Holding in Company

Grafton Group PLC
12 October 2000


A Letter from Grafton Group Plc dated 11 October 2000 to the Irish Stock
Exchange, received by the Irish Stock Exchange 11 October 2000.

Re: Notification of Shareholding under Chapter 2 of Part IV of the Companies
Act, 1990.


Grafton Group plc ('the company') has been informed on 9th October 2000 by
Allied Irish Banks plc of Bank Centre, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 that it and its
subsidiaries 'AIB' no longer has a notifiable interest in the share capital of
the company, together with a breakdown between registered holders are
attached.


Charles Rinn
Secretary
Grafton Group plc


Grafton plc
                                                                              
                        Schedule of Registered Holders 

Registered Holder           Class of Security            No. of
                                                      Shares Held

AIB Custodial Nominees      Grafton Units               13,336
Ltd                         Euro 50c

AIB Custodial Nominees      Ordinary Shares             16,150
Ltd A/C 1215                Euro 50

AIB Custodial Nominees      Ordinary Shares             38,000
Ltd A/C 2254                Euro 50

AIB Custodial Nominees      Ordinary Shares             29,100
Ltd A/C 12                  Euro 50

AIB Custodial Nominees      Ordinary Shares            225,646
Ltd A/C 11                  Euro 50

Skerries Nominees Ltd       Ordinary Shares            544,394
                            Euro 50

Royal Bank of Scotland      Ordinary Shares                450
Jersey Ltd                  Euro 50