Holding in Company

RNS Number : 9228F
Grafton Group PLC
15 October 2008
 

TR - 1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares


1

Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:


Grafton Group plc

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 obligation:

Allied Irish Banks, plc and its subsidiaries

4

Full name of shareholders(s) (if different from 3):

N/A

5

Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

10 October 2008

6

Date on which issuer notified:

14 October 2008

7

Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

3%

8

Notified Details:


A: Voting Rights attached to shares




Class/type of shares (if possible using ISIN CODE)


Situation previous to the Triggering transaction




Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of Voting Rights 

Number of shares

Number of Voting Rights 

% of Voting Rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

(Sedols: B00NKF3

B00MZ44 and 3035184)


7,122,783




7,122,783

6,783,847

6,783,847


Nil

2.95%



Nil

SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)

7,122,783

7,122,783


6,783,847

6,783,847

2.95%



B: Financial Instruments



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


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



N/A






TOTAL (A + B)


Number of voting rights

% of voting rights



6,783,847



2.95%

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

Class of Security


Bank of New York Nominees Ltd

463,316

Ordinary Shares


BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184062

770,058

Ordinary Shares


BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184219

21,745

Ordinary Shares


BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184234

42,735

Ordinary Shares


BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184235

101,168

Ordinary Shares


BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184316

24,400

Ordinary Shares


BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184321

585,878

Ordinary Shares


BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184344

32,914

Ordinary Shares


BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184346

19,920


Ordinary Shares


BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184347

4,590

Ordinary Shares


BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184615

63,789

Ordinary Shares


BNY Custodial Nominees (Ireland) Ltd 184620

23,955

Ordinary Shares


Nortust Nominees Limited

295,314


Ordinary Shares


Alibank Nominees Limited A/c T00438

2,100

Ordinary Shares


Alibank Nominees Limited A/c T04715

10,440

Ordinary Shares


Alibank Nominees Limited A/c T04716

38,412

Ordinary Shares


Alibank Nominees Limited A/c T05671

8,800

Ordinary Shares


Alibank Nominees Limited A/c T11635

6,240

Ordinary Shares


Alibank Nominees Limited A/c T12351

11,000

Ordinary Shares


Alibank Nominees Limited A/c T17108

2,000

Ordinary Shares


Alibank Nominees Limited A/c T17151

3,540

Ordinary Shares


Alibank Nominees Limited A/c T00018

5,000

Ordinary Shares


Alibank Nominees Limited A/c T13272

3,000

Ordinary Shares


Goodbody Stockbrokers Nominees Limited

4,243,493

Ordinary Shares


AIB Services Limited

40

Ordinary Shares














TOTAL

6,783,847

2.95%





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 AIB, Bankcentre, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 on 14 October 2008



This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

The Irish Stock Exchange.




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