Grainger PLC Holding(s) in Company (1122G)

TIDMGRI TIDMCRS

RNS Number : 1122G

Grainger PLC

24 May 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 
  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                             YES 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial                      NO 
  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                          NO 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                        NO 
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 Other (please                                                           NO 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                    Crystal Amber Fund Limited 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                              HSBC Global Custody Nominee 
  (if different from 3.):(iv)                                               (UK) Limited 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                                   19/05/2017 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                      23/05/2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                                  3% 
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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 
---------------  -------------------------  -------------------------------------------------------- 
                  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) 
---------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  -------  ------------  --------  --------- 
 
 
   Ord 5p                                                  Below                  Below 
   GB00B04V1276   12,549,618   3.01%                        3%                     3% 
                 -----------  ------------                -------  ------------  --------  --------- 
                                             Below 
                                              3% 
---------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  -------  ------------  --------  --------- 
 
 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. 
---------------  -----------  --------------------------  ---------------------  ------------------- 
 
 
 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) 
---------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------------------  ------------------- 
                                                                                  Nominal   Delta 
---------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------------------  --------  --------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                     Percentage of voting rights 
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                                             Below 3% 
   Below 3% 
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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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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                                      Calculation based on Total 
                                                                                       Voting 
                                                                 Rights figure of 416,994,132 
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 14. Contact name:                                                                Kevin Smith 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                                   01481 737495 
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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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