Smiths Group CFO's spouse sells £711,982 of shares
A filing with the FCA shows Anastasia O'Brien, spouse and person closely associated with Smiths Group chief financial officer Julian Fagge, sold 26,686 shares in the company at £26.68 each on 21 October 2026.
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An FCA filing dated 22 October 2026 shows Anastasia O'Brien, spouse and person closely associated with Smiths Group plc chief financial officer Julian Fagge, sold 26,686 shares in the company at £26.68 each on 21 October 2026, a transaction valued at £711,982.48.
- Seller
- Anastasia O'Brien, spouse and PCA of CFO Julian Fagge
- Shares sold
- 26,686
- Price per share
- £26.68
- Total value
- £711,982.48
- Transaction date
- 21 October 2026
Anastasia O'Brien, named in the notification as the spouse and person closely associated (PCA) of Smiths Group plc director and chief financial officer Julian Fagge, sold 26,686 ordinary shares in the company on 21 October 2026, according to the disclosure filed with the FCA. The shares were sold at a price of £26.68 each, giving a total transaction value of £711,982.48.
The filing states the transaction took place at Optiver V.O.F., identified in the notice as the place of the transaction, and describes the instrument as an ordinary share with the identification code GB00B1WY2338. It records the notification as an initial notification rather than an amendment.
The FCA's National Storage Mechanism shows two earlier PDMR shareholding notices for Smiths Group plc, dated 9 October 2026 and 1 October 2026. The records provided do not give further detail on the content of those earlier notices.
The filing does not state the reason for the sale or whether Anastasia O'Brien or Julian Fagge retain any shareholding in Smiths Group plc following the transaction.
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