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GSK (GSK) chair and independent directors add shares and ADS in March buys

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GSK plc reported multiple open‑market share purchases by its chair and non-executive directors. On 20 March 2026, Non-Executive Chair Sir Jonathan Symonds bought 5,000 ordinary shares at an average price of £19.5111 on the London Stock Exchange.

Independent director Wendy Becker bought 411 ordinary shares at £19.6250, while several other independent directors, including Elizabeth McKee Anderson and Charles Bancroft, purchased American Depositary Shares on the New York Stock Exchange at $51.7939 per ADS. Additional directors such as Dr Gavin Screaton and Dr Vishal Sikka also acquired ordinary shares or ADS in similar-sized transactions.

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Form 6-K
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
 
For the month of March 2026
 
Commission File Number 001-15170
 
 
GSK plc
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
 
 
79 New Oxford Street, London, WC1A 1DG
(Address of principal executive office)
 
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
 
Form 20-F . . . .X. . . . Form 40-F . . . . . . . .
 
 
 
 
 GSK plc (the 'Company')
Transaction notification
1.
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
 
a)
Name
Sir Jonathan Symonds
 
b)
Position/status
Non-Executive Chair
 
c)
Initial notification/amendment
Initial notification
 
2.
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
Name
GSK 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 31 ¼ pence each ('Ordinary Shares')
ISIN: GB00BN7SWP63
 
b)
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of 5,000 Ordinary Shares
 
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
 
 
£19.5085
 
2,500
 
 
£19.5136
 
2,500
 
 
 
 
 
d)
Aggregated information
 
 
 
   Aggregated volume Price
5000 Ordinary Shares
£19.5111
 
e)
Date of the transaction
2026-03-20
 
f)
Place of the transaction
 
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
 
 
1.
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
 
a)
Name
Wendy Becker
 
b)
Position/status
Independent Non-Executive Director
 
c)
Initial notification/amendment
Initial notification
 
2.
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
Name
GSK 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 31 ¼ pence each ('Ordinary Shares')
ISIN: GB00BN7SWP63
 
b)
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of 411 Ordinary Shares
 
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
 
 
£19.6250
 
411
 
 
 
 
 
d)
Aggregated information
 
 
N/A (single transaction)
Aggregated volume Price
 
 
e)
Date of the transaction
2026-03-20
 
f)
Place of the transaction
 
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
 
 
1.
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
 
a)
Name
Elizabeth (Liz) McKee Anderson
 
b)
Position/status
Independent Non-Executive Director
 
c)
Initial notification/amendment
Initial notification
 
2.
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
Name
GSK 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
American Depositary Shares ('ADS')
ISIN: US37733W2044
 
b)
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of 196 ADS
 
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
 
 
$51.7939
 
196
 
 
 
 
 
d)
Aggregated information
 
 
N/A (single transaction)
Aggregated volume Price
 
 
e)
Date of the transaction
2026-03-20
 
f)
Place of the transaction
 
New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)
 
 
1.
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
 
a)
Name
Charles Bancroft
 
b)
Position/status
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
 
c)
Initial notification/amendment
Initial notification
 
2.
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
Name
GSK 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
American Depositary Shares ('ADS')
ISIN: US37733W2044
 
b)
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of 1,536 ADS
 
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
 
 
$51.7939
 
1,536
 
 
 
 
 
d)
Aggregated information
 
 
N/A (single transaction)
Aggregated volume Price
 
 
e)
Date of the transaction
2026-03-20
 
f)
Place of the transaction
 
New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)
 
 
1.
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
 
a)
Name
Dr Anne Beal
 
b)
Position/status
Independent Non-Executive Director
 
c)
Initial notification/amendment
Initial notification
 
2.
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
Name
GSK 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
American Depositary Shares ('ADS')
ISIN: US37733W2044
 
b)
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of 196 ADS
 
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
 
 
$51.7939
 
196
 
 
 
 
 
d)
Aggregated information
 
 
N/A (single transaction)
Aggregated volume Price
 
 
e)
Date of the transaction
2026-03-20
 
f)
Place of the transaction
 
New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)
 
 
1.
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
 
a)
Name
Dr Hal Dietz
 
b)
Position/status
Independent Non-Executive Director
 
c)
Initial notification/amendment
Initial notification
 
2.
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
Name
GSK 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
American Depositary Shares ('ADS')
ISIN: US37733W2044
 
b)
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of 196 ADS
 
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
 
 
$51.7939
 
196
 
 
 
 
 
d)
Aggregated information
 
 
N/A (single transaction)
Aggregated volume Price
 
 
e)
Date of the transaction
2026-03-20
 
f)
Place of the transaction
 
New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)
 
 
1.
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
 
a)
Name
Dr Jeannie Lee
 
b)
Position/status
Independent Non-Executive Director
 
c)
Initial notification/amendment
Initial notification
 
2.
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
Name
GSK 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
American Depositary Shares ('ADS')
ISIN: US37733W2044
 
b)
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of 195 ADS
 
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
 
 
$51.7939
 
195
 
 
 
 
 
d)
Aggregated information
 
 
N/A (single transaction)
Aggregated volume Price
 
 
e)
Date of the transaction
2026-03-20
 
f)
Place of the transaction
 
New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)
 
 
1.
 
   Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
 
a)
 
   Name
 
Dr Gavin Screaton
 
b)
 
   Position/status
 
Independent Non-Executive Director
 
c)
 
   Initial notification/amendment
 
Initial notification
 
2.
 
   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
 
   Name
 
GSK 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 31 ¼ pence each ('Ordinary Shares')
ISIN: GB00BN7SWP63
 
b)
 
   Nature of the transaction
 
Purchase of 6,335 Ordinary Shares
 
c)
 
   Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 
Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
 
 
 
£19.6294
 
6,335
 
 
 
 
 
 
d)
 
   Aggregated information
 
 
 
N/A (single transaction)
 
   Aggregated volume Price
 
 
e)
 
   Date of the transaction
 
2026-03-18
 
f)
 
   Place of the transaction
 
 
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
 
 
 
1.
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
 
a)
Name
Dr Vishal Sikka
 
b)
Position/status
Independent Non-Executive Director
 
c)
Initial notification/amendment
Initial notification
 
2.
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
Name
GSK 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
American Depositary Shares ('ADS')
ISIN: US37733W2044
 
b)
Nature of the transaction
Purchase of 797 ADS
 
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
 
 
$51.7939
 
797
 
 
 
 
 
d)
Aggregated information
 
 
N/A (single transaction)
Aggregated volume Price
 
 
e)
Date of the transaction
2026-03-20
 
f)
Place of the transaction
 
New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)
 
 
 
About GSK
GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology, and talent to get ahead of disease together. Find out more at www.gsk.com.
 
Registered in England & Wales:
No. 3888792
 
Registered Office:
79 New Oxford Street
London
WC1A 1DG 
 
 
 
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.
 
GSK plc
 
(Registrant)
 
 
Date: March 23, 2026
 
 
 
 
By:/s/ VICTORIA WHYTE
--------------------------
 
 
 
Victoria Whyte
 
Authorised Signatory for and on
 
behalf of GSK plc

FAQ

What insider share purchases did GSK (GSK) disclose in this report?

GSK disclosed that its chair and several independent non-executive directors purchased ordinary shares and American Depositary Shares in open-market transactions on 18 and 20 March 2026, at prices around £19.5 per ordinary share and $51.7939 per ADS on London and New York exchanges.

Which GSK (GSK) board members bought ordinary shares in March 2026?

Sir Jonathan Symonds and Wendy Becker purchased GSK ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange in March 2026. Symonds acquired 5,000 shares at an average price of £19.5111, while Becker purchased 411 shares at £19.6250, both reported as initial notifications of their transactions.

Which GSK (GSK) directors bought American Depositary Shares (ADS)?

Independent directors including Elizabeth McKee Anderson, Charles Bancroft, Dr Anne Beal, Dr Hal Dietz, Dr Jeannie Lee, and Dr Vishal Sikka bought GSK American Depositary Shares. Their open-market purchases on 20 March 2026 were all executed at a price of $51.7939 per ADS on the New York Stock Exchange.

On what dates did the reported GSK (GSK) insider purchases occur?

The insider purchases occurred on 18 March 2026 and 20 March 2026. Ordinary share trades by Sir Jonathan Symonds, Wendy Becker, and Dr Gavin Screaton were reported on the London Stock Exchange, while ADS purchases by several independent directors took place on the New York Stock Exchange.

On which exchanges were the GSK (GSK) insider trades executed?

The insider trades were executed on both the London Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange. Ordinary shares were bought on XLON at prices around £19.5, while American Depositary Shares were purchased on XNYS at $51.7939 per ADS in open-market transactions.

What types of securities did GSK (GSK) insiders purchase?

Insiders purchased GSK ordinary shares and American Depositary Shares. Ordinary shares have a nominal value of 31¼ pence and trade in London, while the ADS, representing interests in GSK equity, trade in New York under ISIN US37733W2044 at the disclosed transaction price of $51.7939 per ADS.
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