Director/PDMR Shareholding
Grainger plc has announced transactions related to its Share Incentive Plan (SIP) on May 5, 2026, involving directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMRs). The SIP Trustees acquired 5,312 partnership shares at £1.59 each, costing £8,461.02, and allocated 4,670 matching shares at no cost. Specifically, Helen Gordon, Rob Hudson, Michael Keaveney, Eliza Pattinson, and David Prescott each received 94 partnership shares purchased at £1.59 and 94 matching shares at nil cost, with all transactions occurring on the London Stock Exchange.
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In accordance with DTR 3, the Company was notified on 05 May 2026 that the following transactions, which relate to Grainger's Directors and PDMRS, took place in relation to the Company's share incentive plan (SIP) on 05 May 2026.
The SIP is an all-employee trust arrangement approved by HMRC, under which employees are able to buy ordinary shares of 5p each in Grainger, using deductions from their salary in each monthly pay period (partnership shares), and receive allocations of matching free ordinary shares (matching shares).
The SIP Trustees (Global Shares Trustees (UK) Limited) acquired a total of 5,312 partnership shares on 05 May 2026 at a price of £1.59 per ordinary share and total cost of £8,461.02. The partnership shares were acquired by purchase in the market and allocated to employees participating in the SIP, including the Directors and PDMRs detailed below.
On 05 May 2026, the SIP Trustees also allocated a total of 4,670 matching shares. The number of matching shares granted by the SIP Trustees to the Directors and PDMRs at nil cost is also set out in the table below.
| Director/PDMR details | Number of partnership shares | Number of matching shares | ||||
| Helen Gordon, CEO | 94 | 94 | ||||
| Rob Hudson, CFO | 94 | 94 | ||||
| Michael Keaveney, Director of Land and Development | 94 | 94 | ||||
| Eliza Pattinson, Director of Operations and Asset Management | 94 | 94 | ||||
| David Prescott, Deputy CFO | 94 | 94 | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Helen Gordon | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Executive Officer/Director | ||||
| b) | Initial notification | Initial Notification | ||||
| a) | Name | Grainger plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 2138007CEIRKZMNI2979 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares of 5p each in Grainger plc | ||||
| b) | Identification code | GB00B04V1276 | ||||
| c) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase and allocation of partnership and matching shares (no consideration), respectively, under the Grainger plc Share Incentive Plan | ||||
| d) | Price and volumes |
Nil 94 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Price Aggregate Volume £0.795 188 | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 05 May 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Names | Robert Hudson | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer/Director | ||||
| b) | Initial notification | Initial Notification | ||||
| a) | Name | Grainger plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 2138007CEIRKZMNI2979 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares of 5p each in Grainger plc | ||||
| b) | Identification code | GB00B04V1276 | ||||
| c) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase and allocation of partnership and matching shares (no consideration), respectively, under the Grainger plc Share Incentive Plan. | ||||
| d) | Price and volumes |
Nil 94 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Price Aggregate Volume £0.795 188 | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 05 May 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Names | Michael Keaveney | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Director of Land and Development /PDMR | ||||
| b) | Initial notification | Initial Notification | ||||
| a) | Name | Grainger plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 2138007CEIRKZMNI2979 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares of 5p each in Grainger plc | ||||
| b) | Identification code | GB00B04V1276 | ||||
| c) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase and allocation of partnership and matching shares (no consideration), respectively, under the Grainger plc Share Incentive Plan. | ||||
| d) | Price and volumes |
Nil 94 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Price Aggregate Volume £0.795 188 | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 05 May 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Names | Eliza Pattinson | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Director of Operations and Asset Management/PDMR | ||||
| b) | Initial notification | Initial Notification | ||||
| a) | Name | Grainger plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 2138007CEIRKZMNI2979 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares of 5p each in Grainger plc | ||||
| b) | Identification code | GB00B04V1276 | ||||
| c) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase and allocation of partnership and matching shares (no consideration), respectively, under the Grainger plc Share Incentive Plan. | ||||
| d) | Price and volumes |
Nil 94 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Price Aggregate Volume £0.795 188 | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 05 May 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Names | David Prescott | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Deputy Chief Financial Officer/PDMR | ||||
| b) | Initial notification | Initial Notification | ||||
| a) | Name | Grainger plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 2138007CEIRKZMNI2979 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares of 5p each in Grainger plc | ||||
| b) | Identification code | GB00B04V1276 | ||||
| c) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase and allocation of partnership and matching shares (no consideration), respectively, under the Grainger plc Share Incentive Plan. | ||||
| d) | Price and volumes |
Nil 94 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Price Aggregate Volume £0.795 188 | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 05 May 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange |
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