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RNS Number : 4241I

Grainger PLC

11 December 2020

Grainger plc

("Grainger" or the "Company")

GRAINGER PLC 2017 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN AND GRANT OF OPTIONS TO DIRECTORS

The Company announces that it has made the following grants of nil cost share options ("Options") over ordinary shares of 5p each in the capital of the Company ("Shares") pursuant to the 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") on 10 December 2020 (under the LTIP rules as amended and approved by the shareholders at the Company's AGM on 5 February 2020).

Grant of Options

On 10 December 2020, Grainger granted Options over a total of 525,062 Shares to its Executive Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs") of the Company (as specified in the table below).

 
 Director/ PDMR       Position                   No. of shares under Option 
 Helen Gordon         Chief Executive Officer    350,496 
                     -------------------------  --------------------------- 
 Andrew Saunderson    Director of Investments    87,283 
                     -------------------------  --------------------------- 
                      Director of Land and 
 Michael Keaveney      Development               87,283 
                     -------------------------  --------------------------- 
 

The Options will generally vest and become exercisable three years from the date of grant, subject to continued employment. Vesting of the Options is subject to certain performance conditions, namely the Total Property Return ("TPR") performance, relative Total Shareholder Return ("TSR") and Secured PRS Investment. Half of the Shares under an Option are subject to TSR performance conditions, a quarter of the Shares under an Option are subject to TPR performance conditions and a quarter of the Shares under an Option are subject to the Secured PRS Investment performance conditions.

The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail.

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.

 
       Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
  1     / 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                Ordinary Shares of 5p each in Grainger plc 
         of the financial 
         instrument, 
         type of instrument 
b)      Identification             GB00B04V1276 
         code 
c)      Nature of the              Grant of nil cost Options over Ordinary Shares pursuant 
         transaction                to the Grainger plc 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan 
                                    which shall ordinarily vest and become exercisable 
                                    from the third anniversary of the grant date subject 
                                    to continued service and to the extent to which 
                                    the performance conditions set for the Option are 
                                    satisfied 
d)      Price and volumes          Price - Nil 
                                    Volume: 350,496 Ordinary Shares 
d)      Aggregated 
         information                 N/A 
         - Aggregated 
         volume 
         - Price 
e)      Date of the              10 December 2020 
         transaction 
f)      Place of the             Outside a trading venue 
         transaction 
 
 
 
        Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
  1      / person closely associated 
a)      Names                  Andrew Saunderson 
2       Reason for the notification 
a)      Position/status        Director of Investments, 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            Ordinary Shares of 5p each in Grainger plc 
         of the financial 
         instrument, 
         type of instrument 
b)      Identification         GB00B04V1276 
         code 
c)      Nature of              Grant of nil cost Options over Ordinary Shares 
         the transaction        pursuant to the Grainger plc 2017 Long Term Incentive 
                                Plan which shall ordinarily vest and become exercisable 
                                from the third anniversary of the grant date subject 
                                to continued service and to the extent to which 
                                the performance conditions set for the Option are 
                                satisfied 
d)      Price and              Price - Nil 
         volumes                Volumes: 87,283 Ordinary Shares 
d)      Aggregated 
         information             N/A 
         - Aggregated 
         volume 
         - Price 
e)      Date of the            10 December 2020 
         transaction 
f)      Place of the           Outside a trading venue 
         transaction 
 
        Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
  1      / 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            Ordinary Shares of 5p each in Grainger plc 
         of the financial 
         instrument, 
         type of instrument 
b)      Identification         GB00B04V1276 
         code 
c)      Nature of              Grant of nil cost Options over Ordinary Shares 
         the transaction        pursuant to the Grainger plc 2017 Long Term Incentive 
                                Plan which shall ordinarily vest and become exercisable 
                                from the third anniversary of the grant date subject 
                                to continued service and to the extent to which 
                                the performance conditions set for the Option are 
                                satisfied 
d)      Price and              Price - Nil 
         volumes                Volumes: 87,283 Ordinary Shares 
d)      Aggregated 
         information             N/A 
         - Aggregated 
         volume 
         - Price 
e)      Date of the            10 December 2020 
         transaction 
f)      Place of the           Outside a trading venue 
         transaction 
 

Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification.

Adam McGhin

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

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