5th Oct 2010 18:15
5 OCTOBER 2010
SMITHS GROUP PLC (the "Company")
DTR 3.1.4R(1)
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY (PDMRs) PURSUANT TO DTR 3.1.4R(1)(a)
On 5 October 2010 the Company received notifications from the Directors and PDMRs listed in Table 1 below that, over the two business days up to and including 4 October 2010, they had purchased the number of ordinary shares of 37.5p in Smiths Group plc ("shares") shown in Col. C of Table 1 against their names in order to participate in the 2010 Grant of conditional share awards under the Smiths Group Co-Investment Plan ("CIP"). The purchase price of the shares listed in Col. C of Table 1 was 1238.8595 pence per share (being the weighted average price per share of all the shares acquired over the two-day period). Pursuant to the Rules of the CIP, on 5 October 2010 the Company granted conditional share awards to these Directors and PDMRs over the number of shares shown in Col. E of Table 1 against their names (such award numbers representing, in each case, shares with a total market value at close on 4 October 2010 equal to two times the amount (before deduction of income tax) invested by the individual in acquiring the shares shown against his name in Col. C of Table 1). The resulting interests of the Directors and PDMRs in shares are shown against their names in Cols F and G of Table 1.
Table 1
|
Col. A |
Col. B |
Col. C |
Col. D |
Col. E |
Col. F |
Col. G |
|
Name |
Status |
Shares acquired |
% of Issued Share Capital acquired |
No. of shares over which a conditional share award was granted under the CIP on 5 Oct 2010 |
Total holding of shares following notification |
% of Issued Share Capital held |
|
Mr P. Bowman |
Director |
27,544 |
|
112,169 |
116,320 |
0.03% |
|
Mr P.A. Turner |
Director |
2,888 |
|
11,764 |
5,888 |
|
|
Mr P.R. Cox |
PDMR |
6,553 |
|
26,688 |
64,090 |
0.02% |
|
Mr M.H.C. Herlihy |
PDMR |
6,596 |
|
26,862 |
9,096 |
|
|
Mr J.B.F. Jones |
PDMR |
4,566 |
|
18,597 |
4,566 |
|
|
Mr T. Nolan |
PDMR |
4,453 |
|
18,134 |
6,118 |
|
|
Mr R. Phillips |
PDMR |
4,400 |
|
17,920 |
7,223 |
|
|
Mr S. Phipson |
PDMR |
5,505 |
|
22,420 |
85,391 |
0.02% |
|
Mr S. Seshadri |
PDMR |
9,912 |
|
40,368 |
62,291 |
0.02% |
|
Mr W.T. Smith |
PDMR |
6,925 |
|
28,202 |
65,028 |
0.02% |
Name of contact and telephone number for queries: NEIL BURDETT - 020 7808 5574
Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification: NEIL BURDETT
Date of notification: 5 OCTOBER 2010
Related Shares:
Smiths Group