Director Shareholding

Grainger Trust PLC
20 June 2002



                       DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS


1)  NAME OF COMPANY

    GRAINGER TRUST PLC

2)  NAME OF DIRECTOR

    SEAN SLADE

3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
    holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
    non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder
    if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the
    age of 18 or in respect of an non-beneficial interest

    SELF + SPOUSE - BENEFICIAL

4)  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
    number of shares held by each of them. (If notified)

    Mr S SLADE     8,010
    Mrs D SLADE    6,680

5)  Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
    with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

    N/A

6)  Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
    please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
    discretionary

    N/A
    APPOINTMENT AS DIRECTOR

7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

    -

8)   (-%)
    of issued Class



9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed

    -

10)  (-%)
    of issued Class



11) Class of security

    25p ORDINARY

12) Price per share

    -

13) Date of transaction

    -

14) Date company informed

    -

15) Total holding following this notification

    14690

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

    0.06%

     IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE
                    COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES

17) Date of grant

    1  1/7/96
    2  9/7/97
    3  5/8/97 

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

    1  19/7/99 - 19/7/06
    2   9/7/00 -  9/7/07
    3   5/8/02 -  5/2/03

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

    - 

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number.

    1  10273
    2   7712
    3   8060

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
    is to be fixed at time of exercise
   
    (1) 292p  (2) 267.1p  (3) 214p

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
    following this notification

    26045

23) Any additional information
    
    REF
    APPOINTMENT AS DIRECTOR

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

    G J DAVIS - 0191-261-1819


25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
    making this notification

    Date of Notification         20 JUNE 2002                     


                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange