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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 tick the appropriate box or boxes):

[x]     an acquisition or disposal of voting rights

[ ]      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

3.         Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation[iii]:

5.         Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

6th January 2014

6.         Date on which issuer notified; 7th January 2014

7.         Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 13%

8.         Notified details:

A) Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE)

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Eur 0.05   IE00B00MZ448

30,539,080

30,539,080



30,179,080


12.98%









SUBTOTAL

A (based on aggregate voting rights)




30,179,080

12.98%

B) Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

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)

Nil

Nil

Total (A+B)

number of voting rights

% of voting rights


30,179,080

12.98%

9.         Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instrumentsare effectively held, if applicable:

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

11.       Additional information:

Done at [place] on [date].


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