Director Declaration

Grainger plc (the "Company")

Director Notification

Pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.14(2), the Company announces that it has been informed that Helen Gordon, the Chief Executive of the Company, has been appointed as a non-executive director of Derwent London plc with effect from 1 January 2018.

For and on behalf of

Grainger plc 

Adam McGhin

Group General Counsel and Company Secretary