7 Jan 2010 14:08

TR - 1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares | |||||||||||||||||
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)Â | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: | Fundamental Investors, Inc. ("FI") | |||||||||||||||
4 | Full name of shareholders(s) (if different from 3): | N/A | |||||||||||||||
5 | Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): | 01 January 2010 | |||||||||||||||
6 | Date on which issuer notified: | 07 January 2010 | |||||||||||||||
7 | Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 3% | |||||||||||||||
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 | 14,962,000 | 14,962,000 | 14,962,000 | 0 | 0% | ||||||||||||
SUBTOTAL AÂ (based on aggregate voting rights) | 14,962,000 | 14,962,000 | 14,962,000 | 0 | 0% | ||||||||||||
B: Financial Instruments | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||
0 | 0% | ||||||||||||||||
9 | Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: N/A Â | ||||||||||||||||
Proxy Voting | |||||||||||||||||
10 | In case of proxy voting: N/A | ||||||||||||||||
11 | Additional information | Effective 1 January 2010, Fundamental Investors, Inc, granted proxy voting authority to Capital Research and Management Company, its investment advisor. Done at Los Angeles, California on 06 January 2010. |
This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of
the Irish Stock Exchange.