Grainger PLC

Director's Dealing • May 21, 2025

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RNS Number : 6067J

Grainger PLC

21 May 2025

Grainger plc

("Grainger" or the "Company")

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

Grainger announces that on 20 May 2025 it was notified of the following exercise 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 Rob Hudson (Group CFO).  Following these transactions, Rob transferred 89,958 Shares to his civil partner Robert Driscoll, a person closely associated ("PCA") with him.

The sale of Shares took place on 19 May 2025 at an average price of £2.23.

Following these transactions, Rob's total shareholding is 262,437 and includes (a) Shares held by Link Market Services Trustees and held pursuant to Grainger's Share Incentive Plan (SIP); and (b) Shares held by his PCA.

	Award	Number of vested Shares subject to exercised award (including dividend equivalent Shares)	Number of Shares sold	Number of Shares retained
Rob Hudson	2021 Recruitment Award	167,814	77,856	89,958

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 

Rob 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 

Exercise of 2021 Recruitment Award granted as nil-cost options.

d)

Price and volumes

Price(s)	Volume(s)
Nil	167,814

d)

Aggregated information 

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Price	Aggregate Volume
Nil	167,814

e)

Date of the transaction 

19 May 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated  

a)

Name 

Rob Hudson

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

PDMR: 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 

Sale of ordinary shares to meet income tax and national insurance liabilities falling due on exercise of 2021 Recruitment  Award granted as nil-cost options.

d)

Price and volumes

Price(s)	Volume(s)
2.231	77,856

d)

Aggregated information 

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Price	Aggregate Volume
2.231	77,856

e)

Date of the transaction 

19 May 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated  

a)

Name 

PDMR - Rob Hudson

PCA - Robert Driscoll

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

PDMR - Chief Financial Officer/Director

PCA - Person closely associated with 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 

Transfer of 89,958 Ordinary Shares of £0.05 each to Robert Driscoll, PCA of Rob Hudson

d)

Price and volumes

Price(s)	Volume(s)
Nil	89,958

d)

Aggregated information 

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Price	Aggregate Volume
Nil	89,958

e)

Date of the transaction 

19 May 2025

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification:

Sapna B FitzGerald, Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

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