Director Dealings

Grafton Group PLC
11 May 2005

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS
AVS NO

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.
1.    Name of company         2.  Name of director



      Grafton Group plc           Norman Kilroy


3.    Please state whether    4.  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares 
held by each of them (if notified)
      notification indicates
      that it is in respect
      of holding of the
      shareholder named in 2
      above or in respect of
      a non-beneficial
      interest or in the case
      of an individual holder
      if it is a holding of
      that person's spouse or
      children under the age
      of 18 or in respect of
      an non-beneficial
      interest

      Notification relates to
      beneficial interest  of

      Mr. Kilroy.
5.    Please state whether    6.  Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate 
whether general/single
      notification relates to     co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary/non discretionary
      a person(s) connected
      with the director named     Purchase of 20,000 Grafton Units
      in 2 above and identify
      the connected person(s)



      Not Applicable


7.    Number   8.  Percentage 9.  Number of    10. Percentage of issued class
      of           of issued      shares/
      shares/      class          amount of                                                                 1
      amount                      stock
      of stock                    disposed
      acquired

      20,000


      Class of 12. Price per  13.  Date of     14.                        Date company informed
      security     share           transaction
  11.
                     €8.28
                                                                          11 May 2005
      Grafton                      11 May 2005
      Units
15.   Total holding following 16.  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
      this notification

      88,280
If a director  has been granted options by the company please complete the following boxes.
17.   Date of grant           18. Period during which or date on which exercisable




19.   Total amount paid (if   20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number
      any) for grant of the
      option




21.   Exercise price (if      22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this 
notification
      fixed at time of grant)
      or indication that
      price is to be fixed at
      time of exercise

23.   Any additional          24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
      information





25.   Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification

       Charles Rinn, Secretary
Date of notification  11 May 2005



Company Announcements Office, Old Broad Street, London EC2N 1HP

Facsimile: 020 7588 6057, 020 7334 8964/8965/8966 (PLEASE DO NOT POST)

Enquiries: Company Monitoring and Enquiries; UK Listing Authority





                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS
AVS NO



All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.
1.                                                                                                                      
Name of company          2.  Name of director



                                                                                                                        
Grafton Group plc            Colm o Nuallain


                                                          11                                                            
Please state whether     4.  Name of the registered holder(s)
                                                                                                                        
notification indicates       and, if more than one holder, the
3.                                                                                                                      
that it is in respect of     number of shares held by each of
                                                                                                                        
holding of the               them (if notified)
                                                                                                                        
shareholder named in 2
                                                                                                                        
above or in respect of a
                                                                                                                        
non-beneficial interest
                                                                                                                        
or in the case of an
                                                                                                                        
individual holder if it
                                                                                                                        
is a holding of that         Colm o Nuallain
                                                                                                                        
person's spouse or
                                                                                                                        
children under the age
                                                                                                                        
of 18 or in respect of
                                                                                                                        
an non-beneficial
                                                                                                                        
interest

                                                                                                                        
Holding of Director
5.                                                                                                                      
Please state whether     6.  Please state the nature of the
                                                                                                                        
notification relates to      transaction. For PEP transactions
                                                                                                                        
a person(s) connected        please indicate whether general/
                                                                                                                        
with the director named      single
                                                                                                                        
in 2 above and identify      co PEP and if discretionary/non
                                                                                                                        
the connected person(s)      discretionary/non discretionary

                                                                                                                        
                            Acquired Grafton Units under the
                                                                                                                        
                            1999 Grafton Group Share Scheme
                                                                                                                        
Holding of Director


7.                                                                                                                      
Number of  8. Percentage 9.  Number of     10. Percentage of
                                                                                                                        
shares/       of issued      shares/amount     issued class
                                                                                                                        
amount of     class          of stock
                                                                                                                        
stock                        disposed
                                                                                                                        
acquired

                                                                                                                        
159,192       0.067 %


                                                                                                                    11. 
Class of  12. Price per  13.  Date of      14.  Date company
                                                                                                                        
security      share           transaction       informed

                                                                                                                        
Grafton       €2.07           11 May 2005       11 May 2005
                                                                                                                        
Units


15.                                                                                                                     
Total holding following  16.  Total percentage holding of
                                                                                                                        
this notification             issued class following this
                                                                                                                        
                             notification

                                                                                                                        
                                     bENEFICIAL -  0.46%
                                                                                                                        
Beneficial - 1,076,560

                                                                                                                        
Non-beneficial interest
                                                                                                                        
as                                    tRUSTEE OF  eMPLOYEE
                                                                                                                        
                             sHARE
                                                                                                                        
Trustee of Grafton Group
                                                                                                                        
Plc Employee                          pARTICIPATION sCHEME -
                                                                                                                        
                             0.26%
                                                                                                                        
Share Participation
                                                                                                                        
Scheme -  610,533


If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the following boxes.
17.                                                                                                                     
Date of grant            18. Period during which or date on
                                                                                                                        
                            which exercisable



19.                                                                                                                     
Total amount paid (if    20. Description of shares or
                                                                                                                        
any) for grant of the        debentures involved: class,
                                                                                                                        
option                       number




21.                                                                                                                     
Exercise price (if fixed 22. Total number of shares or
                                                                                                                        
at time of grant) or         debentures over which options
                                                                                                                        
indication that price is     held following this notification
                                                                                                                        
to be fixed at time of
                                                                                                                        
exercise

23.                                                                                                                     
Any additional           24. Name of contact and telephone
                                                                                                                        
information                  number for queries

                                                                                                                        
                            Charles Rinn 00 353 1 216 0600



25.                                                                                                                     
Name and signature of authorised company official responsible
                                                                                                                        
for making this notification




                                                                                                                        
Charles rinn -  Secretary
Date of notification 11 May 2005



Company Announcements Office, Old Broad Street, London EC2N 1HP

Facsimile: 020 7588 6057, 020 7334 8964/8965/8966 (PLEASE DO NOT POST)

Enquiries: Company Monitoring and Enquiries; UK Listing Authority







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