Director/ PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 3468U

Grafton Group PLC

20 December 2011

 

SCHEDULE 11

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons

1	Name of the Issuer GRAFTON GROUP PLC	2	State whether the notification relates to: (i) a transaction notified in accordance with Market Abuse Rules; (ii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 53 (as extended by section 64 of the Companies Act 1990) or entered into the issuer's register in accordance with section 59 of the Companies Act 1990; or (iii) both (i) and (ii). NOTIFICATION MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH (iii)
3	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director MICHAEL CHADWICK  - NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN	4	State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person N/A
5	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest NOTIFICATION IS IN RESPECT OF THE PERSON REFERRED TO IN 3 ABOVE	6	Description of shares (including class) debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares GRAFTON UNITS
7	Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, number of shares held by each of them MICHAEL CHADWICK	8	State the nature of the transaction PURCHASE OF 100,000 GRAFTON UNITS
9	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired 100,000 GRAFTON UNITS	10	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating  percentage) 0.0431%
11	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed N/A	12	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating  percentage) N/A
13	Price per share or value of transaction 50,000 UNITS @ €2.30 PER UNIT and 50,000 UNITS @ €2.31 PER UNIT	14	Date and place of transaction 19 & 20 DECEMBER 2011, DUBLIN
15	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage). MICHAEL CHADWICK: 21,883,481 GRAFTON UNITS - 9.44%   AS AN EXECUTOR OF AN ESTATE  -  2,490,330 GRAFTON UNITS - 1.07% AS TRUSTEE OF GRAFTON GROUP PLC SHARE PARTICIPATION SCHEME - 670,366 GRAFTON UNITS - 0.29%	16	Date issuer informed of transaction 20 DECEMBER 2011

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer, complete the following boxes:

17	Date of grant N/A	18	Period during which or date on which exercisable N/A
19	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option N/A	20	Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number) N/A
21	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that the price is to be fixed at the time of exercise N/A	22	Total number of shares or debentures over which options are held following notification N/A
23	Any additional information FOR THE PURPOSE OF SECTION 67 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1990, MICHAEL CHADWICK IS DEEMED TO HAVE AN INTEREST IN 22,079,441 GRAFTON UNITS.	24	Name of contact and telephone number for queries: SUSAN CARROLL, DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY, GRAFTON GROUP PLC PH: [phone]

Name and signature of authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification SUSAN CARROLL, DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY _________________________________________________ Date of notification 20 DECEMBER 2011

This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

the Irish Stock Exchange.

 

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