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[i]
1.
Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing
shares to which voting rights are attached [ii]:
GRAFTON GROUP PLC
2. Reason for
the notification (please tick the appropriate box or
boxes):
[ X ] an acquisition or disposal of voting
rights
[ ] 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
3. Full name
of person(s) subject to the notification
obligation[iii]:
BlackRock, Inc.
4. Full name
of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)[iv]:
See Section 9
5.
Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed
or reached[v]:
03/03/2025
6. Date on
which issuer notified: 04/03/2025
7.
Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Holdings for BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited have gone below 3%.
8.
Notified details:
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A)
Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of shares (if possible
using the ISIN CODE)
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Situation previous to the Triggering
transaction [vi]
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Resulting situation after the
triggering transaction[vii][viii]
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Number of Shares[ix] |
Number of Voting rights[x]
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Number of shares[xi]
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Number of voting rights[xii]
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% of voting rights
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| Direct |
Direct[xiii]
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Indirect[xiv]
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Direct
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Indirect
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IE00B00MZ448
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N/A
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14,732,921
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N/A
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N/A
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12,157,317
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N/A
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6.16%
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SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate
voting rights)
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12,157,317
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6.16%
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B)
Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the
triggering transaction[xv]
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Type of financial
instrument
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Expiration Date[xvi]
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Exercise/Conversion Period/
Date[xvii]
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Number of voting rights that may be
acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted
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% of voting rights
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SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all
expiration dates)
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Total (A+B)
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number of voting rights
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% of
voting rights
|
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12,157,317
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12,157,317
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6.16%
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9. Chain of
controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if
applicable[xviii]:
Each of the following entities, which are wholly
owned subsidiaries of BlackRock, Inc., hold the following interests
in voting rights in their capacity as Investment Manager on behalf
of clients:
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Investment
Manager
|
Voting
Rights
|
%
|
|
BlackRock Investment Management (UK)
Limited
|
5,796,086
|
2.94%
|
|
BlackRock Fund Advisors
|
2,913,195
|
1.47%
|
|
BlackRock Advisors (UK)
Limited
|
1,553,062
|
0.78%
|
|
BlackRock Institutional Trust
Company, National Association
|
1,433,072
|
0.72%
|
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BlackRock Asset Management
Deutschland AG
|
392,307
|
0.19%
|
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BlackRock Asset Management Canada
Limited
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65,105
|
0.03%
|
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BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc.
|
3,700
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0.00%
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BlackRock Investment Management
(Australia) Limited
|
790
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0.00%
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10. In case
of proxy voting: [name of the
proxy holder] will cease to hold [number] voting rights as of
[date].
11.
Additional information:
Done at 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL,
U.K. on 04 March 2025
