Conference Call

Grafton Group PLC
13 August 2004


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13 August 2004


Grafton Group plc


Recommended Offers by AIB Corporate Finance on behalf of Grafton Group Holdings
Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Grafton Group plc for Heiton Group plc


Re: Conference Call


Following yesterday's announcement, Grafton Group plc is hosting a conference
call at 2.30 p.m. on Friday 13 August 2004.  The call can be accessed by
dialling (Ireland only): 1890 924 780, (All Others) [phone].  The

required access code is C626653.


A slide presentation is available on the Grafton website at:


http://www.graftonplc.com/downloads/HeitonOffer.ppt



The call will be recorded and available for playback for one week.  The playback
can be accessed from one hour after the call finishes by dialling [phone]
700.  The relevant access code is 352946.



Terms defined in the Rule 2.5 announcement of 12 August 2004 have the same
meaning in this announcement.



The directors of Grafton and Grafton Group Holdings accept responsibility for
the information contained in this announcement. To the best of the knowledge and
belief of the directors of Grafton and Grafton Group Holdings (who have taken
all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case) the information contained
in this announcement for which they accept responsibility, is in accordance with
the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such
information.



AIB Corporate Finance Limited, which is regulated by the Irish Financial
Services Regulatory Authority, is acting exclusively for Grafton and Grafton
Group Holdings and no one else in connection with the Offers and will not be
responsible to anyone other than Grafton or Grafton Group Holdings for providing
the protections afforded to clients of AIB Corporate Finance Limited or for
providing advice in relation to the Offers, the contents of this announcement or
any transaction or arrangement referred to herein.





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