Standard Form TR-1
Voting rights attached to shares- Article 12(1) of directive 2004/109/EC
Financial instruments - Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive 2007/14/EC[i]
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached[ii]:
Grafton Group PLC
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
[X] an acquisition or disposal of voting rights
[ ] 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
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation [iii] :
BlackRock, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) [iv] :
See Section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached [v] :
28th May 2021
6. Date on which issuer notified:
31st May 2021
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Holdings for BlackRock, Inc. have gone above 9%.
8. Notified details:
1.
1. 1. 1.
A) Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE) |
Situation previous to the Triggering transaction [vi] |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction[vii][viii] |
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Number of Shares[ix] |
Number of Voting rights[x] |
Number of shares[xi] |
Number of voting rights[xii] |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
Direct[xiii] |
Indirect[xiv] |
Direct |
Indirect |
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IE00B00MZ448 |
21,066,094 |
21,066,094 |
N/A |
N/A |
21,643,845 |
N/A |
9.04%
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SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights) |
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21,643,845 |
9.04% |
B) Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction[xv] |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration Date[xvi] |
Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date[xvii] |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted |
% of voting rights |
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SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates) |
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Total (A+B) |
number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
21,643,845 |
21,643,845 |
9.04% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable [xviii] :
Each of the following entities, which are wholly owned subsidiaries of BlackRock, Inc., hold the following interests in voting rights in their capacity as Investment Manager on behalf of clients:
Investment Manager |
Voting Rights |
% |
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
14,466,822 |
6.04% |
BlackRock Fund Advisors |
2,849,260 |
1.19% |
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited |
2,394,579 |
1.00% |
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
1,467,798 |
0.61% |
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG |
414,833 |
0.17% |
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited |
49,522 |
0.02% |
10. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [number] voting rights as of [date].
11. Additional information:
Done at 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. on 31st May 2021.