Grainger plc (the "Company")
Voting Rights and Capital
In accordance with the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules 5.6.1, The Company announces that as at 8 November 2016:
· the Company's issued share capital was 416,872,486 ordinary shares of 5p each ("Shares") with voting rights (the "Voting Rights Figure"); and
· the Company held 1,506,300 Shares in Treasury.
The Voting Rights Figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their voting rights interest, or a change to that interest, in the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
For and on behalf of Grainger plc
Adam McGhin
Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
8 November 2016