Grainger PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (8316V)

TIDMGRI

RNS Number : 8316V

Grainger PLC

07 November 2017

Grainger plc

("Grainger" or the "Company")

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

The Company was notified on 7 November 2017 that the following ordinary shares of 5p each were purchased on 3 November 2017 for Helen Gordon and Vanessa Simms, who are directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilities, in relation to the Grainger Employee Share Incentive Plan ("SIP"). The shares were purchased under the SIP and relate to the regular monthly purchases made under the plan and registered in the name of Capita IRG.

As a result of the above transaction, the interests of Helen Gordon and Vanessa Simms and their connected persons in the Company's ordinary share capital (excluding options, awards under the Company's LTIPs and interests as potential beneficiaries of the Company's Employee Benefit Trust) are as follows:

 
 Director/PDMR        Number   Total holdings 
                   of shares        following 
                    acquired     notification 
 Helen Gordon            104          102,972 
 Vanessa Simms           106           12,082 
 
 

The notifications below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provide further detail.

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.

 
       Details of the person discharging managerial 
  1     responsibilities / person closely associated 
---  ----------------------------------------------------------------- 
a)     Names                 Helen Gordon 
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2     Reason for the notification 
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a)     Position/status       Director 
---  ---------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
b)     Initial               Initial Notification 
        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              Ordinary Shares of 5p each in Grainger 
        of the financial         plc 
        instrument, 
        type of instrument 
---  -----------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
b)     Identification           GB00B04V1276 
        code 
---  -----------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
c)     Nature of the            Acquisition of Shares under the 
        transaction              Grainger plc Share Incentive Plan 
---  -----------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
d)     Price and volumes        Price: GBP2.851 
                                 Volumes: 104 Ordinary Shares 
---  -----------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
d)     Aggregated 
        information               N/A 
        - Aggregated 
        volume 
        - Price 
---  -----------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
e)     Date of the               3 November 2017 
        transaction 
---  -----------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
f)     Place of the             London Stock Exchange 
        transaction 
---  -----------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
       Details of the person discharging managerial 
  1     responsibilities / person closely associated 
---  ----------------------------------------------------------------- 
a)     Names                 Vanessa Simms 
---  ---------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
2     Reason for the notification 
---  ----------------------------------------------------------------- 
a)     Position/status       Director 
---  ---------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
b)     Initial               Initial Notification 
        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              Ordinary Shares of 5p each in Grainger 
        of the financial         plc 
        instrument, 
        type of instrument 
---  -----------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
b)     Identification           GB00B04V1276 
        code 
---  -----------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
c)     Nature of the            Acquisition of Shares under the 
        transaction              Grainger plc Share Incentive Plan 
---  -----------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
d)     Price and volumes        Price: GBP2.851 
                                 Volumes: 106 Ordinary Shares 
---  -----------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
d)     Aggregated 
        information               N/A 
        - Aggregated 
        volume 
        - Price 
---  -----------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
e)     Date of the             3 November 2017 
        transaction 
---  -----------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
f)     Place of the             London Stock Exchange 
        transaction 
---  -----------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 
 

Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification.

Adam McGhin

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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