4 January 2010
Grafton Group plc (the 'Company') Voting Rights and Capital
In conformity with Regulation 20 of the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC)
Regulations 2007, the Company announces that as of 31 December 2009:
The total number of Ordinary Shares of €0.05 each in issue was 231,176,763.
Each Ordinary Share carries one vote. The Company holds 500,000 Ordinary
Shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights is 230,676,763.
The above figure of 230,676,763 may be used by shareholders as the denominator
for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify
their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company under the
Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007 and the Interim
Transparency Rules.
Susan Carroll
Assistant Company Secretary
Grafton Group plc
Ph: +353 1 216 0600