Holding(s) in Company

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:

Investec Asset Management Ltd

4

Full name of shareholders(s) (if different from 3):

5

Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

14 November 2013

6

Date on which issuer notified:

15 November 2013

7

Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

15%

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

IE00B00MZ448

34,889,417

34,889,417

-

-

33,759,417

-

14.52%

SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)

33,759,417

14.52%

B) Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction[i]

Type of financial instrument

Expiration Date[ii]

Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date[iii]

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates)

Total (A+B)

number of voting rights

% of voting rights

33,759,417

33,759,417

14.52%