Holding in Company

RNS Number : 5816Q

Grafton Group PLC

20 October 2011

 



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:

            State Street Global Advisors Ireland Limited

4.         Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

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

            19 October 2011

6.         Date on which issuer notified: 20 October 2011

7.         Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:  3%

8.         Notified details:

A) Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE)	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
	7,320,495	7,320,495	6,394,402	6,394,402		2.76%
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)	7,320,495	7,320,495	6,394,402	6,394,402		2.76%

B) Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration Date	Exercise/Conversion  Period/ Date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
N/A
		SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates)

Total (A+B)	number of voting rights	% of voting rights
	6,394,402	2.76%

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

These shares are registered in Nominee Company names on behalf of a range of clients who are the beneficial owners of these shares.

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 Dublin on 20 October 2011

This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

The Irish Stock Exchange.

 

 

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