Grafton Group PLC - Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:3223M
Grafton Group PLC
22 January 2008

TR - 1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1 Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of Grafton Group plc
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

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 AXA S.A. 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris
obligation:
4 Full name of shareholders(s) (if different from 3): N/A
5 Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold 17 January 2008
is crossed or reached if different):
6 Date on which issuer notified: 22 January 2008
7 Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3%
8 Notified Details:
A: Voting Rights attached to shares

Class/type Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
of shares Triggering transaction
(if possible
using ISIN
CODE)

Number of Number of Number of Number of Voting Rights % of Voting Rights
shares Voting shares
Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Sedol 7,129,313 7,129,313 483,200 483,200 5,042,568 0.21 2.19
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SUBTOTAL A 7,129,313 7,129,313 483,200 5,525,768 0.21 2.19
(based on
aggregate
voting
rights)
B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/Conversion No. of voting rights % of voting
instrument period that may be acquired rights
(if the instrument
exercised/converted)

N/A
TOTAL (A + B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights

5,525,768 2.40

9 Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments
are effectively held, if applicable:
Name of Company/Fund No. of shares % of issued share capital

AXA France - Direct 483,200 0.21013

AXA France - Indirect 116,504 0.05066

AXA Rosenberg - Indirect 4,926,064 2.14219

TOTAL DIRECT 483,200 0.21013

TOTAL INDIRECT 5,042,568 2.19285

TOTAL 5,525,768 2.40298

Proxy Voting

10 In case of proxy voting: (name of proxy holder) will cease to hold (number) voting rights as of
(date). (N//A)

11 Additional information Done at London 17 January 2008

This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

The Irish Stock Exchange

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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