For best results when printing this announcement, please click on link below:
https://newsfile.refinitiv.com/getnewsfile/v1/story?guid=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20260415:nRSO6375Aa&default-theme=true
RNS Number : 6375A Grainger PLC 15 April 2026
Grainger plc
("Grainger" or the "Company")
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS
In accordance with DTR 3, the Company was notified on 13 April 2026 that the
following transactions, which relate to Grainger's Directors and PDMRS, took
place in relation to the Company's share incentive plan (SIP) on 13 April
2026.
The SIP is an all-employee trust arrangement approved by HMRC, under which
employees are able to buy ordinary shares of 5p each in Grainger, using
deductions from their salary in each monthly pay period (partnership shares),
and receive allocations of matching free ordinary shares (matching shares).
The SIP Trustees (Global Shares Trustees (UK) Limited) acquired a total of
5,045 partnership shares on 13 April 2026 at a price of £1.69 per ordinary
share and total cost of £8,502.34. The partnership shares were acquired by
purchase in the market and allocated to employees participating in the SIP,
including the Directors and PDMRs detailed below.
On 13 April 2026, the SIP Trustees also allocated a total of 4,401 matching
shares. The number of matching shares granted by the SIP Trustees to the
Directors and PDMRs at nil cost is also set out in the table below.
Director/PDMR details Number of partnership shares Number of matching shares
Helen Gordon, CEO 90 89
Rob Hudson, CFO 89 89
Michael Keaveney, Director of Land and Development 89 89
Eliza Pattinson, Director of Operations and Asset Management 89 89
David Prescott, Deputy CFO 90 89
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 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 Purchase and allocation of partnership and matching shares (no consideration),
respectively, under the Grainger plc Share Incentive Plan
d) Price and volumes Price(s) Volume(s)
£1.69 90
Nil 89
d) Aggregated information
Price Aggregate Volume
- Aggregated volume £0.85 179
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 13 April 2026
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Price Aggregate Volume
£0.85 179
e)
Date of the transaction
13 April 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange
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 Purchase and allocation of partnership and matching shares (no consideration),
respectively, under the Grainger plc Share Incentive Plan.
d) Price and volumes Price(s) Volume(s)
£1.69 89
Nil 89
d) Aggregated information
Price Aggregate Volume
- Aggregated volume £0.845 178
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 13 April 2026
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Price Aggregate Volume
£0.845 178
e)
Date of the transaction
13 April 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange
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 Purchase and allocation of partnership and matching shares (no consideration),
respectively, under the Grainger plc Share Incentive Plan.
d) Price and volumes Price(s) Volume(s)
£1.69 89
Nil 89
d) Aggregated information
Price Aggregate Volume
- Aggregated volume £0.845 178
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 13 April 2026
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Price Aggregate Volume
£0.845 178
e)
Date of the transaction
13 April 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange
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 Purchase and allocation of partnership and matching shares (no consideration),
respectively, under the Grainger plc Share Incentive Plan.
d) Price and volumes Price(s) Volume(s)
£1.69 89
Nil 89
d) Aggregated information
Price Aggregate Volume
- Aggregated volume £0.845 178
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 13 April 2026
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Price Aggregate Volume
£0.845 178
e)
Date of the transaction
13 April 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange
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 Purchase and allocation of partnership and matching shares (no consideration),
respectively, under the Grainger plc Share Incentive Plan.
d) Price and volumes Price(s) Volume(s)
£1.69 90
Nil 89
d) Aggregated information
Price Aggregate Volume
- Aggregated volume £0.85 179
- Price
e) Date of the transaction 13 April 2026
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
Price Aggregate Volume
£0.85 179
e)
Date of the transaction
13 April 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange
Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification:
Sapna B FitzGerald, Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact
rns@lseg.com (mailto:rns@lseg.com)
or visit
www.rns.com (http://www.rns.com/)
.
RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our
Privacy Policy (https://www.lseg.com/privacy-and-cookie-policy)
. END DSHGPUWCCUPQGAA
Copyright 2019 Regulatory News Service, all rights reserved