TR - 1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares |
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Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
Grafton Group plc |
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Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate box): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
X |
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify) |
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Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: |
Investec Asset Management Limited |
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Full name of shareholders(s) (if different from 3): |
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Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): |
24 February 2009 |
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Date on which issuer notified: |
27 July 2009 |
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Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
3% |
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Notified Details: |
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A: Voting Rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of shares (if possible using ISIN CODE) |
Situation previous to the Triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of shares |
Number of Voting Rights |
Number of shares |
Number of Voting Rights |
% of Voting Rights |
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Direct |
Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
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IE00B00MZ448 |
6,224,881 |
6,224,881 |
7,312,411 |
Nil |
7,312,411 |
Nil |
3.17% |
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SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights) |
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7,312,411 |
7,312,411 |
3.17% |
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B: Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/Conversion period |
No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted) |
% of voting rights |
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N/A |
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TOTAL (A + B) |
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Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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7,312,411 |
3.17% |
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Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Investec Asset Management Limited |
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Proxy Voting |
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In case of proxy voting: [name of proxy holder] will cease to hold [number] voting rights as of [date]. (N//A) |
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Additional information |
Done at London, 22 July 2009 |
This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of
the Irish Stock Exchange.