Transaction in Own Shares

Grainger PLC
20 August 2007


Grainger plc 
Transaction in own shares

Grainger plc announces that on 17 August 2007 it purchased through JP Morgan
Cazenove Limited 50,000 ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company for
cancellation at a price of 497.3 pence per share. Following this cancellation of
shares the Company's total issued share capital (excluding 500,000 shares held
as Treasury Shares) will be 128,665,990.


For and on behalf of Grainger plc

Michael P Windle
Assistant Company Secretary




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