Results of Annual General Meeting

Grafton Group plc

Results of Annual General Meeting

All of the ordinary and special resolutions set out in the Notice of the Annual General Meeting of Grafton Group plc (the "Company") held on 10 May 2012 were passed by shareholders. The full text of these resolutions is set out in the circular to shareholders and the Notice of the Annual General Meeting which were posted to shareholders on 5 April 2012 and are available on the Company's website, www.graftonplc.com.

Details of the numbers of shares in respect of which valid proxy appointments had been made in advance of the meeting are available on the Company's website, www.graftonplc.com.

As required by Listing Regulation 6.6.2, copies of all resolutions other than resolutions concerning ordinary business have been forwarded to the Irish Stock Exchange and the UK's National Storage Mechanism where they may be obtained.

Bernadette Hyland

Assistant Company Secretary

Grafton Group plc

Telephone: +353 1 2160600

10 May 2012

This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

the Irish Stock Exchange.