Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5339A

Grafton Group PLC

30 March 2012

 

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 place an X inside the appropriate box):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

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

Other (please specify)

3

Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Franklin Resources, Inc

4

Full name of shareholders(s) (if different from 3):

AIB Bank J.P. Morgan Bank (Ireland) Plc Mellon Bank, N.A. Northern Trust Corporation State Street Bank and Trust Company

5

Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

September 23, 2011

6

Date on which issuer notified:

March 30, 2012

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 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

EUR .05 UNIT ISIN: IE00B00MZ448

6,950,770

3.00%

SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)

6,950,770

3.00%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/Conversion period

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

% of voting rights

N/A

TOTAL (A + B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

6,950,770

3.00%

9

Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:   N/A

Proxy Voting

10

In case of proxy voting: N/A

11

Additional information

Done at Fort Lauderdale, USA on 03/29/2012

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 place an X inside the appropriate box):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

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

Other (please specify)

3

Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Franklin Templeton Institutional, LLC

4

Full name of shareholders(s) (if different from 3):

AIB Bank J.P. Morgan Bank (Ireland) Plc Mellon Bank, N.A. Northern Trust Corporation State Street Bank and Trust Company

5

Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

October 3, 2011

6

Date on which issuer notified:

March 30, 2012

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 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

EUR .05 UNIT ISIN: IE00B00MZ448

7,059,681

3.05%

SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)

7,059,681

3.05%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/Conversion period

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

% of voting rights

N/A

TOTAL (A + B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

7,059,681

3.05%

9

Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:   N/A

Proxy Voting

10

In case of proxy voting: N/A

11

Additional information

Done at Fort Lauderdale, USA on 03/29/2012

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 place an X inside the appropriate box):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

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

Other (please specify)

3

Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Franklin Resources, Inc

4

Full name of shareholders(s) (if different from 3):

AIB Bank J.P. Morgan Bank (Ireland) Plc Mellon Bank, N.A. Northern Trust Corporation State Street Bank and Trust Company

5

Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

October 28, 2011

6

Date on which issuer notified:

March 30, 2012

7

Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

4%

8

Notified Details:

A: Voting Rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares (if possible using 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

EUR .05 UNIT ISIN: IE00B00MZ448

6,950,770

6,950,770

9,293,603

4.01%

SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)

9,293,603

4.01%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/Conversion period

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

% of voting rights

N/A

TOTAL (A + B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

9,293,603

4.01%

9

Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:   N/A

Proxy Voting

10

In case of proxy voting: N/A

11

Additional information

Done at Fort Lauderdale, USA on 03/29/2012

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 place an X inside the appropriate box):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

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

Other (please specify)

3

Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Franklin Templeton Institutional, LLC

4

Full name of shareholders(s) (if different from 3):

AIB Bank J.P. Morgan Bank (Ireland) Plc Mellon Bank, N.A. Northern Trust Corporation State Street Bank and Trust Company

5

Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

November 1, 2011

6

Date on which issuer notified:

March 30, 2012

7

Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

4%

8

Notified Details:

A: Voting Rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares (if possible using 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

EUR .05 UNIT ISIN: IE00B00MZ448

7,059,681

7,059,681

9,366,042

4.04%

SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)

9,366,042

4.04%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/Conversion period

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

% of voting rights

N/A

TOTAL (A + B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

9,366,042

4.04%

9

Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:   N/A

Proxy Voting

10

In case of proxy voting: N/A

11

Additional information

Done at Fort Lauderdale, USA on 03/29/2012

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 place an X inside the appropriate box):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

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

Other (please specify)

3

Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Franklin Resources, Inc

4

Full name of shareholders(s) (if different from 3):

AIB Bank J.P. Morgan Bank (Ireland) Plc Mellon Bank, N.A. Northern Trust Corporation State Street Bank and Trust Company

5

Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

January 31, 2012

6

Date on which issuer notified:

March 30, 2012

7

Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5%

8

Notified Details:

A: Voting Rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares (if possible using 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

EUR .05 UNIT ISIN: IE00B00MZ448

9,293,603

9,293,603

11,869,236

5.12%

SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)

11,869,236

5.12%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/Conversion period

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

% of voting rights

N/A

TOTAL (A + B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

11,869,236

5.12%

9

Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:   N/A

Proxy Voting

10

In case of proxy voting: N/A

11

Additional information

Done at Fort Lauderdale, USA on 03/29/2012

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 place an X inside the appropriate box):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

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

Other (please specify)

3

Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Franklin Templeton Institutional, LLC

4

Full name of shareholders(s) (if different from 3):

AIB Bank J.P. Morgan Bank (Ireland) Plc Mellon Bank, N.A. Northern Trust Corporation State Street Bank and Trust Company

5

Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

February 14, 2012

6

Date on which issuer notified:

March 30, 2012

7

Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5%

8

Notified Details:

A: Voting Rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares (if possible using 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

EUR .05 UNIT ISIN: IE00B00MZ448

9,366,042

9,366,042

11,593,151

5.00%

SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)

11,593,151

5.00%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/Conversion period

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

% of voting rights

N/A

TOTAL (A + B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

11,593,151

5.00%

9

Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:   N/A

Proxy Voting

10

In case of proxy voting: N/A

11

Additional information

Done at Fort Lauderdale, USA on 03/29/2012

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 place an X inside the appropriate box):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

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

Other (please specify)

3

Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Franklin Resources, Inc

4

Full name of shareholders(s) (if different from 3):

AIB Bank J.P. Morgan Bank (Ireland) Plc Mellon Bank, N.A. Northern Trust Corporation State Street Bank and Trust Company

5

Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

March 5, 2012

6

Date on which issuer notified:

March 29, 2012

7

Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

6%

8

Notified Details:

A: Voting Rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares (if possible using 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

EUR .05 UNIT ISIN: IE00B00MZ448

11,869,236

11,869,236

13,946,454

6.02%

SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)

13,946,454

6.02%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/Conversion period

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

% of voting rights

N/A

TOTAL (A + B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

13,946,454

6.02%

9

Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:   N/A

Proxy Voting

10

In case of proxy voting: N/A

11

Additional information

Done at Fort Lauderdale, USA on 03/29/2012

This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

the Irish Stock Exchange.

 

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