Holding(s) in Company

Grafton Group PLC
19 April 2002



                          Stock Exchange Notification

                                                                 19th April 2002



                       Notification of Shareholding under

                Chapter 2 of Part IV of the Companies Act, 1990


Grafton Group plc ('the company) has been informed on 19th April 2002 by Bank of
Ireland Asset Management Limited of 26 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2 that it had a
notifiable interest in 21,205,518 Grafton Units representing 12% of the issued
share capital of the company. The units are registered in the name of Bank of
Ireland Nominees Ltd, as registered owner only, on behalf of a range of clients
who are each the beneficial owner of a portion of the shareholding.


Charles Rinn

Secretary



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