Director's Dealing • Dec 23, 2025
Director's Dealing
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RNS Number : 7152M
Grainger PLC
23 December 2025
Grainger plc
("Grainger" or the "Company")
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS
Grainger announces that on 23 December 2025 it was notified of the following exercises of nil-cost options and subsequent sale of 5p ordinary shares in the Company to meet income tax and national insurance liabilities arising from the exercise of options by Helen Gordon (Group CEO). The sale of Shares took place on 23 December 2025 at an average price of £1.81.
Following these transactions, Helen's total shareholding is 412,830 and includes Shares held by Link Market Services Trustees and held pursuant to Grainger's Share Incentive Plan (SIP).
| Award | Number of vested Shares subject to exercised award (including dividend equivalent Shares) | Number of Shares sold | Number of Shares retained |
| 2020 LTIP Award | 125,794 | 56,809 | 68,985 |
| 2022 DBSP Award | 78,071 | 35,257 | 42,814 |
The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, provides 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/Executive 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
Exercise of 2020 LTIP and 2022 DBSP Awards granted as nil-cost options.
d)
Price and volumes
| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| Nil | 125,794 |
| Nil | 78,071 |
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
| Price | Aggregate Volume |
| Nil | 203,865 |
e)
Date of the transaction
23 December 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue
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/ Executive 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
Sale of ordinary shares to meet income tax and national insurance liabilities falling due on exercise of 2020 LTIP and 2022 DBSP Awards granted as nil-cost options.
d)
Price and volumes
| Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| £1.81 | 56,809 |
| £1.81 | 35,257 |
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
| Price | Aggregate Volume |
| 1.81 | 92,066 |
e)
Date of the transaction
23 December 2025
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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