Directorate Change

RNS Number : 0022N

Grainger PLC

03 June 2010

Grainger plc

Appointment to the Board

Further to our announcement dated 26 April 2010 we confirm that Peter Couch became a Director of the Company with effect from 1 June 2010

At the date of his appointment he owned 145,974 ordinary shares in the Company, representing 0.04% of shares in issue.

In addition, he has the following interests in ordinary shares in the Company pursuant to options and awards granted under the Company's share based incentive schemes:-

1)	Performance Related Scheme

	Number of shares	Award date	Earliest vesting date
	153,338	9 January 2008	9 January 2011
	429,418	23 December 2008	23 December 2011

2)	Matching Awards Scheme

	Number of shares	Award date	Earliest vesting date
	30,667	9 January 2008	9 January 2011
	35,884	22 December 2008	23 December 2011

3)	SAYE Scheme

	Number of shares	Exercise price	Exercisable between
	25,454	37.7p	February 2012 - July 2012

4)	Share Awards

	In December 2007 he received a one off award of shares which would vest in three equal installments on the first, second and third anniversary of the award. There are 26,510 shares outstanding under this award, which are due to vest on 12 December 2010, which vesting will be conditional on him still being employed by the Company and not under notice to leave.

5)	Deferred Bonus Plan

	On 3 February 2010 he was awarded nil cost options to acquire a maximum of 90,615 shares in the Company, providing he is still employed by the Company on 3 February 2013. No further details remain to be disclosed as required under LR 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing authority.