Transaction in Own Shares

Grainger PLC
29 June 2007


Grainger plc 
Transaction in own shares

Grainger plc announces that it has today purchased through JP Morgan Cazenove
Limited 120,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 564.42 pence per share.
The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares and it is intended that
the shares will be used to satisfy the requirements of the Group's employee
share schemes. Following the above purchase, Grainger plc holds 500,000 ordinary
shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue
(excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 129,590,597.


For and on behalf of 
Grainger plc



Michael P Windle
Assistant Company Secretary


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