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Grafton Group PLC01 June 2005 SCHEDULE 11 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS 1. Name of company Grafton Group plc 2. Name of director Charles Rinn - Secretary 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficialinterest Holding of shareholder mentioned in 2 above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them (if notified) 5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with thedirector named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s) Not applicable 6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions pleaseindicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary Exercise of options over 74,289 Grafton Units under the Grafton Group Share Option Scheme and acquired 74,290 sharesunder the 1999 Grafton Group Share Scheme 7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 148,579 Grafton Units 8. Percentage of issued class 0.063% 9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed Not applicable 10. Percentage of issued class 11. Class of security Grafton Units 12. Price per share37,144 Grafton Units at €1.07 per Unit 37,145 Grafton Units at €2.21 per Unit 37,145 Grafton Units at €1.81 per Unit 37,145 Grafton Units at €2.07 per unit 13. Date of transaction 31 May 2005 14. Date company informed 31 May 2005 15. Total holding following this notification176,339 Grafton Units 16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 0.074% If a director has been granted options by the company please complete thefollowing boxes. 17. Date of grant 18. Period during which or date on which exercisable 19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option 20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number 21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to befixed at time of exercise 22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following thisnotification 23. Any additional information 24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries 25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Charles Rinn - 00353 1 216 0600 Date of Notification1 June 2005 This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of the Irish Stock Exchange. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Grafton Group