Smiths Group PLC

Director's Dealing • Oct 1, 2015

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RNS Number : 8905A

Smiths Group PLC

01 October 2015

1 OCTOBER 2015

SMITHS GROUP PLC (issuer)

DTR 3.1.4R(1)

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY (PDMRs) PURSUANT TO DTR 3.1.4R(1)(a)

VESTING OF CONDITIONAL SHARE AWARDS

On 30 September 2015 the conditional share awards granted on 19 October 2012 under the Smiths Group Long-Term Incentive Plan 2011 and its Divisional Long-Term Incentive Plans ('LTIP') partially vested in accordance with the LTIP rules.

On the same date, the matching share awards granted on 19 October 2012 under the Company's Co-Investment Plan ('CIP') vested in full in accordance with the CIP rules.

The PDMRs of the Company listed in Table 1 below received the number of Smiths Group plc ordinary shares of 37.5p ("shares") shown in Cols C and D of the table against their names, in satisfaction of the vesting of their respective awards under LTIP and CIP (where applicable).  The numbers of shares shown in Col. E of the table against their names were sold, over the two business days up to and including 30 September 2015, in order to finance the income tax and National Insurance contributions or social security charges that they have incurred as a result of their awards vesting.  The weighted average price per share at which these shares were sold was 999.6163p per share.  The net number of shares retained, after financing tax etc., is shown in Col F. and the individuals' resultant total interests in shares is shown in Col. G.

Table 1

Col. A	Col. B	Col. C	Col. D	Col. E	Col. F	Col. G
Name	Status	Shares acquired under LTIP	Shares acquired under CIP	Shares sold in market	Shares retained	Total interests in shares following all notifications
Mr S.C. Beesley	PDMR	1,383	5,255	3,127	3,511	58,504
Mr R.H.C. Carter	PDMR	1,374	4,921	2,965	3,330	29,830
Mr D. Gillis	PDMR	17,481		7,883	9,598	17,646
Mr M.H.C Herlihy	PDMR	7,380	25,667	15,564	17,483	64,660
Mr J.B.F. Jones	PDMR	4,997	12,503	8,242	9,258	46,778
Mr A. Lappin	PDMR	1,245	6,981	3,874	4,352	8,513
Mr T. Nolan	PDMR	5,285	23,096	13,366	15,015	50,511
Mr W.T. Smith	PDMR	19,693	30,899	25,347	25,245	175,730

Name of contact and telephone number for queries: MEL ROWLANDS (Company Secretary) - 020 7808 5561

Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification: MEL ROWLANDS

Date of notification:  1 OCTOBER 2015

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