Grainger PLC Holding(s) in Company (7830Y)

TIDMGRI

RNS Number : 7830Y

Grainger PLC

07 March 2017

Grainger plc (the "Company")

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                 Grainger PLC 
  the underlying issuer                                        GB00B04V1276 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
                                                                        X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                  Norges Bank 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                             N/A 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                 03 March 2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                    07 March 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                Above 4% 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                Resulting situation after the 
  of             to the triggering                 triggering transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number           Number           Number         Number of                    % of voting 
                 of               of               of shares      voting                       rights (x) 
                 Shares           Voting                          rights 
                                  Rights 
-------------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------  ---------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                  Direct         Direct         Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                  (xi)           (xii) 
-------------      -----------    -----------    -------------  -------------  ------------  ------------  ----------- 
                                                                                              4.02 
 GB00B04V1276   14,717,316       14,717,316       16,741,433     16,741,433                    % 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration     Exercise/                       Number of voting               % of voting 
 financial           date           Conversion                      rights that                    rights 
 instrument          (xiii)         Period (xiv)                    may be 
                                                                    acquired if 
                                                                    the 
                                                                    instrument 
                                                                    is 
                                                                    exercised/ 
                                                                    converted. 
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   N/A                N/A            N/A                             N/A                            N/A 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise       Expiration     Exercise/        Number of voting               % of voting 
 financial         price         date           Conversion        rights instrument              rights (xix, 
 instrument                      (xvii)         period            refers to                      xx) 
                                                (xviii) 
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 N/A              N/A            N/A            N/A              N/A                            Nominal       Delta 
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                                                                                                N/A           N/A 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                            Percentage of voting rights 
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 16,741,433                                         4.02 % 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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   N/A 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                   Norges Bank 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy               N/A 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will             N/A 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                     None 
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 14. Contact name:                               Philippe Chiaroni 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                   [phone] 
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Adam McGhin

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

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