RNS Number : 1927T

Grafton Group PLC

15 November 2013



Standard Form TR - 1 Voting rights attached to Shares - Article 12(1) of Directive 2004/109/EC Financial Instruments - Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive 2007/14/EC
1	Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:					Grafton Group plc
2	Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate box):
	An acquisition or disposal of voting rights									X
	An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
	An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
	Other (please specify)
3	Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:					Investec Asset Management Ltd
4	Full name of shareholders(s) (if different from 3):
5	Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):					14 November 2013
6	Date on which issuer notified:					15 November 2013
7	Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:					15%
8	Notified Details:
	A: Voting Rights attached to shares
	Class/type of shares (if possible using ISIN CODE)	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
		Number of shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of Voting Rights			% of Voting Rights
				Direct	Direct		Indirect	Direct	Indirect
	IE00B00MZ448	34,889,417	34,889,417	-	-		33,759,417	-	14.52%
	SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)				33,759,417			14.52%

B) Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction[i]
Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date[ii]	Exercise/Conversion  Period/ Date[iii]	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
		SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates)

Total (A+B)	number of voting rights	% of voting rights
33,759,417	33,759,417	14.52%

9.         Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable[iv]:

10.       In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [number] voting rights as of [date].

11.       Additional information:

12.       Contact name:

Bernadette Hyland

Assistant Company Secretary

13.        Contact telephone number:

+353 1 216 0600

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