Grant of Options & PDMR Dealings
Grainger plc
("Grainger" or the "Company")
Grant of Options under the Employee Save As You Earn Scheme and PDMR Dealings
Following new invitations to participate in the Company's established SAYE Scheme, which is approved by H.M. Revenue and Customs (the "SAYE Scheme" or the "Scheme"), the Company provides the following update.
Pursuant to the SAYE Scheme, certain employees have elected to participate in either the three-year or five-year savings contracts offered under the Scheme. As a result, options over a total of 753,873 ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company ("SAYE Options") were granted on 6 July 2026 at a price of £1.32 per share, calculated in accordance with the rules of the SAYE Scheme. Of the total SAYE Options granted, 473,845 relate to the three-year savings contract and 280,028 relate to the five-year savings contract.
The following persons discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMRs") have elected to participate in the SAYE Scheme and their SAYE Options are included in the total figures above.
Name
Position
Savings term
Number of
SAYE Options
Helen Gordon
Chief Executive Officer/Director
3-years
13,787
Robert Hudson
Chief Financial Officer/Director
5-years
23,143
Michael Keaveney
Director of Land and Development / PDMR
3-years
13,787
Eliza Pattinson
Director of Operations and Asset Management / PDMR
3-years
11,030
David Prescott
Deputy Chief Financial Officer/PDMR
5-years
23,143
Subject to the rules of the SAYE Scheme, the SAYE Options granted under the three-year savings contract are exercisable between 1 September 2029 and 1 March 2030 and the SAYE Options granted under the five-year savings contract are exercisable between 1 September 2031 and 1 March 2032. The exercise of the SAYE Options is not dependent upon the satisfaction of performance criteria and participants who choose to exercise their entitlements pursuant to the rules of the SAYE Scheme will meet the obligation to pay for the exercise of the SAYE Options out of funds they have paid into the SAYE Scheme prior to such exercise. Participants in the SAYE Scheme may opt to withdraw from the SAYE Scheme and recover their accumulated savings prior to that time.
The notifications below, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provide further detail.
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Names
Helen Gordon
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Chief Executive Officer/Director
b)
Initial notification
Initial Notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Grainger plc
b)
LEI
2138007CEIRKZMNI2979
4
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 transactions have been conducted
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Ordinary Shares of 5p each in Grainger plc
b)
Identification code
GB00B04V1276
c)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of options under the 3-year Grainger plc Save As You Earn Scheme 2026
d)
Price and volumes
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£1.32
13,787
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Price
Aggregate Volume
N/A
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
6 July 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Names
Robert Hudson
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Chief Financial Officer/Director
b)
Initial notification
Initial Notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Grainger plc
b)
LEI
2138007CEIRKZMNI2979
4
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 transactions have been conducted
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Ordinary Shares of 5p each in Grainger plc
b)
Identification code
GB00B04V1276
c)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of options under the 5-year Grainger plc Save As You Earn Scheme 2026.
d)
Price and volumes
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£1.32
23,143
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Price
Aggregate Volume
N/A
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
6 July 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Names
Michael Keaveney
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Director of Land and Development /PDMR
b)
Initial notification
Initial Notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Grainger plc
b)
LEI
2138007CEIRKZMNI2979
4
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 transactions have been conducted
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Ordinary Shares of 5p each in Grainger plc
b)
Identification code
GB00B04V1276
c)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of options under the 3-year Grainger plc Save As You Earn Scheme 2026
d)
Price and volumes
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£1.32
13,787
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Price
Aggregate Volume
N/A
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
6 July 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Names
Eliza Pattinson
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Director of Operations and Asset Management/PDMR
b)
Initial notification
Initial Notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Grainger plc
b)
LEI
2138007CEIRKZMNI2979
4
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 transactions have been conducted
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Ordinary Shares of 5p each in Grainger plc
b)
Identification code
GB00B04V1276
c)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of options under the 3-year Grainger plc Save As You Earn Scheme 2026
d)
Price and volumes
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£1.32
11,030
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Price
Aggregate Volume
N/A
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
6 July 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Names
David Prescott
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Deputy Chief Financial Officer/PDMR
b)
Initial notification
Initial Notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Grainger plc
b)
LEI
2138007CEIRKZMNI2979
4
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 transactions have been conducted
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Ordinary Shares of 5p each in Grainger plc
b)
Identification code
GB00B04V1276
c)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of options under the 5-year Grainger plc Save As You Earn Scheme 2026
d)
Price and volumes
Price(s)
Volume(s)
£1.32
23,143
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Price
Aggregate Volume
N/A
N/A
e)
Date of the transaction
6 July 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue
Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification: Sapna B FitzGerald, Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
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