[6-K] SMITH & NEPHEW PLC Current Report (Foreign Issuer)

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Smith & Nephew plc filed a Form 6-K reporting a PDMR share purchase. Chief Corporate Strategy & Development Officer Ajay Dhankhar bought 18,460 Smith & Nephew American Depositary Shares at $32.5792 per ADS on the New York Stock Exchange on November 6, 2025.

This filing is a routine disclosure under UK Market Abuse Regulation, documenting a senior executive’s transaction in the company’s ADSs. It records an open-market purchase by a person discharging managerial responsibilities and does not reflect an issuance by the company.

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Governance & Markets Analyst

Routine PDMR ADS purchase; administrative disclosure, neutral impact.

Smith & Nephew reports a senior executive’s market purchase of 18,460 ADS at $32.5792 on the NYSE on November 6, 2025. This is a personal transaction disclosed under UK MAR and recorded via Form 6-K.

The event does not involve new securities or capital raised by the company, so it leaves capital structure and liquidity unchanged. It evidences compliance with required insider dealing disclosures.

Actual market impact typically depends on broader trading and disclosure context; this single recorded trade, as presented, is administrative and not thesis-changing.

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

November 07, 2025

Commission File Number 001-14978

SMITH & NEPHEW plc

(Registrant’s name)

Building 5, Croxley Park, Hatters Lane

Watford, England, WD18 8YE

 (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 ✔         Form 40-F __

SMITH & NEPHEW PLC

NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM

This announcement is made in accordance with the UK Market Abuse Regulation (Regulation (EU) 596/2014, as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018).

Reason for the notification
Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
Name	Smith & Nephew plc
LEI	213800ZTMDN8S67S1H61
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 transactions have been conducted
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Smith & Nephew plc SPON ADR American Depositary Shares (ADS)
Identification code	ISIN: US83175M2052
Nature of the transaction	Purchase of American Depositary Shares
Date of Transaction	2025 - 11 - 06
Place of Transaction	New York Stock Exchange

Name	Position/status	Price ($)	Volume	Aggregated information
Ajay Dhankhar (Chief Corporate Strategy & Development Officer)	PDMR	32.5792	18,460	N/A Single Transaction

Philip Horner

Deputy Company Secretary

Smith & Nephew plc

Tel:  +44 (0)1923 477410

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: November 07, 2025	By:	/s/ Helen Barraclough
		Helen Barraclough
		Company Secretary

FAQ

What did Smith & Nephew (SNN) disclose in this Form 6-K?

A PDMR transaction: Ajay Dhankhar purchased 18,460 ADS at $32.5792 on November 6, 2025 on the NYSE.

Who executed the transaction reported by SNN and what is their role?

Ajay Dhankhar, Chief Corporate Strategy & Development Officer (PDMR), executed the purchase.

How many Smith & Nephew ADS were bought and at what price?

The filing lists a single transaction of 18,460 ADS at $32.5792 per ADS.

When and where did the SNN ADS transaction take place?

On November 6, 2025 at the New York Stock Exchange.

Does Smith & Nephew receive proceeds from this transaction?

No. It records an executive’s market purchase; it is not a company issuance.

What instrument is referenced in the filing for SNN?

Smith & Nephew American Depositary Shares (ADS), ISIN US83175M2052.