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Grainger plc
("Grainger" or the "Company")
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS
The Company was notified on 9 April 2019 that the following ordinary shares of 5p each were purchased on 5 April 2019 for Helen Gordon, Vanessa Simms and Andrew Saunderson, who are directors and/or persons discharging managerial responsibilities, in relation to the Grainger Employee Share Incentive Plan ("SIP"). The shares were purchased under the SIP and relate to the regular monthly purchases made under the plan and registered in the name of Link Market Services Trustees.
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.
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||
a)
| Names | Helen Gordon | |
2
| Reason for the notification | ||
a)
| Position/status
| Chief Executive Officer/Director | |
b)
| Initial notification
| Initial 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 of the financial instrument, type of instrument
| Ordinary Shares of 5p each in Grainger plc | |
b) | Identification code
| GB00B04V1276 | |
c)
| Nature of the transaction
| Acquisition of Shares under the Grainger plc Share Incentive Plan | |
d)
| Price and volumes | Price: £2.407 Volumes: 126 Ordinary Shares
| |
d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
N/A | |
e)
| Date of the transaction | 5 April 2019 | |
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange
| |
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||
a)
| Names | Vanessa Simms | |
2
| Reason for the notification | ||
a)
| Position/status
| Chief Financial Officer/Director | |
b)
| Initial notification
| Initial 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 of the financial instrument, type of instrument
| Ordinary Shares of 5p each in Grainger plc | |
b) | Identification code
| GB00B04V1276 | |
c)
| Nature of the transaction
| Acquisition of Shares under the Grainger plc Share Incentive Plan | |
d)
| Price and volumes | Price: £2.407 Volumes: 124 Ordinary Shares
| |
d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
N/A | |
e)
| Date of the transaction | 5 April 2019 | |
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange
| |
1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||
a)
| Names | Andrew Saunderson | |
2
| Reason for the notification | ||
a)
| Position/status
| Director of Investments/PDMR | |
b)
| Initial notification
| Initial 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 of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares of 5p each in Grainger plc | |
b) | Identification code
| GB00B04V1276 | |
c)
| Nature of the transaction
| Acquisition of Shares under the Grainger plc Share Incentive Plan | |
d)
| Price and volumes | Price: £2.407 Volumes: 126 Ordinary Shares
| |
d)
| Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
N/A | |
e)
| Date of the transaction | 5 April 2019 | |
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange
| |
Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification.
Adam McGhin
Group General Counsel and Company Secretary