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:
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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
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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: |
Invesco Limited |
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Full name of shareholders(s) (if different from 3): |
N/A |
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Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): |
18 March 2011 |
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Date on which issuer notified: |
21 March 2011 |
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Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
4% |
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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
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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 |
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Indirect |
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IE00B00MZ448 |
11,571,236
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11,571,236
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11,550,239
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4.99% |
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SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights) |
11,571,236
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11,571,236
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11,550,239
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4.99% |
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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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11,550,239
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4.99% |
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Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: N/A |
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Invesco Trimark Limited (Canada) - 11,518,938 Invesco PowerShares Capital Management Ireland Ltd - 8,820 Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC - 22,481 |
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Proxy Voting
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In case of proxy voting: N/A |
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Additional information
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This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of
The Irish Stock Exchange