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 October 2015
 
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
 
The Administrators of the GlaxoSmithKline 2009 Performance Share Plan (the 'Plan') notified GlaxoSmithKline plc ('GSK') on 19 October 2015 that the under-mentioned Directors, Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ('PDMR') and Connected Persons acquired notional Ordinary Shares at a price of 1268.00 pence per Ordinary Share and American Depositary Shares ('ADSs') at a price of $38.74 per ADS, following the notional re-investment of the dividend paid to shareholders on 1 October 2015.
 
 
Director/PDMR
Ordinary Shares
ADSs
Sir Andrew Witty
20,795.027
 
Dr M M Slaoui
 
6,024.851
Mr S Dingemans
9,032.509
 
Mr R G Connor
4,050.334
 
Mr N Hirons
649.011
221.244
Mr S A Hussain
8,490.521
 
Mr D S Redfern
3,080.089
 
Ms C Thomas
4,280.313
 
Mr P C Thomson
2,185.682
 
Mr D E Troy
 
3,748.095
Dr P J T Vallance
9,114.322
 
Ms E Walmsley
6,163.729
 
Mrs V A Whyte
574.634
 
 
 
 
 
Connected Person
 
Ordinary Shares
 
       ADSs
Dr K Slaoui (Connected Person to Dr M M Slaoui)
 
97.460
Mrs K Thomson (Connected Person to Mr P C Thomson)
54.238
 
 
The notional dividends accrued will be paid out in proportion to the percentage of participants' Plan holdings that vest following the end of the relevant measurement period.
 
This notification relates to transactions notified in accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a) and (c).
 
 
 
V A Whyte
Company Secretary
 
20 October 2015
 
 
                                                                                                                                                                            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: October 20, 2015 
 
 
By: VICTORIA WHYTE
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Victoria Whyte
Authorised Signatory for and on
behalf of GlaxoSmithKline plc