FORM 6-K
 
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington D.C. 20549
 
 
Report of Foreign Issuer
 
 
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
 
 
For period ending 01 July 2016
 
GlaxoSmithKline plc
(Name of registrant)


 
 
980 Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex, TW8 9GS
(Address of principal executive offices)


 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or
will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F


 
 
Form 20-F x     Form 40-F

 
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the
information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.


 
 
Yes      No x
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GlaxoSmithKline plc
 
Notification of Transactions of Directors, Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities or Connected Persons
 
In accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a), I give below details of changes in the Directors' interests in the Ordinary Shares and American Depositary Shares ('ADSs') of GlaxoSmithKline plc (the 'Company').
 
On 30 June 2016, the Company's Non-Executive Directors were allocated notional Ordinary Shares at a price of £15.59 per Ordinary Share, and notional ADSs at a price of $42.37 per ADS under the share allocation arrangements for Non-Executive Directors for the period of service from 1 April 2016 to 30 June 2016:
 
 
Non Executive Director
Ordinary Shares
No. of ADSs
 
 
   
Sir Philip Hampton
 
2,806.286
   
Professor Sir Roy Anderson
 
581.302
   
Vindi Banga
 
2,140.172
   
Stacey Cartwright
 
461.033
   
Lynn  Elsenhans
 
 
845.582
 
Judy Lewent
 
 
436.213
 
Urs Rohner
 
541.212
   
     
 
Jesse Goodman was appointed to the Board with effect from 1 January 2016. In accordance with the share allocation arrangements for Non-Executive Directors, 25% of Jesse Goodman's fees will be retained and will be reinvested in the Company's ADSs at a future date, to be mutually agreed.
 
The Company and the Non-Executive Directors were advised of these allocations on 1 July 2016.
 
 
V A Whyte
Company Secretary
 
1 July 2016




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.



 
 
GlaxoSmithKline plc
(Registrant)


Date: July 01, 2016 
 
 
By: VICTORIA WHYTE
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Victoria Whyte
Authorised Signatory for and on
behalf of GlaxoSmithKline plc