Holding in Company

Grafton Group PLC
10 May 2007





A letter received from Bank of Ireland Securities Services dated 10th of May
2007, received by the Irish Stock Exchange on the 10th of May 2007.













Irish Stock Exchange

28 Anglesea Street

Dublin 2





Date: 10-05-07



To whom it concerns



In compliance with Section 91 of the Companies Act 1990, we hereby notify you
that, as at

9-MAY-2007, holdings on behalf of clients in our nominee name (Bank of Ireland
Nominees Limited), in the following listed companies on the Irish Stock
Exchange, have crossed the specified thresholds as laid out below.




Stock Name            Issued Share Capital Current Holding      Current %Holding     Threshold %Crossed
Grafton Units(1 Ord & 239,245,554          58,051,321           24%                  25%
1 'C' Ord & 4



This shareholding represents the holdings of our entire client base.



For the avoidance of doubt, Bank of Ireland Nominees Ltd holds stock on behalf
of our entire client base, which includes our 3rd party clients and our Bank of
Ireland Group clients.



If you have any queries on this matter please do not hesitate to contact John
Duggan, on 6737220.





Yours sincerely,







Compliance Dept

Bank of Ireland Securities Services



This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

                           The Irish Stock Exchange.




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