Director/PDMR Shareholding

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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