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 16 January 2017
 
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

 
--

 
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
 
 
GlaxoSmithKline plc (the ‘Company')
 
Transaction notification
1.
 
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
 
a)
 
Name
 
Sir Andrew Witty
 
b)
 
Position/status
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
c)
 
Initial notification/
amendment
 
Initial notification
 
2.
 
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
 
Name
 
GlaxoSmithKline 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 25 pence each ('Ordinary Shares')
ISIN: GB0009252882
 
b)
 
Nature
of
the
transaction
 
Increase in notional interest in Ordinary Shares following the re-investment of dividends paid to shareholders on 12 January 2017 on Ordinary Shares held in the Company's 2009 Performance Share Plan.
 
c)
 
Price(s)
and volume(s)
 
Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
 
 
£15.66
 
230.984
 
£15.66
 
4.229
 
£15.66
 
1414.139
 
£15.66
 
4242.446
 
£15.66
 
5799.902
 
£15.66
 
6281.971
 
£15.66
 
617.137
 
d)
 
Aggregated
information
Aggregated
volume
Price
 
18,590.808
£15.66
 
e)
 
Date of
the
transaction
 
2017-01-12
 
f)
 
Place
of
the transaction
 
n/a
 
 
1.
 
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
 
a)
 
Name
 
Ms E Walmsley
 
b)
 
Position/status
 
CEO Designate
 
c)
 
Initial notification/
amendment
 
Initial notification
 
2.
 
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
 
Name
 
GlaxoSmithKline 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 25 pence each ('Ordinary Shares')
ISIN: GB0009252882
 
b)
 
Nature
of
the
transaction
 
Increase in notional interest in Ordinary Shares following the re-investment of dividends paid to shareholders on 12 January 2017 on Ordinary Shares held in the Company's 2009 Performance Share Plan.
 
c)
 
Price(s)
and volume(s)
 
Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
 
 
£15.66
 
1470.538
 
£15.66
 
1507.800
 
£15.66
 
781.531
 
£15.66
 
2574.033
 
d)
 
Aggregated
information
A
ggregated
volume
Price
 
6,333.902
£15.66
 
e)
 
Date of
the
transaction
 
2017-01-12
 
f)
 
Place
of
the transaction
 
n/a
 
 
1.
 
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
 
a)
 
Name
 
Mr S Dingemans
 
b)
 
Position/status
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
c)
 
Initial notification/
amendment
 
Initial notification
 
2.
 
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
 
Name
 
GlaxoSmithKline 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 25 pence each ('Ordinary Shares')
ISIN: GB0009252882
 
b)
 
Nature
of
the
transaction
 
Increase in notional interest in Ordinary Shares following the re-investment of dividends paid to shareholders on 12 January 2017 on Ordinary Shares held in the Company's 2009 Performance Share Plan.
 
c)
 
Price(s)
and volume(s)
 
Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
 
 
£15.66
 
2489.181
 
£15.66
 
2552.244
 
£15.66
 
2764.183
 
d)
 
Aggregated
information
Aggregated
volume
Price
 
7,805.608
£15.66
 
e)
 
Date of
the
transaction
 
2017-01-12
 
f)
 
Place
of
the transaction
 
n/a
 
 
1.
 
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
 
a)
 
Name
 
Mr R G Connor
 
b)
 
Position/status
 
President, Global Manufacturing & Supply
 
c)
 
Initial notification/
amendment
 
Initial notification
 
2.
 
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
 
Name
 
GlaxoSmithKline 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 25 pence each ('Ordinary Shares')
ISIN: GB0009252882
 
b)
 
Nature
of
the
transaction
 
Increase in notional interest in Ordinary Shares following the re-investment of dividends paid to shareholders on 12 January 2017 on Ordinary Shares held in the Company's 2009 Performance Share Plan.
 
c)
 
Price(s)
and volume(s)
 
Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
 
 
£15.66
 
1144.520
 
£15.66
 
1173.521
 
£15.66
 
1503.083
 
d)
 
Aggregated
information
Aggregated
volume
Price
 
3,821.124
£15.66
 
e)
 
Date of
the
transaction
 
2017-01-12
 
f)
 
Place
of
the transaction
 
n/a
 
 
1.
 
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
 
a)
 
Name
 
Mr L Debruyne
 
b)
 
Position/status
 
President, Global Vaccines GSK
 
c)
 
Initial notification/
amendment
 
Initial notification
 
2.
 
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
 
Name
 
GlaxoSmithKline 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 25 pence each ('Ordinary Shares')
ISIN: GB0009252882
 
b)
 
Nature
of
the
transaction
 
Increase in notional interest in Ordinary Shares following the re-investment of dividends paid to shareholders on 12 January 2017 on Ordinary Shares held in the Company's 2009 Performance Share Plan.
 
c)
 
Price(s)
and volume(s)
 
Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
 
 
£15.66
 
327.328
 
£15.66
 
300.181
 
£15.66
 
378.346
 
d)
 
Aggregated
information
Aggregated
volume
Price
 
1,005.855
£15.66
 
e)
 
Date of
the
transaction
 
2017-01-12
 
f)
 
Place
of
the transaction
 
n/a
 
 
1.
 
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
 
a)
 
Name
 
Mr N Hirons
 
b)
 
Position/status
 
SVP, Global Ethics & Compliance
 
c)
 
Initial notification/
amendment
 
Initial notification
 
2.
 
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
 
Name
 
GlaxoSmithKline 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 25 pence each ('Ordinary Shares')
ISIN: GB0009252882
 
b)
 
Nature
of
the
transaction
 
Increase in notional interest in Ordinary Shares following the re-investment of dividends paid to shareholders on 12 January 2017 on Ordinary Shares held in the Company's 2009 Performance Share Plan.
 
c)
 
Price(s)
and volume(s)
 
Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
 
 
£15.66
 
568.982
 
£15.66
 
620.023
 
d)
 
Aggregated
information
Aggregated
volume
Price
 
1,189.005
£15.66
 
e)
 
Date of
the
transaction
 
2017-01-12
 
f)
 
Place
of
the transaction
 
n/a
 
 
1.
 
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
 
a)
 
Name
 
Mr S A Hussain
 
b)
 
Position/status
 
President, Global Pharmaceuticals
 
c)
 
Initial notification/
amendment
 
Initial notification
 
2.
 
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
 
Name
 
GlaxoSmithKline 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 25 pence each ('Ordinary Shares')
ISIN: GB0009252882
 
b)
 
Nature
of
the
transaction
 
Increase in notional interest in Ordinary Shares following the re-investment of dividends paid to shareholders on 12 January 2017 on Ordinary Shares held in the Company's 2009 Performance Share Plan.
 
c)
 
Price(s)
and volume(s)
 
Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
 
 
£15.66
 
2310.737
 
£15.66
 
2667.111
 
£15.66
 
3006.180
 
d)
 
Aggregated
information
Aggregated
volume
Price
 
7,984.028
£15.66
 
e)
 
Date of
the
transaction
 
2017-01-12
 
f)
 
Place
of
the transaction
 
n/a
 
 
1.
 
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
 
a)
 
Name
 
Mr D S Redfern
 
b)
 
Position/status
 
Chief Strategy Officer
 
c)
 
Initial notification/
amendment
 
Initial notification
 
2.
 
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
 
Name
 
GlaxoSmithKline 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 25 pence each ('Ordinary Shares')
ISIN: GB0009252882
 
b)
 
Nature
of
the
transaction
 
Increase in notional interest in Ordinary Shares following the re-investment of dividends paid to shareholders on 12 January 2017 on Ordinary Shares held in the Company's 2009 Performance Share Plan.
 
c)
 
Price(s)
and volume(s)
 
Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
 
 
£15.66
 
821.621
 
£15.66
 
933.481
 
£15.66
 
1089.729
 
d)
 
Aggregated
information
Aggregated
volume
Price
 
2,844.831
£15.66
 
e)
 
Date of
the
transaction
 
2017-01-12
 
f)
 
Place
of
the transaction
 
n/a
 
 
1.
 
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
 
a)
 
Name
 
Ms C Thomas
 
b)
 
Position/status
 
SVP, HR
 
c)
 
Initial notification/
amendment
 
Initial notification
 
2.
 
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
 
Name
 
GlaxoSmithKline 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 25 pence each ('Ordinary Shares')
ISIN: GB0009252882
 
b)
 
Nature
of
the
transaction
 
Increase in notional interest in Ordinary Shares following the re-investment of dividends paid to shareholders on 12 January 2017 on Ordinary Shares held in the Company's 2009 Performance Share Plan.
 
c)
 
Price(s)
and volume(s)
 
Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
 
 
£15.66
 
1172.271
 
£15.66
 
1244.646
 
£15.66
 
1371.559
 
d)
 
Aggregated
information
A
ggregated
volume
Price
 
3,788.476
£15.66
 
e)
 
Date of
the
transaction
 
2017-01-12
 
f)
 
Place
of
the transaction
 
n/a
 
 
1.
 
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
 
a)
 
Name
 
Mr P C Thomson
 
b)
 
Position/status
 
SVP, Communications & Government Affairs
 
c)
 
Initial notification/
amendment
 
Initial notification
 
2.
 
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
 
Name
 
GlaxoSmithKline 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 25 pence each ('Ordinary Shares')
ISIN: GB0009252882
 
b)
 
Nature
of
the
transaction
 
Increase in notional interest in Ordinary Shares following the re-investment of dividends paid to shareholders on 12 January 2017 on Ordinary Shares held in the Company's 2009 Performance Share Plan.
 
c)
 
Price(s)
and volume(s)
 
Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
 
 
£15.66
 
559.082
 
£15.66
 
720.120
 
£15.66
 
789.120
 
d)
 
Aggregated
information
Aggregated
volume
Price
 
2,068.322
£15.66
 
e)
 
Date of
the
transaction
 
2017-01-12
 
f)
 
Place
of
the transaction
 
n/a
 
 
1.
 
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
 
a)
 
Name
 
Dr P J T Vallance
 
b)
 
Position/status
 
President, R&D
 
c)
 
Initial notification/
amendment
 
Initial notification
 
2.
 
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
 
Name
 
GlaxoSmithKline 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 25 pence each ('Ordinary Shares')
ISIN: GB0009252882
 
b)
 
Nature
of
the
transaction
 
Increase in notional interest in Ordinary Shares following the re-investment of dividends paid to shareholders on 12 January 2017 on Ordinary Shares held in the Company's 2009 Performance Share Plan.
 
c)
 
Price(s)
and volume(s)
 
Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
 
 
£15.66
 
2524.897
 
£15.66
 
2588.867
 
£15.66
 
3194.057
 
d)
 
Aggregated
information
Aggregated
volume
Price
 
8,307.821
£15.66
 
e)
 
Date of
the
transaction
 
2017-01-12
 
f)
 
Place
of
the transaction
 
n/a
 
 
1.
 
Details of PDMR/person closely associated with them ('PCA')
 
a)
 
Name
 
Mrs V A Whyte
 
b)
 
Position/status
 
Company Secretary
 
c)
 
Initial notification/
amendment
 
Initial notification
 
2.
 
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
 
Name
 
GlaxoSmithKline 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 25 pence each ('Ordinary Shares')
ISIN: GB0009252882
 
b)
 
Nature
of
the
transaction
 
Increase in notional interest in Ordinary Shares following the re-investment of dividends paid to shareholders on 12 January 2017 on Ordinary Shares held in the Company's 2009 Performance Share Plan.
 
c)
 
Price(s)
and volume(s)
 
Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
 
 
£15.66
 
168.102
 
£15.66
 
159.405
 
£15.66
 
150.648
 
d)
 
Aggregated
information
Aggregated
volume
Price
 
478.155
£15.66
 
e)
 
Date of
the
transaction
 
2017-01-12
 
f)
 
Place
of
the transaction
 
n/a
 
 
 
 
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: January 16, 2017 
 
 
 
 
 
By: VICTORIA WHYTE
--------------------------
 
 
 
 
Victoria Whyte
 
 
Authorised Signatory for and on
 
 
behalf of GlaxoSmithKline plc