REG - Grainger PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding
22/12/2025 17:30
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RNS Number : 5552M Grainger PLC 22 December 2025
Grainger plc
("Grainger" or the "Company")
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS
Grainger announces that on 22 December 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 is transferring 28,906 Shares to his civil partner Robert Driscoll, a
person closely associated ("PCA") with him.
The sale of Shares took place on 22 December 2025 at an average price of
£1.81.
Following these transactions, Rob's total shareholding is 289,483 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)
2022 DBSP Award 54,726 25,820 28,906
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/Executive 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 2022 DBSP Award granted as nil-cost options.
d) Price and volumes Price(s) Volume(s)
Nil 54,726
d) Aggregated information
Price Aggregate Volume
- Aggregated volume Nil 54,726
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 22 December 2025
f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Price Aggregate Volume
Nil 54,726
e)
Date of the transaction
22 December 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/ Executive 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 2022 DBSP Award granted as nil-cost options.
d) Price and volumes Price(s) Volume(s)
1.81 25,820
d) Aggregated information
Price Aggregate Volume
- Aggregated volume 1.81 25,820
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 22 December 2025
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Price Aggregate Volume
1.81 25,820
e)
Date of the transaction
22 December 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/ Executive 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 26,520 Ordinary Shares of £0.05 each to Robert Driscoll, PCA of
Rob Hudson
d) Price and volumes Price(s) Volume(s)
Nil 28,906
d) Aggregated information
Price Aggregate Volume
- Aggregated volume Nil 28,906
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 22 December 2025
f) Place of the transaction Outside a trading venue
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Price Aggregate Volume
Nil 28,906
e)
Date of the transaction
22 December 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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