Grainger PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (7705D)

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RNS Number : 7705D

Grainger PLC

02 February 2018

Grainger plc

("Grainger" or the "Company")

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

The Company was notified on 1 February 2018, that the following transactions have taken place in relation to the Grainger Share Incentive Plan ("SIP") on 30 January 2018. The SIP is an all-employee plan approved by HM Revenue and Customs, under which employees are able to receive allocations of free 5p ordinary shares in the Company ("Ordinary Shares").

A total of 73,961 Ordinary Shares were purchased at a price of 2.918p per share on 30 January 2018 ("Free Shares"). The Free Shares were allocated to all employees participating in the SIP as Free Shares and registered in the name of Capita IRG.

Helen Gordon, Vanessa Simms and Andrew Saunderson, who are directors and/or persons discharging managerial responsibilities, were allocated Free Shares as participants in the SIP, for no consideration as detailed below.

The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides 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                 Helen Gordon 
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2     Reason for the notification 
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a)     Position/status       CEO/ Director 
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b)     Initial               Initial Notification 
        notification 
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3      Details of the issuer, emission allowance market 
        participant, auction platform, auctioneer or 
        auction monitor 
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a)     Name                     Grainger plc 
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b)     LEI                       2138007CEIRKZMNI2979 
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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 
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b)     Identification           GB00B04V1276 
        code 
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c)     Nature of the            Acquisition of Free Shares under 
        transaction              the Grainger plc Share Incentive 
                                 Plan 
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d)     Price and volumes        Price: GBP2.918 
                                 Volumes: 740 Ordinary Shares 
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d)     Aggregated 
        information               N/A 
        - Aggregated 
        volume 
        - Price 
---  -----------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
e)     Date of the             30 January 2018 
        transaction 
---  -----------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
f)     Place of the             London Stock Exchange 
        transaction 
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       Details of the person discharging managerial 
  1     responsibilities / person closely associated 
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a)     Names                 Vanessa Simms 
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2     Reason for the notification 
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a)     Position/status       Finance Director 
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b)     Initial               Initial Notification 
        notification 
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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 Free Shares under 
        transaction              the Grainger plc Share Incentive 
                                 Plan 
---  -----------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
d)     Price and volumes        Price: GBP2.918 
                                 Volumes: 740 Ordinary Shares 
---  -----------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
d)     Aggregated 
        information               N/A 
        - Aggregated 
        volume 
        - Price 
---  -----------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
e)     Date of the             30 January 2018 
        transaction 
---  -----------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
f)     Place of the             London Stock Exchange 
        transaction 
---  -----------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
       Details of the person discharging managerial 
  1     responsibilities / person closely associated 
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a)     Names                 Andrew Saunderson 
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2     Reason for the notification 
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a)     Position/status       Director of Investments/PDMR 
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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 Free Shares under 
        transaction              the Grainger plc Share Incentive 
                                 Plan 
---  -----------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
d)     Price and volumes        Price: GBP2.918 
                                 Volumes: 740 Ordinary Shares 
---  -----------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
d)     Aggregated 
        information               N/A 
        - Aggregated 
        volume 
        - Price 
---  -----------------------  ---------------------------------------- 
e)     Date of the             30 January 2018 
        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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