Trading Update Notification

Grafton Group PLC
22 June 2005




                                                      22 June 2005





                               Grafton Group plc



                          Trading Update Notification





Grafton Group plc will issue a trading update for the six months ending 30 June
2005 on 6 July 2005.



It is expected that Interim Results for the six months ending 30 June 2005 will
be issued on 13 September 2005.





Charles Rinn

Secretary

Grafton Group plc

Heron House

Corrig Road

Sandyford Industrial Estate

Dublin 18



00 353 1 216 0600






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