1).]
 
Yes                            No  X
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 paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7).]
 
Yes                            No  X
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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: August 14, 2009
 


                                                                       By:   /s/ Susan Henderson
                                                        -----------------
                                                 Susan Henderson
                                                 Company Secretary
 

RIS Announcement -Award grant
Smith & Nephew Plc
 ("the Company")

Employee Share Plans - Announcement of transaction in ordinary shares of 
US$0.20 each
 
and American 
D
epository 
S
hares 
(ADSs) representing five ordinary shares 
of 
US
$
0.20
 
each.
The Company announces that on 
13 August
 2009
 
conditional 
awards
 
were
 made under the Company's 
2004 Performance Share 
Plan
, 2001 US Share Option Plan, 2001 UK Unapproved Share Plan and the 2004 Executive Share Option Plans
 to persons discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMR") as detailed in the table
s
 below. No co
nsideration is payable for the award
s
.
PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN
 ("PSP")

Name
PDMR
Number of shares subject to award
Total Number of Shares over which 
awards
 held 
under the PSP 
following Notification
David Illingworth
Chief Executive
53,362 ADSs
600,016 ordinary shares (of which 
69,534 
are held as 
ADSs
)
Adrian Hennah
Chief Financial Officer
161,273 ordinary shares
389,591 ordinary shares
Mark Augusti
PDMR
8,590 ADSs
18,859 ADSs
Elizabeth Bolgiano
PDMR
8,002 ADSs
15,957 ADSs
John Campo
PDMR
8,817 ADSs
14,658 ADSs
Joseph DeVivo
PDMR
9,481 ADSs
21,086 ADSs
Michael Frazzette
PDMR
9,007 ADSs
19,710 ADSs
Gordon Howe
PDMR
7,300 ADSs
13,680 ADSs
Roger Teasdale
PDMR
35,229 ordinary shares
59,312 ordinary shares



Notes:





2001 US SHARE
 
OPTION AND 2001 UK UNAPPROVED SHARE PLANS

Name
PDMR
Share Option Plan
Number of Ordinary shares subject to award
Option Price
Total Number of Shares over which Options held following Notification
Mark Augusti
PDMR
US Share Plan
57,191 
479p
219,432 ordinary shares
 (including options over 12,500 ADS)
Elizabeth Bolgiano
PDMR
US Share Plan
53,277 
479p
159,201 ordinary shares
John Campo
PDMR
US Share Plan
58,706
479p
147,179 ordinary shares
Joseph DeVivo
PDMR
US Share Plan
63,125
479p
140,320 ordinary shares
Michael Frazzette
PDMR
US Share Plan
59,969
479p
159,062
 ordinary shares
Gordon Howe
PDMR
US Share Plan
48,606
479p
150,341 ordinary shares
 (including options over 4,000 ADS)
Roger Teasdale
PDMR
UK Unapproved
 Plan
46,972
479p
99,116 ordinary shares



Notes:
2004 EXECUTIVE SHARE OPTION PLAN

Name
PDMR
Number of shares subject to award
Option Price
Total Number of Shares over which Options held following Notification
David Illingworth
Chief Executive
35,575 ADSs 
$39.55
697,740 ordinary shares
 (
including options over 55,575
 ADS)
Adrian Hennah
Chief Financial Officer
107,515 ordinary shares
479p
323,008 ordinary shares



Notes:

Contact:
Gemma Parsons

Assistant Company Secret
ar
y
Telephone: 020 7401 7646