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RNS Number : 3599A  Grainger PLC  14 April 2026

14 April 2026

Grainger plc

("Grainger" or the "Company")

Non-Executive Board Director Appointment

Grainger plc, the UK's largest residential REIT and leader in the build to
rent sector, today announces that Fiona Muldoon has been appointed to the
Board as Non-Executive Director (NED) with effect from 15 April 2026.

Fiona will succeed Justin Read as Senior Independent Director and as Chair of
the Audit & Risk Committee when he retires from the Board after nine years
on 18 June 2026. In addition to joining the Audit & Risk Committee, Fiona
will also join the Board's Remuneration, Nominations and Responsible Business
Committees.

Fiona is a Chartered Accountant and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants in Ireland. She has significant FTSE Board and C-Suite experience
including in capital markets, risk, governance and sustainability.

Fiona is currently on the Board of Beazley plc, the specialist insurance
business, where she is the Risk Committee Chair, a member of the Audit
Committee and Employee voice on the Board. She is also on the Board of Admiral
Group plc, the international financial services group where she chairs the
Audit Committee and is a member of the Risk Committee.

Previously, Fiona was the CEO of FBD Holdings plc, a listed general insurer in
Ireland (2015 to 2020) and a Director of Credit Institutions and Insurance
Supervision at the Central Bank of Ireland, the Irish regulator. Her previous
roles include 17 years with XL Group, and as a Non-Executive Director at the
Bank of Ireland, where she served on all committees during her tenure and was
chair of the Sustainability Committee.

Simon Fraser, Chairman of Grainger, said:

"We are very pleased to welcome Fiona Muldoon to the Board as Chair of our
Audit & Risk Committee and Senior Independent Director, bringing a
significant amount of experience and expertise in finance and consumer facing
financial services.

"We'd like to extend our sincere thanks to Justin Read for his unwavering
commitment and support to the business over his tenure on the Board, as Chair
of Audit & Risk Committee and as Senior Independent Director, over which
time we have seen tremendous growth and transformation."

Fiona Muldoon commented:

"I am delighted to join Grainger's Board and I look forward to taking on the
roles of Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Audit & Risk
Committee. Grainger is a brilliant business with strong future prospects to
deliver value for shareholders and renters alike. I look forward to working
with my fellow Board members as well as the wider executive team."

The Board has determined that Fiona is independent according to the provisions
of the UK Corporate Governance Code (2024 version) and she also has recent and
relevant financial experience. No further information is required to be
disclosed pursuant to paragraph 6.4.8R of the Listing Rules of the Financial
Conduct Authority.

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For further information, please contact:

 

Investor relations

Kurt Mueller, Grainger plc:
 
+44 (0) 20 7940 9500

 

Media

Ginny Pulbrook / Geoffrey Pelham-Lane, Camarco:
                    +44 (0) 20 3757 4992 /
4985

 

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