Directors Shareholding(s)

Grafton Group PLC
6 December 2000





Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
Grafton Group Plc

2   Name of director:
Michael Chadwick

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
Holding in Respect of Directors Immediate Family

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):


5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):
N/A

6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
Gift of Ordinary Shares

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
10,720

8   Percentage of issued class:
0.06%

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:


10  Percentage of issued class:


11  Class of security:
Ordinary Shares

12  Price per share:
N/A Gift of Shares

13  Date of transaction:
29-11-00

14  Date company informed:
4-12-00

15  Total holding following this notification:
1,789,505

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
10.28%

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17  Date of grant:


18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:


19  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:


20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:


21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:


22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:


23  Contact name for queries:
Charles Rinn

24  Contact telephone number:
00353 1 216 0600

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Charles Rinn 5 December 2000





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