Blueprint
 
 
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 13 February 2017
 
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
 
 
GlaxoSmithKline plc (the 'Company')
 
Transaction notification
 
1.
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
a)
Name
Mr N Hirons
b)
Position/status
SVP, Global Ethics & Compliance
c)
Initial notification/
amendment
Initial notification
2.
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
GlaxoSmithKline plc
b)
LEI
5493000HZTVUYLO1D793
3.
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 transaction(s) has been conducted
a)
Description of the financial  instrument
Ordinary shares of 25 pence each
 
ISIN: GB0009252882
  
b)
Nature of the transaction
Following the vesting on 12 February 2017 of an award made on 24 September 2014 under the GlaxoSmithKline Deferred Investment Award Plan, Mr N Hirons will receive a cash payment of £236,799 less applicable tax withholding in respect of 14,940 notional ordinary shares.
 
 
c)
Price(s) and
volume(s)
 Price(s)
 
Volume(s) 
£15.850
14,940
d)
Aggregated information
 
Aggregated volume Price
n/a (single transaction)
 
e)
Date of the transaction
2017-02-12
f)
Place of the transaction
 
n/a
 
 
 
 
 
 
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: February 13, 2017 
 
 
 
 
By: VICTORIA WHYTE
 
 
 
Victoria Whyte
 
Authorised Signatory for and on
 
behalf of GlaxoSmithKline plc