RE: Holding in Company

Grafton Group PLC
26 October 2005

Grafton Group plc



Stock Exchange Notification



26 October 2005



Notification of Shareholding under

Chapter 2 of Part IV of the Companies Act, 1990



Grafton Group plc ('the company') has been informed on 26 October 2005 by Bank
of Ireland Asset Management Limited of 40 Mespil Road, Dublin 4 that it now
holds 26,583,800 Grafton Units representing 11.20 per cent of the issued share
capital of the company.



Of this holding 57,275 units are registered in the nominee company name of BNY
Custodial Nominees Ltd, 290,847 units are registered in the name of Citibank
Nominees Ltd, 181,831 units are registered in the name of Mellon Nominees Ltd,
2,192,973 units are registered in the name of Nortust Nominees Ltd, 211,584
units are registered in the name of AIB Nominees Ltd and 23,649,290 units are
registered in the name of Bank of Ireland Nominees Ltd, as registered owner only
on behalf of a range of clients each of whom are the beneficial owner of a
portion of the holding.


Charles Rinn

Secretary

Grafton Group plc

Heron House

Corrig Road

Sandyford Industrial Estate

Dublin 18

Ireland



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This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

                           The Irish Stock Exchange.








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