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Grainger PLC

24 December 2020

Grainger plc

("Grainger" or the "Company")

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

Grainger plc announces that pursuant to the Grainger Deferred Bonus Share Plan ("DBSP"), in respect of the shares that vested on 11 December 2020, Vanessa Simms and Andrew Saunderson exercised their respective options on 21 December 2020. In order to fund the resulting tax and national insurance liability arising from the exercise, disposals of ordinary shares (as set out below) took place on 22 December 2020 at a price of GBP2.8271. Grainger was notified of the completion of these disposals on 23 December 2020.

 
     Executive          Award      Original      Number of        Number of     Net vested 
    Director/PDMR        Plan      number of      ordinary       shares sold      shares 
                                    options     shares vested      to cover 
                                    awarded      (including      the tax and 
                                                  dividend         national 
                                                   shares)        insurance 
                                                                  liability 
                                                                 arising from 
                                                                   vesting 
                      Grainger 
   Vanessa Simms         DBSP       23,210         24,597          11,334         13,263 
                     ----------  -----------  ---------------  --------------  ----------- 
                      Grainger 
 Andrew Saunderson       DBSP       9,656          10,233           4,716         5,517 
                     ----------  -----------  ---------------  --------------  ----------- 
 

The notifications below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU 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)    Names                   Vanessa Simms 
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                Ordinary Shares of 5p each in Grainger plc 
       the financial 
       instrument, type 
       of instrument 
b)    Identification                GB00B04V1276 
       code 
c)    Nature of the                 Sale of shares vested under the Grainger Deferred 
       transaction                   Bonus Share Plan in order to cover the tax 
                                     liability arising on exercise. 
d)    Price and volumes             Price: GBP2.8271 
                                     Volumes: 11,334 Ordinary Shares 
d)    Aggregated information 
       - Aggregated volume            N/A 
       - Price 
e)    Date of the transaction      22 December 2020 
f)    Place of the transaction       London Stock Exchange 
 
 
 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / 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 of                Ordinary Shares of 5p each in Grainger plc 
       the financial 
       instrument, type 
       of instrument 
b)    Identification                GB00B04V1276 
       code 
c)    Nature of the                 Sale of shares vested under the Grainger Deferred 
       transaction                   Bonus Share Plan in order to cover the tax 
                                     liability arising on exercise. 
d)    Price and volumes             Price: GBP2.8271 
                                     Volumes: 4,716 Ordinary Shares 
d)    Aggregated information 
       - Aggregated volume            N/A 
       - Price 
e)    Date of the transaction      22 December 2020 
f)    Place of the transaction       London Stock Exchange 
 
 

Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification.

Adam McGhin

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

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