Business Context and Reporting Period
Company: GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK)
Filing Type: Form 6-K (Report of Foreign Issuer)
Reporting Period: October 2011 (Notification date: October 12, 2011)
Subject: Notification of transactions involving Directors, Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility, or Connected Persons regarding Ordinary shares.
Key Financial Metrics
The filing text does not provide a clear value for revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity. This document is a regulatory notification of specific share transactions rather than a financial performance report.
Material Changes and Transactions
The filing details share acquisitions by nine individuals under the Company's Share Reward Plan on October 11, 2011. The transactions involved purchases at a price of 1388.09 pence per Ordinary share.
- Mr A P Witty: Acquired 9 shares (personal contribution) and 9 shares (Company matching contribution).
- Mr S Dingemans: Acquired 9 shares (personal contribution) and 9 shares (Company matching contribution).
- Mr S M Bicknell: Acquired 9 shares (personal contribution) and 9 shares (Company matching contribution).
- Mr E J Gray: Acquired 9 shares (personal contribution) and 9 shares (Company matching contribution).
- Mr D S Redfern: Acquired 9 shares (personal contribution) and 9 shares (Company matching contribution).
- Ms C Thomas: Acquired 9 shares (personal contribution) and 9 shares (Company matching contribution).
- Mr P C Thomson: Acquired 6 shares (personal contribution) and 6 shares (Company matching contribution).
- Dr P J T Vallance: Acquired 9 shares (personal contribution) and 9 shares (Company matching contribution).
- Mrs V A Whyte: Acquired 9 shares (personal contribution) and 9 shares (Company matching contribution).
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
The filing text does not provide guidance, outlook, management commentary, risks, contingencies, or unusual items. The document strictly complies with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a) regarding the notification of director and connected person share interests.
Key Facts for Investor Verification
- Verify the share price of 1388.09 pence per Ordinary share on October 11, 2011, against market data.
- Confirm the total number of shares acquired by each listed individual (personal vs. company match).
- Note that Mr P C Thomson acquired fewer shares (6 each) compared to the other eight individuals (9 each).
- Ensure these transactions are consistent with the terms of the Company's Share Reward Plan.