Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities and Persons Closely Associated with them

[This form is required for disclosure of transactions under Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation)]

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

David Arnold

Caroline Arnold

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

CFO

Spouse of CFO

b)

Initial Notification Amendment

Initial Notification

Initial Notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Grafton Group plc

Grafton Group plc

b)

LEI

635400BE9SBAG61DJ963

635400BE9SBAG61DJ963

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument,

type of

instrument

Identification code

Grafton Units

ISIN IE00B00MZ448

Grafton Units

ISIN IE00B00MZ448

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of Grafton Units

Purchase of Grafton Units

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

655.64p

163

656.28p

4377

Price(s)

Volume(s)

655.64p

2449

655.75p

100

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

4,540 Grafton Units

£29,794.07

2,549 Grafton Units

£16,712.37

e)

Date of the transaction

2017-03-13

2017-03-13

f)

Place of the transaction

XLON (London Stock Exchange)

XLON (London Stock Exchange)

g)

Additional Information

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