RNS Number : 7609E

Grafton Group PLC

05 November 2015



Notification of Transactions of (1) Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and (2) Persons closely associated with Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility

 This form is intended for use by an issuer making a notification required by Rules 7.2 and 7.3 of the Central Bank of Ireland's Market Abuse Rules in relation to a person falling within either of the above categories of individual. These categories are defined in Regulation 12 (8) of the Market Abuse (Directive 2003/6/EC) Regulations 2005 and are detailed as part of this form.

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1	Name of the Issuer Grafton Group plc	2	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities Michael Chadwick
3	State whether notification relates to a person closely associated with a person discharging managerial responsibilities named in 2 and identify the connected person N/A	4	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 2 or 3 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest Notification is in respect of the person referred to in 2 above
5	Description of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them Grafton Units	6	Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, number of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them, held by each shareholder Michael Chadwick
7	State the nature of the transaction Mr. Chadwick has ceased to be deemed to be interested in 2,490,330 Grafton Units in his capacity as an executor of an estate and he is now deemed to be interested in this shareholding in his capacity as a trustee of the Esther Chadwick Will Trust following the transfer of this shareholding from the estate to this trust.	8	Number of shares, derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them acquired Not Applicable
9	Number of shares, derivatives  or other financial instruments linked to them  disposed of Not Applicable	10	Price per share or derivative or other financial instrument linked to them or value of transaction Not Applicable
11	Date and place of transaction 03 November 2015, Dublin	12	Date issuer informed of transaction 04 November 2015
13	Any additional information	14	Name of contact and telephone number for queries Susan Lannigan +353 1 216 06 00
	Person authorised on behalf of the issuer responsible for making the notification: Susan Lannigan, Deputy Company Secretary Grafton Group plc Date of notification: 05 November 2015

The following additional information is also disclosed by the issuer.

The issuer is not required to submit the information below to the Central Bank in respect of any PDMR who is also a director/secretary/connected persons.

15	Name of director or secretary (if not required to be stated in box 2) As per box 2	16	State whether the notification relates to a single transaction being notified in accordance with the Market Abuse Rules and ISE LR 6.10 Yes
17	Description of class of share Grafton Units	18	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating  percentage) Not Applicable
19	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating  percentage) Not Applicable	20	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) Michael Chadwick's beneficial interest after the transaction remains 19,436,079 Grafton Units - 8.32% (the interest referred to in box 7 does not form part of his beneficial interest)
21	Date of grant Not Applicable	22	Period during which or date on which it can be exercised Not Applicable
23	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option Not Applicable	24	Description of shares involved (class and number) Not Applicable
25	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that the price is to be fixed at the time of exercise Not Applicable	26	Total number of shares over which options are held following notification Not Applicable

Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification

Susan Lannigan,

Deputy Company Secretary,

Grafton Group plc 

Date of notification: 05 November 2015

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