Grainger PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (3215N)

TIDMGRI

RNS Number : 3215N

Grainger PLC

07 August 2017

Grainger plc

("Grainger" or the "Company")

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

The Company was notified on 4 August 2017 that the following ordinary shares of 5p each were purchased on 3 August 2017 for Nick Jopling and Helen Gordon, who are directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilities, in relation to the Grainger Employee Share Incentive Plan ("SIP"). The shares were purchased under 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 Nick Jopling and Helen Gordon 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 Trusts) are as follows:

 
 Director/PDMR           Number of   Total holdings      Total % holding 
                   shares acquired        following            of issued 
                                       notification     shares following 
                                                            notification 
 Nick Jopling                  114          831,639                0.20% 
 Helen Gordon                  116          102,640                0.02% 
 
 
 

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 
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a)     Names                 Nick Jopling 
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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 
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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 : GBP2.611 
                                 Volumes: 114 Ordinary Shares 
---  -----------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
d)     Aggregated 
        information               N/A 
        - Aggregated 
        volume 
        - Price 
---  -----------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
e)     Date of the               3 August 2017 
        transaction 
---  -----------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
f)     Place of the             London Stock Exchange 
        transaction 
---  -----------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
       Details of the person discharging managerial 
  1     responsibilities / person closely associated 
---  ----------------------------------------------------------------- 
a)     Names                 Helen Gordon 
---  ---------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
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: GBP2.611 
                                 Volumes: 116 Ordinary Shares 
---  -----------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
d)     Aggregated 
        information               N/A 
        - Aggregated 
        volume 
        - Price 
---  -----------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
e)     Date of the               3 August 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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