Grafton Group

Major Shareholding Notification • Jan 6, 2021

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:			Grafton Group plc
	1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer			(please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer					X
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
	An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
	An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)iii:				Notification made as a result of the completion of the UK's withdrawal from the EU		X
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name			Aggregate of Standard Life Aberdeen plc affiliated investment man-agement entities with delegated voting rights on behalf of multiple managed portfolios
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Edinburgh, Scotland
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:			31/12/2020
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			05/01/2021
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)		% of voting rights through financial in struments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	5.62		0.00	5.62	239,035,567

Position of previous
notification (if	N/A	N/A	N/A
applicable)

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)	Number of voting rightsix		% of voting rights
	Direct (DTR5.1)	Indirect (DTR5.2.1)	Direct (DTR5.1)	Indirect (DTR5.2.1)
IE00B00MZ448	N/A	13,426,735	N/A	5.62
SUBTOTAL 8. A	13,426,735		5.62

B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
Type of financial instrument	Expiration datex	Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.	% of voting rights
		SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)
Type of financial instrument	Expiration datex	Exercise/ Conversion Period xi	Physical or cash settlementxii	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
			SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
	Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii
(please add additional rows as necessary)	Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the	financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv		X
Namexv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial in struments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Standard Life Aberdeen plc
Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited
Standard Life Investments Limited
Standard Life Aberdeen plc
Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Limited
Ignis Asset Management Limited
Ignis Investment Services Limited
Standard Life Aberdeen plc
Aberdeen Asset Manage ment PLC
Aberdeen Asset Invest ment Group Limited
Aberdeen Asset Invest
ments Limited
Standard Life Aberdeen plc
Aberdeen Asset Manage ment PLC
Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder	N/A
The number and % of voting rights held	N/A
The date until which the voting rights will be held	N/A

11. Additional informationxvi In reference to section 9, the shares detailed are managed by the named discretionary investment management entity within multiple portfolios on behalf of underlying clients, based on investment management agreements whereby the client has delegated the exercise of the voting power to the referenced investment manager.

This notification is made as a result of the completion of the UK's withdrawal from the European Union, the revised UK DTR regulations and the issuer's listing on the London Stock Exchange.

Place of completion	Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Date of completion	05/01/2021