Grainger PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2016

Feb 11, 2016

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RNS Number : 8321O

Grainger PLC

11 February 2016

Grainger plc ("The Company")

TR-1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

Grainger plc has received a notification of interest in the ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company as shown below:

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii			Grainger Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Norges Bank
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv		N/A
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		10 February 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:		11 February 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		Above 4%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction						Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Shares			Number of Voting Rights			Number of shares		Number of voting rights			% of  voting rights x
Direct		Direct xi		Indirect xii	Direct			Indirect
GB00B04V1276	16,555,782			16,555,782			16,695,588		16,695,588			4.01%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument			Expiration date xiii		Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv					Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.				% of voting rights
N/A			N/A		N/A					N/A				N/A
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		Exercise price		Expiration date xvii		Exercise/ Conversion period xviii			Number of voting rights instrument refers to				% of voting rights xix, xx
N/A		N/A		N/A		N/A			N/A				Nominal			Delta
N/A			N/A
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights								Percentage of voting rights
16,695,588								4.01%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
N/A
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		Norges Bank
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		N/A
13. Additional information:	None
14. Contact name:	Sai Aanandha Shankhar
15. Contact telephone number:	+47 2407 3134

Adam McGhin

Group Counsel and Company Secretary

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