Transaction in Own Shares

Grainger PLC
11 January 2008



Grainger plc 

Transaction in own shares

Grainger plc announces that on 10 January 2008, it purchased through JP Morgan 
Cazenove Limited 300,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 326.83 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 452,912 
ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue 
(excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 128,238,277.


For and on behalf of Grainger plc


Michael P Windle     
Assistant Company Secretary


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