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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 February 2011
 
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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Notification of Transactions of Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility
 
Awards
 
On 24 February 2011, the Company granted share-based awards to Executive Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility (PDMRs) under the GlaxoSmithKline 2009 Performance Share Plan (the 2009 Performance Share Plan) and the GlaxoSmithKline 2009 Deferred Annual Bonus Plan (the 2009 Deferred Annual Bonus Plan).
 
2009 Performance Share Plan
 
The 2009 Performance Share Plan was approved by shareholders on 20 May 2009, and allows awards to be made to senior executives in the Group, including the Executive Directors.
 
Under the terms of the 2009 Performance Share Plan, contingent awards are granted over a designated number of Ordinary Shares or American Depositary Shares (ADSs), and the percentage of awards ultimately vesting is dependent on performance.
 
In 2010, the Remuneration Committee reviewed the long-term incentive performance measures in order to align long-term incentives more closely with the Group's key strategic priorities.
 
The Performance Share Plan awards made on 24 February 2011 are therefore based on four equally weighted performance measures ("Performance Measures") which directly link to the company's strategy:
 
Key strategic priorities
Performance Measure
% of each award
Deliver value to shareholders
Total Shareholder Return ("TSR") measure
25
Simplify the operating model
Adjusted free cash flow measure
25
Deliver more products of value
R&D new product measure
25
Grow a diversified global business
Business diversification measure
25
 
The performance period for each element of the awards is three years (1 January 2011 to 31 December 2013).
 
TSR measure:-
To focus on delivery of value to shareholders, 25% of each award will be based on relative TSR.  This measure compares the TSR of the Company's Shares over the performance period with the TSR of the shares of ten (10) other global pharmaceutical companies. The Ordinary Shares (or ADSs) will vest depending on how the Company's TSR over the performance period ranks when compared to the TSR of the other companies in the TSR Comparator Group over the same period.  This element of the award will not vest if the Company delivers returns which, when ranked among these companies, rank below the median.  At median position, vesting is at 30%. Above median, vesting is staggered between median and upper quartile of the comparator group, i.e., at 5th place 55% vests, at 4th place 80% vests and at 3rd or above 100% vests.  
 
The companies in the TSR Comparator Group are Abbott Laboratories, AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, Sanofi-Aventis and GlaxoSmithKline.
 
Adjusted free cash flow measure:-
To recognise the importance of effective working capital and cash management, 25% of each award will be based on adjusted free cash flow. Adjusted free cash flow represents the operating profit of the business adjusted for material factors which would typically include exchange rate movements and may include legal and major taxation settlements and special pension contributions. The impact of any acquisition or divestment will be quantified and adjusted for at the time of the event. The adjusted free cash flow threshold for these awards is £16.15 billion, where vesting for this element of each award will be at 25%, at £16.65 billion 50% will vest, at £18.32 billion 75% will vest, and there will be maximum vesting for this element of the award at £19.15 billion. Below £16.15 billion, none of this element will vest.
 
R&D new product measure
To recognise the importance of R&D to the future growth of the business, 25% of each award will be based on R&D new product performance. This measure represents the delivery of specific targets for New Product Sales ("NPS"), which measures aggregate sales within the performance period for products launched within a five year period, i.e. within the performance period and the two preceding years.
 
Due to commercial sensitivity, the Remuneration Committee has decided that the R&D new product target cannot be published at the time of grant.  The target and vesting outcome will be disclosed in full at the end of the performance period. 
 
25% of this element will vest if the threshold level is attained, rising to 100% for stretching performance exceeding the set threshold by 22%.  Below the set threshold, none of this element will vest.
 
Business diversification measure
To incentivise growth of a global, diversified business, 25% of each award will be based on the business diversification measure.  This measure will focus on the delivery of an aggregate revenue target within the performance period for the Vaccines, Dermatology, Consumer Healthcare and Emerging Markets and Japan businesses.
 
Due to commercial sensitivity, the Remuneration Committee has decided that the business diversification target cannot be published at the time of grant.  The target and vesting outcome will be disclosed in full at the end of the performance period. 
 
25% of this element will vest if the threshold level is attained, rising to 100% for stretching performance exceeding the set threshold by 14%.  Below the set threshold, none of this element will vest.
 
 
To the extent that each element of an award does not vest after the appropriate performance period, it will lapse.
 
The individuals in the tables below, who are all Executive Directors or PDMRs, were each granted an award under the terms of the 2009 Performance Share Plan. Awards granted are of the Company's 25p Ordinary shares or the Company's ADSs. One ADS equals two Ordinary shares.  The table below shows the number of Ordinary Shares or ADSs which can vest.
 
Dividends accrue on the shares during the performance period and vest to the extent that awards vest at the end of the relevant performance period (these are not included in the figures below).
 
 
Number of Ordinary shares/ADSs potentially vesting in respect of the element of the award subject to the TSR measure
(N.B. One ADS represents two Ordinary shares)
 Ordinary shares
Less than median
Equal to median position
Maximum
Mr A Witty*
Nil
31,833
106,112
Mr S Dingemans*
Nil
14,707
49,024
Mr S M Bicknell
Nil
3,819
12,733
Mr J M Clarke
Nil
9,549
31,833
Mr M Dunoyer
Nil
4,355
14,519
Mr E J Gray
Nil
7,767
25,891
Mr A Hussain
Nil
9,381
31,273
Mr D Redfern
Nil
5,348
17,827
Mr J Stephenne
Nil
5,234
17,447
Ms C Thomas
Nil
7,512
25,042
Dr P Vallance
Nil
10,823
36,078
ADSs
 
Dr M Slaoui*
Nil
11,064
36,880
Ms D Connelly
Nil
4,622
15,408
Mr W C Louv
Nil
3,225
10,752
Mr D Pulman
Nil
4,368
14,562
Mr D Troy
Nil
5,900
19,669
* denotes an Executive Director
 
 
 
Number of Ordinary shares/ADSs potentially vesting in respect of the other three elements of the award subject to the adjusted free cash flow, R&D new product and business diversification measures
(N.B. One ADS represents two Ordinary shares)
 Ordinary shares
Below threshold
 
At threshold
Maximum
Mr A Witty*
Nil
79,584
318,336
Mr S Dingemans*
Nil
36,767
147,071
Mr S M Bicknell
Nil
9,550
38,200
Mr J M Clarke
Nil
23,875
95,501
Mr M Dunoyer
Nil
10,889
43,556
Mr E J Gray
Nil
19,418
77,674
Mr A Hussain
Nil
23,455
93,820
Mr D Redfern
Nil
                         13,370
53,480
Mr J Stephenne
Nil
13,085
52,342
Ms C Thomas
Nil
18,781
75,127
Dr P Vallance
Nil
27,058
108,234
ADSs
 
Dr M Slaoui*
Nil
27,660
110,641
Ms D Connelly
Nil
11,555
46,223
Mr W C Louv
Nil
8,064
32,258
Mr D Pulman
Nil
10,921
43,686
Mr D Troy
Nil
14,752
59,009
* denotes an Executive Director
 
The vesting date for these awards will be the date, following the end of the three year performance period, on which the Remuneration Committee determines the extent to which the performance conditions have been satisfied or such other later date as determined by the Remuneration Committee.
 
All of the above awards were made on 24 February 2011. The awards made were determined, in accordance with the 2009 Performance Share Plan rules, using an Ordinary share price of £11.78 and an ADS share price of US $38.13 which were the closing prices of Ordinary shares and ADSs respectively on 24 February 2011.
 
2009 Deferred Annual Bonus Plan
 
The 2009 Deferred Annual Bonus Plan ("DABP") was approved by shareholders on 20 May 2009, and allows awards to be made to eligible employees.  All Executive Directors and Corporate Executive Team ("CET") members are now eligible to participate in the DABP, which is a voluntary programme.
 
Up to 50% of any bonus earned may be deferred into shares for three years (Deferred Bonus Award).  The Company will match shares up to one-for-one depending on the Performance Measures, as set out above (Matching Award).  The Performance Measures, vesting schedules and performance period for the Matching Award will be consistent with the 2009 Performance Share Plan awards described above.
 
The awards of Deferred and Matching shares have been granted as nil-cost options granted over Ordinary shares for UK-based pre-tax participants and conditional shares over American Depositary Shares for US pre-tax participants. As noted above, the percentage of Matching shares ultimately vesting will be dependent on performance.
 
Dividends accrue on the Deferred shares during the performance period. Dividends also accrue on the Matching shares during the performance period, but only vest to the extent that the Matching shares vest at the end of the relevant performance period. These dividends are not included in the figures below.
 
The following individuals have elected to participate in the DABP in respect of their 2010 bonus on a gross or pre-tax basis.  Post-Tax DABP Awards will be the subject of a separate announcement following the date of the award:
 
 
Number of Ordinary shares subject to Deferred Bonus Award
Number of ADSs subject to Deferred Bonus Award
 
Mr A Witty*
31,921
 
Dr M Slaoui*
 
18,756
Mr S M Bicknell
6,797
 
Ms D Connelly
 
3,754
Mr D Redfern
7,592
 
Ms C Thomas
1,694
 
Mr D Troy
 
9,403
Dr P Vallance
15,086
 
* denotes an Executive Director
 
 
Number of Ordinary shares/ADSs potentially vesting in respect of the element of the Matching Award subject to the TSR measure
(N.B. One ADS represents two Ordinary shares)
 Ordinary shares
Less than median
Equal to median position
Maximum
Mr A Witty*
Nil
2,394
7,980
Mr S M Bicknell
Nil
509
1,699
Mr D Redfern
Nil
569
1,898
Ms C Thomas
Nil
127
424
Dr P Vallance
Nil
1,131
3,772
ADSs
 
Dr M Slaoui*
Nil
1,406
4,689
Ms D Connelly
Nil
281
939
Mr D Troy
Nil
705
2,351
* denotes an Executive Director
 
 
 
 
 
Number of Ordinary shares/ADSs potentially vesting in respect of the other three elements of the Matching Award subject to the adjusted free cash flow, R&D new product and business diversification measures
(N.B. One ADS represents two Ordinary shares) 
Ordinary shares
Below threshold
 
At threshold
Maximum
Mr A Witty*
nil
5,985
23,941
Mr S M Bicknell
nil
1,274
5,098
Mr D Redfern
nil
                         1,423
5,694
Ms C Thomas
nil
317
1,270
Dr P Vallance
nil
2,828
11,314
ADSs
 
Dr M Slaoui*
nil
3,516
14,067
Ms D Connelly
nil
703
2,815
Mr D Troy
nil
1,763
7,052
* denotes an Executive Director
 
The vesting date for this award will be the date, following the end of the three year performance period, on which the Remuneration Committee determines the extent to which the performance condition has been satisfied or such other later date as determined by the Remuneration Committee.
 
All of the above awards were made on 24 February 2011. The awards made were determined, in accordance with the 2009 Deferred Annual Bonus Plan rules, using an Ordinary share price of £11.80 and an ADS share price of US$38.22 which were the closing prices of Ordinary shares and ADSs respectively on 23 February 2011.
 
 
 
Vesting of Awards
 
2008 GlaxoSmithKline Share Option Plan Awards
 
This notification sets out information relating to the vesting of share options granted in 2008 under the GlaxoSmithKline Share Option Plan ("SOP").
 
The 2008 SOP awards were made to CET members and Executive Directors in 2008 on three separate grant dates during the year as set out below:
 
 
·     February at an option price of £11.47 or US $44.75 in the case of ADSs;
 
·     July at an option price of £12.205; and
 
·     November at an option price of US $40.19 in the case of ADSs
 
All of the 2008 SOP awards which were made to CET members or Executive Directors were subject to the same performance condition regardless of the grant date. The performance period for the 2008 SOP awards to CET members and Executive Directors commenced on 1 January 2008 and ended on 31 December 2010. The performance condition for this grant was not met for awards made to the then Executive Directors and CET members. These awards therefore lapsed on 25 February 2011.
 
 
 
 
Month of Grant
 
Number of options over Shares/ADSs which lapsed
 
Ordinary Shares
ADSs
Mr A Witty*
February
525,000
 
Mr A Witty*
July
145,000
 
Mr J S Heslop*
February
242,750
 
Dr M Slaoui*
February
 
158,750
Mr J M Clarke
February
177,500
 
Mr M Dunoyer
February
70,000
 
Mr E J Gray
February
115,000
 
Mr A Hussain
July
103,542
 
Mr W Louv
February
 
57,500
Mr D Pulman
February
 
57,500
Mr D Troy
November
 
88,750
* denotes an Executive Director
 
Grants made in 2008, to senior executives who have since been appointed Executive Directors or CET members, were not subject to performance conditions.  The Remuneration Committee has confirmed that the whole of the original grant is exercisable (with an option price of £11.47).
 
 
Month of Grant
 
Number of options over Shares/ADSs exercisable
 
Ordinary Shares
Mr S M Bicknell
February
20,180
Mr D S Redfern
February
26,800
Mr J R Stephenne
February
68,520
Ms C Thomas
February
20,180
Dr P Vallance
February
94,320
 
 
Vesting of 2008 GlaxoSmithKline Performance Share Plan Awards
 
This notification sets out information relating to the vesting of awards granted in 2008 under the GlaxoSmithKline Performance Share Plan (the Performance Share Plan).
 
The three-year performance period for these awards commenced on 1 January 2008 and ended on 31 December 2010.
 
The Remuneration Committee has considered the performance achieved in respect of the PSP awards and determined the following.
 
Awards granted to Executive Directors and CET members
 
Awards granted to Executive Directors and CET members in office in 2008 were dependent  wholly on Total Shareholder Return (TSR) performance. The Company ranked at the median amongst the comparator group and therefore 35% of the awards subject to the TSR measure vested.
 
The table below shows the proportion of these Performance Share Plan awards that vested on 25 February 2011.
 
 
 
 
Awards vesting under TSR measure - 35% of award
 
Ordinary Shares
ADSs
Mr A Witty*
100,450
 
Mr J S Heslop*
  36,750
 
Mr M Slaoui*
 
 24,150
Mr J M Clarke
26,950
 
Mr M Dunoyer
10,150
 
Mr E Gray
17,500
 
Mr A Hussain
15,721
 
Mr W C Louv
 
8,750
Mr D Pulman
 
 8,750
Mr D Troy
 
 20,213
* denotes an Executive Director
 
The table below shows the remaining proportion of these awards that lapsed on 25 February 2011.
 
 
Awards lapsed under TSR measure - 65% of award
Ordinary Shares
ADSs
Mr A Witty*
186,550
 
Mr J S Heslop*
  68,250
 
Mr M Slaoui*
 
       44,850
Mr J M Clarke
50,050
 
Mr M Dunoyer
18,850
 
Mr E Gray
  32,500
 
Mr A Hussain
29,196
 
Mr W C Louv
 
16,250
Mr D Pulman
 
  16,250
Mr D Troy
 
 37,537
* denotes an Executive Director
 
Awards granted to senior executives who have since been appointed a CET member
 
Awards granted in 2008 to senior executives who have since been appointed a CET member, were dependent on TSR performance (50% of award) and EPS performance (remaining 50% of award). Half of these awards lapsed as GSK's EPS performance conditions were not met, and 35% of the proportion of the awards subject to the TSR performance measure vested. This means that 17.5% of the full award has vested.
 
The table below shows the proportion of these Performance Share Plan awards that vested and lapsed on 25 February 2011.
 
 
 
Awards vesting under TSR measure - 35% of TSR portion of award (17.5% of total award)
Awards that have not vested under TSR measure - 65% of TSR portion of award (32.5% of total award)
 
Awards that have not vested under EPS measure
(50% of total award)
Ordinary Shares
Ordinary Shares
Ordinary Shares
Mr S M Bicknell
1,554
2,886
4,440
Mr D S Redfern
2,065
3,835
5,900
Mr J R Stephenne
4,655
8,645
13,300
Ms C Thomas
1,554
2,886
4,440
Dr P Vallance
6,416
11,914
18,330
 
 
The Company, Executive Directors and PDMRs were advised of these transactions on 25 February 2011.
 
This notification is made in accordance with Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a).
 
V A Whyte
Company Secretary
 
25 February 2011
 
GlaxoSmithKline Enquiries:
   
UK Media enquiries:
David Mawdsley
(020) 8047 5502
 
Claire Brough
(020) 8047 5502
 
Stephen Rea
(020) 8047 5502
 
Alexandra Harrison
(020) 8047 5502
 
David Daley
(020) 8047 5502
     
US Media enquiries:
Nancy Pekarek
(919) 483 2839
 
Mary Anne Rhyne
(919) 483 2839
 
Kevin Colgan
(919) 483 2839
 
Jennifer Armstrong
(919) 483 2839
     
European Analyst/Investor enquiries:
Sally Ferguson
(020) 8047 5543
 
Gary Davies
(020) 8047 5503
 
Ziba Shamsi
(020) 8047 3289
     
US Analyst/ Investor enquiries:
Tom Curry
(215) 751 5419
 
Jeff McLaughlin
(215) 751 4890
 



 
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: February 25 2011
 
 
By: VICTORIA WHYTE
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Victoria Whyte
Authorised Signatory for and on
behalf of GlaxoSmithKline plc