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 08 July 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 08 July 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 5,131 partnership shares on 08 July 2026 at a price of £1.70 per ordinary share and total cost of £8,733.09. 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 08 July 2026, the SIP Trustees also allocated a total of 4,532 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 88 88 | Rob Hudson, CFO 88 88 | Michael Keaveney, Director of Land and Development 88 88 | Eliza Pattinson, Director of Operations and Asset Management 88 88 | David Prescott, Deputy CFO 88 88 |
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
| d) Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
| e) Date of the transaction 08 July 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
| d) Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
| e) Date of the transaction 08 July 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
| d) Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
| e) Date of the transaction 08 July 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
| d) Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
| e) Date of the transaction 08 July 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
| d) Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price
| e) Date of the transaction 08 July 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
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