SAR - Heiton Holdings Plc

Grafton Group PLC
28 September 2001


FORM SAR 6

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

Lodge with the Irish Stock Exchange (Company Announcements Office) (which will
publicise) and with the Panel. A copy must also be sent to the company the
voting securities of which (or the rights over the voting securities of which)
are acquired.

Date of disclosure..28 September 2001

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 6 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

ACT, 1997 (SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITION) RULES, 1997 ('SARs')


Date of acquisition........24th 26th, 27th September 2001

Acquisition in.....Heiton Holdings Plc.....(name of company)


(1)
Class of voting   Number of voting        If rights over voting securities
securities (e.g.  securities/rights over  acquired, as opposed to the
ordinary shares)  voting securities       securities themselves, specify nature
                  acquired                of rights

Ordinary Shares   1,910,000


(2)
Resultant total holding of       Resultant total holding of rights   Total
voting securities (and % of      over voting securities (and % of    Percentage
total voting securities in       total voting securities in issue)
issue)

22.5%                                                                22.5%





(3) Party making disclosure....Grafton Group Plc

 4. (a) Name of person acquiring securities or rights over securities

        ........................................

and, if different, beneficial owner...N/A

(b) Names of any other persons acting by agreement or understanding 
    (see SAR 3) ...........



Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above..Colm O'Nuallain

(Also print name of signatory)....Colm O'Nuallain

Telephone and extension number......01 2160600............