Trading Update Notification

Grafton Group PLC
11 January 2006

11 January 2006





Grafton Group plc

Trading Update Notification





Grafton Group plc will issue a trading update for the year ended 31 December
2005 on 13 January 2006.



It is expected that the Final Results for the year ended 31 December 2005 will
be issued on 15 March 2006.



Charles Rinn

Secretary

Grafton Group plc

Heron House

Corrig Road

Sandyford Industrial Estate

Dublin 18









This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of



                            The Irish Stock Exchange












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