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RNS Number : 6067J  Grainger PLC  21 May 2025

Grainger plc

("Grainger" or the "Company")

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

Grainger announces that on 20 May 2025 it was notified of the following
exercise of nil-cost options and subsequent sale of 5p ordinary shares in the
Company to meet income tax and national insurance liabilities arising from the
exercise of options by Rob Hudson (Group CFO).  Following these transactions,
Rob transferred 89,958 Shares to his civil partner Robert Driscoll, a person
closely associated ("PCA") with him.

The sale of Shares took place on 19 May 2025 at an average price of £2.23.

Following these transactions, Rob's total shareholding is 262,437 and includes
(a) Shares held by Link Market Services Trustees and held pursuant to
Grainger's Share Incentive Plan (SIP); and (b) Shares held by his PCA.

 

             Award                   Number of vested Shares subject to exercised award (including dividend  Number of Shares sold  Number of Shares retained
                                     equivalent Shares)
 Rob Hudson  2021 Recruitment Award  167,814                                                                 77,856                 89,958

 

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)   Name                            Rob 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                                       Exercise of 2021 Recruitment Award granted as nil-cost options.

 d)   Price and volumes                                               Price(s)  Volume(s)

                                                                    Nil       167,814

 d)   Aggregated information

Price  Aggregate Volume
      - Aggregated volume                                             Nil    167,814

      - Price
 e)   Date of the transaction                                          19 May 2025

 f)   Place of the transaction                                         Outside a trading venue

d)

 

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

 Price  Aggregate Volume
 Nil    167,814

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 19 May 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

 Outside a trading venue

 

  1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely

    associated

 a)   Name                            Rob Hudson

 2    Reason for the notification

 a)   Position/status                 PDMR: 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                                       Sale of ordinary shares to meet income tax and national insurance liabilities

                                                               falling due on exercise of 2021 Recruitment  Award granted as nil-cost
                                                                      options.
 d)   Price and volumes                                               Price(s)  Volume(s)

                                                                    2.231     77,856

 d)   Aggregated information

Price  Aggregate Volume
      - Aggregated volume                                             2.231  77,856

      - Price
 e)   Date of the transaction                                          19 May 2025

 f)   Place of the transaction                                         London Stock Exchange

d)

 

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

 Price  Aggregate Volume
 2.231  77,856

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 19 May 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

 London Stock Exchange

 

  1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely

    associated

 a)   Name                            PDMR - Rob Hudson

                                      PCA - Robert Driscoll
 2    Reason for the notification

 a)   Position/status                 PDMR - Chief Financial Officer/Director

                                      PCA - Person closely associated with 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                                             Transfer of 89,958 Ordinary Shares of £0.05 each to Robert Driscoll, PCA of

                                                                     Rob Hudson

 d)   Price and volumes                                                     Price(s)  Volume(s)

                                                                          Nil       89,958

 d)   Aggregated information

Price  Aggregate Volume
      - Aggregated volume                                                   Nil    89,958

      - Price
 e)   Date of the transaction                                               19 May 2025

 f)   Place of the transaction                                               Outside a trading venue

d)

 

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

 

 Price  Aggregate Volume
 Nil    89,958

e)

 

Date of the transaction

19 May 2025

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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