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 28, 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.]
 
   Form 20-F  X                   Form 40-F
    ---                                   ---
 
[Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in
paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1).]
 
Yes                            No  X
---                               ---
 
      [Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in
 paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7).]
 
Yes                            No  X
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     [Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained
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.]
 
                  Yes                            No  X
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     If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2 (b) : 82- 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 authorized.
 


                                                         Smith & Nephew Plc
                                                 (Registrant)


Date: August 28, 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
 
The Company announces that on 
27
 August
 2009
 
conditional 
awards
 
were
 made under the Company's 
2004 Performance Share 
Plan
, 2001 
UK Approved 
Share Option Plan
 and
 2001 UK Unapproved Share 
Option 
Plan
 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
Nassem Amin
PDMR
17,321 ordinary shares
17,321 ordinary shares



2001 UK APPROVED 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
Nassem Amin
PDMR
UK Approved Plan
5,859 ordinary shares
512
p
23,094
 ordinary shares


UK Unapproved Plan
17,235 ordinary shares
512
p



Notes:
Contact:
Gemma Parsons

Assistant Company Secret
ar
y
Telephone: 020 7401 7646