30th Mar 2012 17:24
Standard Form TR - 1 Voting rights attached to Shares - Article 12(1) of Directive 2004/109/EC Financial Instruments - Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive 2007/14/EC 
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1  | Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: 
  | Grafton Group plc  | |||||||||||
2  | Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate box): 
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
  | X  | ||||||||||||
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached  | |||||||||||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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Other (please specify) 
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3  | Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:  | Franklin Resources, Inc  | |||||||||||
4  | Full name of shareholders(s) (if different from 3):  | AIB Bank J.P. Morgan Bank (Ireland) Plc Mellon Bank, N.A. Northern Trust Corporation State Street Bank and Trust Company 
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5  | Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):  | September 23, 2011  | |||||||||||
6  | Date on which issuer notified:  | March 30, 2012 
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7  | Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:  | 3%  | |||||||||||
8  | Notified Details:  | ||||||||||||
A: Voting Rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type of shares (if possible using ISIN CODE)  | 
 Situation previous to the Triggering transaction 
 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | |||||||||||
Number of shares  | Number of Voting Rights  | Number of shares  | Number of Voting Rights  | % of Voting Rights  | |||||||||
Direct  | Direct  | Indirect  | Direct  | Indirect  | |||||||||
EUR .05 UNIT 
 ISIN: IE00B00MZ448  | 6,950,770  | 3.00%  | |||||||||||
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)  | 
 
 
  | 6,950,770  | 3.00%  | ||||||||||
B: Financial Instruments 
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | |||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument  | Expiration date  | Exercise/Conversion period  | No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)  | % of voting rights  | |||||||||
 
 N/A 
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TOTAL (A + B)  | |||||||||||||
Number of voting rights  | % of voting rights  | ||||||||||||
 6,950,770 
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 3.00%  | ||||||||||||
9  | Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: N/A 
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Proxy Voting 
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10  | In case of proxy voting: N/A  | ||||||||||||
11  | Additional information 
  | Done at Fort Lauderdale, USA on 03/29/2012 
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Standard Form TR - 1 Voting rights attached to Shares - Article 12(1) of Directive 2004/109/EC Financial Instruments - Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive 2007/14/EC 
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1  | Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: 
  | Grafton Group plc  | |||||||||||
2  | Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate box): 
  | ||||||||||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
  | X  | ||||||||||||
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached  | |||||||||||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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Other (please specify) 
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3  | Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:  | Franklin Templeton Institutional, LLC  | |||||||||||
4  | Full name of shareholders(s) (if different from 3):  | AIB Bank J.P. Morgan Bank (Ireland) Plc Mellon Bank, N.A. Northern Trust Corporation State Street Bank and Trust Company 
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5  | Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):  | October 3, 2011  | |||||||||||
6  | Date on which issuer notified:  | March 30, 2012 
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7  | Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:  | 3%  | |||||||||||
8  | Notified Details:  | ||||||||||||
A: Voting Rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type of shares (if possible using ISIN CODE)  | 
 Situation previous to the Triggering transaction 
 
  | 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | |||||||||||
Number of shares  | Number of Voting Rights  | Number of shares  | Number of Voting Rights  | % of Voting Rights  | |||||||||
Direct  | Direct  | Indirect  | Direct  | Indirect  | |||||||||
EUR .05 UNIT 
 ISIN: IE00B00MZ448  | 7,059,681  | 3.05%  | |||||||||||
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)  | 
 
 
  | 7,059,681  | 3.05%  | ||||||||||
B: Financial Instruments 
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | |||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument  | Expiration date  | Exercise/Conversion period  | No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)  | % of voting rights  | |||||||||
 
 N/A 
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TOTAL (A + B)  | |||||||||||||
Number of voting rights  | % of voting rights  | ||||||||||||
 7,059,681 
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 3.05%  | ||||||||||||
9  | Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: N/A 
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Proxy Voting 
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10  | In case of proxy voting: N/A  | ||||||||||||
11  | Additional information 
  | Done at Fort Lauderdale, USA on 03/29/2012 
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Standard Form TR - 1 Voting rights attached to Shares - Article 12(1) of Directive 2004/109/EC Financial Instruments - Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive 2007/14/EC 
  | |||||||||||||
1  | Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: 
  | Grafton Group plc  | |||||||||||
2  | Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate box): 
  | ||||||||||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
  | X  | ||||||||||||
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached  | |||||||||||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
  | |||||||||||||
Other (please specify) 
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3  | Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:  | Franklin Resources, Inc  | |||||||||||
4  | Full name of shareholders(s) (if different from 3):  | AIB Bank J.P. Morgan Bank (Ireland) Plc Mellon Bank, N.A. Northern Trust Corporation State Street Bank and Trust Company 
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5  | Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):  | October 28, 2011  | |||||||||||
6  | Date on which issuer notified:  | March 30, 2012 
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7  | Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:  | 4%  | |||||||||||
8  | Notified Details:  | ||||||||||||
A: Voting Rights attached to shares 
  | |||||||||||||
 Class/type of shares (if possible using ISIN CODE)  | 
 Situation previous to the Triggering transaction 
 
  | 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | |||||||||||
Number of shares  | Number of Voting Rights  | Number of shares  | Number of Voting Rights  | % of Voting Rights  | |||||||||
Direct  | Direct  | Indirect  | Direct  | Indirect  | |||||||||
EUR .05 UNIT 
 ISIN: IE00B00MZ448  | 6,950,770  | 6,950,770  | 9,293,603  | 4.01%  | |||||||||
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)  | 
 
 
  | 9,293,603  | 4.01%  | ||||||||||
B: Financial Instruments 
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | |||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument  | Expiration date  | Exercise/Conversion period  | No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)  | % of voting rights  | |||||||||
 
 N/A 
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TOTAL (A + B)  | |||||||||||||
Number of voting rights  | % of voting rights  | ||||||||||||
 9,293,603 
  | 
 4.01%  | ||||||||||||
9  | Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: N/A 
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Proxy Voting 
  | |||||||||||||
10  | In case of proxy voting: N/A  | ||||||||||||
11  | Additional information 
  | Done at Fort Lauderdale, USA on 03/29/2012 
  | |||||||||||
Standard Form TR - 1 Voting rights attached to Shares - Article 12(1) of Directive 2004/109/EC Financial Instruments - Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive 2007/14/EC 
  | |||||||||||||
1  | Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: 
  | Grafton Group plc  | |||||||||||
2  | Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate box): 
  | ||||||||||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
  | X  | ||||||||||||
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached  | |||||||||||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
  | |||||||||||||
Other (please specify) 
  | |||||||||||||
3  | Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:  | Franklin Templeton Institutional, LLC  | |||||||||||
4  | Full name of shareholders(s) (if different from 3):  | AIB Bank J.P. Morgan Bank (Ireland) Plc Mellon Bank, N.A. Northern Trust Corporation State Street Bank and Trust Company 
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5  | Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):  | November 1, 2011  | |||||||||||
6  | Date on which issuer notified:  | March 30, 2012 
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7  | Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:  | 4%  | |||||||||||
8  | Notified Details:  | ||||||||||||
A: Voting Rights attached to shares 
  | |||||||||||||
 Class/type of shares (if possible using ISIN CODE)  | 
 Situation previous to the Triggering transaction 
 
  | 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | |||||||||||
Number of shares  | Number of Voting Rights  | Number of shares  | Number of Voting Rights  | % of Voting Rights  | |||||||||
Direct  | Direct  | Indirect  | Direct  | Indirect  | |||||||||
EUR .05 UNIT 
 ISIN: IE00B00MZ448  | 7,059,681  | 7,059,681  | 9,366,042  | 4.04%  | |||||||||
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)  | 
 
 
  | 9,366,042  | 4.04%  | ||||||||||
B: Financial Instruments 
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | |||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument  | Expiration date  | Exercise/Conversion period  | No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)  | % of voting rights  | |||||||||
 
 N/A 
  | |||||||||||||
TOTAL (A + B)  | |||||||||||||
Number of voting rights  | % of voting rights  | ||||||||||||
 9,366,042 
  | 
 4.04%  | ||||||||||||
9  | Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: N/A 
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Proxy Voting 
  | |||||||||||||
10  | In case of proxy voting: N/A  | ||||||||||||
11  | Additional information 
  | Done at Fort Lauderdale, USA on 03/29/2012 
  | |||||||||||
Standard Form TR - 1 Voting rights attached to Shares - Article 12(1) of Directive 2004/109/EC Financial Instruments - Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive 2007/14/EC 
  | |||||||||||||
1  | Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: 
  | Grafton Group plc  | |||||||||||
2  | Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate box): 
  | ||||||||||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
  | X  | ||||||||||||
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached  | |||||||||||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
  | |||||||||||||
Other (please specify) 
  | |||||||||||||
3  | Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:  | Franklin Resources, Inc  | |||||||||||
4  | Full name of shareholders(s) (if different from 3):  | AIB Bank J.P. Morgan Bank (Ireland) Plc Mellon Bank, N.A. Northern Trust Corporation State Street Bank and Trust Company 
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5  | Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):  | January 31, 2012  | |||||||||||
6  | Date on which issuer notified:  | March 30, 2012 
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7  | Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:  | 5%  | |||||||||||
8  | Notified Details:  | ||||||||||||
A: Voting Rights attached to shares 
  | |||||||||||||
 Class/type of shares (if possible using ISIN CODE)  | 
 Situation previous to the Triggering transaction 
 
  | 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | |||||||||||
Number of shares  | Number of Voting Rights  | Number of shares  | Number of Voting Rights  | % of Voting Rights  | |||||||||
Direct  | Direct  | Indirect  | Direct  | Indirect  | |||||||||
EUR .05 UNIT 
 ISIN: IE00B00MZ448  | 9,293,603  | 9,293,603  | 11,869,236  | 5.12%  | |||||||||
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)  | 
 
 
  | 11,869,236  | 5.12%  | ||||||||||
B: Financial Instruments 
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | |||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument  | Expiration date  | Exercise/Conversion period  | No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)  | % of voting rights  | |||||||||
 
 N/A 
  | |||||||||||||
TOTAL (A + B)  | |||||||||||||
Number of voting rights  | % of voting rights  | ||||||||||||
 11,869,236 
  | 
 5.12%  | ||||||||||||
9  | Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: N/A 
  | ||||||||||||
Proxy Voting 
  | |||||||||||||
10  | In case of proxy voting: N/A  | ||||||||||||
11  | Additional information 
  | Done at Fort Lauderdale, USA on 03/29/2012 
  | |||||||||||
Standard Form TR - 1 Voting rights attached to Shares - Article 12(1) of Directive 2004/109/EC Financial Instruments - Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive 2007/14/EC 
  | |||||||||||||
1  | Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: 
  | Grafton Group plc  | |||||||||||
2  | Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate box): 
  | ||||||||||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
  | X  | ||||||||||||
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached  | |||||||||||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
  | |||||||||||||
Other (please specify) 
  | |||||||||||||
3  | Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:  | Franklin Templeton Institutional, LLC  | |||||||||||
4  | Full name of shareholders(s) (if different from 3):  | AIB Bank J.P. Morgan Bank (Ireland) Plc Mellon Bank, N.A. Northern Trust Corporation State Street Bank and Trust Company 
  | |||||||||||
5  | Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):  | February 14, 2012  | |||||||||||
6  | Date on which issuer notified:  | March 30, 2012 
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7  | Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:  | 5%  | |||||||||||
8  | Notified Details:  | ||||||||||||
A: Voting Rights attached to shares 
  | |||||||||||||
 Class/type of shares (if possible using ISIN CODE)  | 
 Situation previous to the Triggering transaction 
 
  | 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | |||||||||||
Number of shares  | Number of Voting Rights  | Number of shares  | Number of Voting Rights  | % of Voting Rights  | |||||||||
Direct  | Direct  | Indirect  | Direct  | Indirect  | |||||||||
EUR .05 UNIT 
 ISIN: IE00B00MZ448  | 9,366,042  | 9,366,042  | 11,593,151  | 5.00%  | |||||||||
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)  | 
 
 
  | 11,593,151  | 5.00%  | ||||||||||
B: Financial Instruments 
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | |||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument  | Expiration date  | Exercise/Conversion period  | No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)  | % of voting rights  | |||||||||
 
 N/A 
  | |||||||||||||
TOTAL (A + B)  | |||||||||||||
Number of voting rights  | % of voting rights  | ||||||||||||
 11,593,151 
  | 
 5.00%  | ||||||||||||
9  | Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: N/A 
  | ||||||||||||
Proxy Voting 
  | |||||||||||||
10  | In case of proxy voting: N/A  | ||||||||||||
11  | Additional information 
  | Done at Fort Lauderdale, USA on 03/29/2012 
  | |||||||||||
Standard Form TR - 1 Voting rights attached to Shares - Article 12(1) of Directive 2004/109/EC Financial Instruments - Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive 2007/14/EC 
  | |||||||||||||
1  | Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: 
  | Grafton Group plc  | |||||||||||
2  | Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate box): 
  | ||||||||||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
  | X  | ||||||||||||
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached  | |||||||||||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
  | |||||||||||||
Other (please specify) 
  | |||||||||||||
3  | Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:  | Franklin Resources, Inc  | |||||||||||
4  | Full name of shareholders(s) (if different from 3):  | AIB Bank J.P. Morgan Bank (Ireland) Plc Mellon Bank, N.A. Northern Trust Corporation State Street Bank and Trust Company 
  | |||||||||||
5  | Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):  | March 5, 2012  | |||||||||||
6  | Date on which issuer notified:  | March 29, 2012 
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7  | Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:  | 6%  | |||||||||||
8  | Notified Details:  | ||||||||||||
A: Voting Rights attached to shares 
  | |||||||||||||
 Class/type of shares (if possible using ISIN CODE)  | 
 Situation previous to the Triggering transaction 
 
  | 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | |||||||||||
Number of shares  | Number of Voting Rights  | Number of shares  | Number of Voting Rights  | % of Voting Rights  | |||||||||
Direct  | Direct  | Indirect  | Direct  | Indirect  | |||||||||
EUR .05 UNIT 
 ISIN: IE00B00MZ448  | 11,869,236  | 11,869,236  | 13,946,454  | 6.02%  | |||||||||
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)  | 
 
 
  | 13,946,454  | 6.02%  | ||||||||||
B: Financial Instruments 
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  | |||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument  | Expiration date  | Exercise/Conversion period  | No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)  | % of voting rights  | |||||||||
 
 N/A 
  | |||||||||||||
TOTAL (A + B)  | |||||||||||||
Number of voting rights  | % of voting rights  | ||||||||||||
 13,946,454 
  | 
 6.02%  | ||||||||||||
9  | Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: N/A 
  | ||||||||||||
Proxy Voting 
  | |||||||||||||
10  | In case of proxy voting: N/A  | ||||||||||||
11  | Additional information 
  | Done at Fort Lauderdale, USA on 03/29/2012 
  | |||||||||||
This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of
the Irish Stock Exchange.
Related Shares:
Grafton Group