Standard form for notification of major holdings
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:
Grafton Group PLC
Heron House Corrig Road
Sandyford Industrial Estate Dublin 18, Ireland
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
[ X ] An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
[ ] An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments [ ] An event changing the breakdown of voting rights [ ] Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv :
Name:
EdgePoint Investment Group Inc.
City and country of registered office (if applicable): Toronto, Canada
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v:
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:
15 June 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
17 June 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
3%
8. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 9.A)
% of voting rights through financial instruments
(total of 9.B.1 + 9.B.2)
Total of both in % (9.A + 9.B)
Total number of voting rights of issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached
3.00%
7,093,328
Position of previous notification (if applicable)
2.99%
6,995,341
9. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares
ISIN code (if possible)
Number of voting rightsix
% of voting rights
Direct
Indirect
Grafton Grp Plc IE00B00MZ448
SUBTOTAL A
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Regulation 17(1)(a) of the Regulations
Type of financial instrument
Expiration datex
Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.
SUBTOTAL B.1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Regulation 17(1)(b) of the Regulations
Exercise/ Conversion Period xi
Physical or cash settlementxii
Number of voting rights
10. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please tick the applicable box):
[ ] Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer.xiii
[ X ] Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv:
Namexv
% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
MMIP- Global Equity Cell
St. James' Place
EdgePoint Global Growth & Income Portfolio
EdgePoint Global Portfolio
Cymbria Corporation
Done at Toronto, Ontario, Canada on 17 June 2016.