Directors/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 2129E

Grafton Group PLC

24 September 2008

 



SCHEDULE 11

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters

1	Name of the Issuer Grafton Group plc	2	State whether the notification relates to: a transaction notified in accordance with Market Abuse Rules; (ii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 53 (as extended by section 64 of the Companies Act 1990) or entered into the issuer's register in accordance with section 59 of the Companies Act 1990; or (iii) both (i) and (ii).  Notification made in accordance with (i) and (ii) above.
3	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director Leo Martin - Director	4	State whether notification realties to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person Not applicable
5	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest Holding of director referred to in 3 above	6	Description of shares (including class) debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares Grafton Units
7	Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, number of shares held by each of them Leo Martin	8	State the nature of the transaction Purchase of 20,000 Grafton Units
9	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired 20,000 units	10	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 0.009%
11	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed	12	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
13	Price per share or value of transaction 23 Sept - 10,000 units at average price of €3.672 per unit 24 Sept - 10,000 units at price of €3.69 per unit	14	Date and place of transaction 23 and 24 September 2008, Dublin
15	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage.  204,605 units/0.09 %	16	Date issuer informed of transaction 24 September 2008

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer, complete the following boxes:

17	Date of grant	18	Period during which or date on which it can be exercised
19	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option	20	Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)
21	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that the price is to be fixed at the time of exercise	22	Total number of shares or debentures over which options are held following notification
23	Any additional information	24	Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Name and signature of authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification Susan Carroll - Assistant Company Secretary _________________________________________________ Date of notification  24 September 2008

Notes:    This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required by [the Market Abuse Rules1 and] section 53 (as extended by section 64 of the Companies Act 1990) or entered into the issuer's register in accordance with section 59 of the Companies Act 1990.

An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.

An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating to the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24

An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete the boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

  This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

the Irish Stock Exchange.

1 Please note that the requirement to make a notification under the Market Abuse Rules does not apply until 1 October 2005. Schedule 11 may be subject to amendment prior to 1 October 2005 to bring it in line with the Financial Regulator's 'Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons' under the Market Abuse Disclosure Rules.

 

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