Grainger PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • May 24, 2017

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RNS Number : 1122G

Grainger PLC

24 May 2017

Grainger plc (the "Company")

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

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				YES
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached				NO
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments				NO
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights				NO
Other (please specify):				NO
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Crystal Amber Fund Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv		HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		19/05/2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:		23/05/2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		3%

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
Ord 5p GB00B04V1276	12,549,618			3.01%			Below 3%		Below 3%			Below 3%
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
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
													Nominal			Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights								Percentage of voting rights
Below 3%								Below 3%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:	Calculation based on Total Voting Rights figure of 416,994,132
14. Contact name:	Kevin Smith
15. Contact telephone number:	01481 737495

Adam McGhin

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

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