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CRH PLC 02 July 2007 2nd July 2007 CRH plc ('the Company') ----------------------- The Company received notification today, 2nd July 2007, from The Capital Group Companies, Inc. on behalf of its affiliates, including Capital Research and Management Company, Capital International S.A., Capital International, Inc., Capital International Limited and Capital Guardian Trust Company (together 'CGC'), pursuant to Section 67 of the Companies Act 1990, that, as at 27th June 2007, CGC had an interest in 27,072,361 Ordinary Shares of CRH plc representing 4.95 per cent of the Company's issued Ordinary Share Capital. The following schedule of registered holders was attached to the notification: The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ('CG') holdings: Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: Number of Shares Capital Guardian Trust Company 11,434,221 Capital International Limited 3,802,014 Capital International S.A. 1,145,397 Capital International, Inc. 2,535,710 Capital Research and Management Company 8,155,019 Capital Guardian Trust Company Registered Name State Street Nominees Limited 138,700 Canary Wharf 27th Floor 1 Canada Square London E14 5AF UK Bank of New York Nominees 5,900 Bank of New York 3 Birchin Lane London EC3V 9BY UK Northern Trust 209,709 c/o NorTrust Nominees Limited 155 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3XS UK Chase Nominees Limited 84,463 Woolgate House Coleman Street London EC2P 2HD UK BT Globenet Nominees Limited 45,034 1 Appold Street Broadgate London EC2A 2HE UK Investors Bank and Trust Co. 8,600 Credit Suisse London Branch 64,400 24 Bishopsgate London EC2N 4BQ UK Cede & Co. 51,400 55 Water Street New York, NY 10006 Northern London 55,430 US Trust 1,000 Royal Trust 8,500 Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. 37,600 Nortrust Nominees 219,100 155 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3XS UK Pictet and Cie(Baring) 800 Baring Bros. 8 Bishopsgate London EC2N 4AE UK Bank of Ireland 2,049,798 International Financial Services Centre 1 Harbourmaster Place Dublin 1 Allied Irish Banks plc 300,247 Stock Exchange and Trust Services Bank Centre, PO Box 512 Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 Morgan Stanley 4,600 Mellon Bank 71,700 Global Custody Division 1 Mellon Bank Centre, Room 1310 Pittsburgh, PA 15252-0001 MSS Nominees Limited 1,300 Midland Bank plc Mariner House, Pepys London EC3N 4DA J.P. Morgan 12,267 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 519,519 Wells Fargo 3,100 Deutsche Bank AG 200 23 Great Winchester Street London EC2P 2AX United Kingdom State Street Australia Limited 30,200 Australia Mellon Bank N.A. 240,365 London Branch London UK Alibank Nominees Limited 1,021,321 Allied Irish Banks, Stock Exchange and Trust Services Bank Centre, PO Box 512 Dublin, Ballsbridge Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited 5,480,223 Bank of Ireland International Financial Services Centre 1 Harbourmaster Place Dublin 1 Citibank N.A. (Dublin) 22,999 IFSC House Custom House Quay Dublin 1 AIB Custodial Nominees Limited 1,900 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 97,800 150 Buchanan Street Glasgow G1 2DY United Kingdom AIB Bank, Dublin 5,000 Bermuda Trust (Far East) Limited 19,606 39/F Edinburgh Tower The Landmark 15 Queens Road Central Hong Kong JP Morgan Chase Bank 557,340 RBC Dexia 64,100 71 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4DE United Kingdom TOTAL 11,434,221 Capital International Limited Registered Name State Street Nominees Limited 22,600 Canary Wharf 27th Floor, 1 Canada Square 3 Birchin Lane London EC3V 9BY UK Bank of New York Nominees 1,207,382 Bank of New York 3 Birchin Lane London EC3V 9BY UK Northern Trust 229,763 c/o NorTrust Nominees Limited 155 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3XS UK Chase Manhattan 70,200 82 Pitt Street Sydney, NSW 2000 Australia Cede & Co. 32,953 55 Water Street New York, NY 10006 Northern London 45,795 Citibank London 39,070 11 Old Jewry London EC2R 8D8 UK Nortrust Nominees 89,500 155 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3XS UK Bank of Ireland 521,700 International Financial Services Centre 1 Harbourmaster Place Dublin 1 Allied Irish Banks plc 523,970 Stock Exchange and Trust Services Bank Centre, PO Box 512 Ballsbridge Dublin 4 State Street London Limited 156,541 12-13 Nicholas Lane London EC4N 78N UK MSS Nominees Limited 35,900 Midland Bank plc Mariner House, Pepys London EC3N 4DA UK State Street Bank & Trust Co. 24,600 Deutsche Bank AG 152,300 23 Great Winchester Street London EC2P 2AX UK HSBC Bank plc 24,197 Securities Services, Mariner house Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA Mellon Bank NA 2,300 London branch London UK Alibank Nominees Limited 191,550 Allied Irish Banks, Stock Exchange and Trust Services Bank Centre, PO Box 512 Ballsbridge Dublin 4 Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited 263,231 Bank of Ireland International Financial Services Centre 1 Harbourmaster Place Dublin 1 AIB Custodial Nominees Limited 54,200 Clydesdale Bank plc 10,300 JP Morgan Chase Bank 103,962 Total 3,802,014 Capital International S.A. Registered name Chase Manhattan Luxembourg 298,088 Pictet & Cie, Geneva 5,300 Brown Bros. 70,500 One Mellon Bank Center Pittsburgh, PA 15258 Bank of Ireland 170,674 International Financial Services Centre 1 Harbourmaster place Dublin 1 Allied Irish Banks plc 396,683 Stock Exchange and Trust Services Bank Centre, PO Box 512 Ballsbridge Dublin 4 Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited 130,252 Bank of Ireland International Financial Services Centre 1 Harbourmaster Place JP Morgan Chase Bank 73,900 TOTAL 1,145,397 Capital International Inc. Registered name State Street Nominees Limited 16,400 Canary Wharf 27th Floor, 1 Canada Sq. London E14 5AF UK Bank of New York Nominees 67,910 Bank of New York 3 Birchin Lane London EC3V 9BY UK Cede & Co. 9,800 55 Water Street New York, NY 10006 Citibank NA (Hong Kong) 93,724 PO Box 14 Citicorp Centre 18 Whitsield Road, Causeway Bay Hong Kong Nortrust Nominees 3,800 155 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3XS United Kingdom Bank of Ireland 832,444 International Financial Centre 1 Harbourmaster Place Dublin 1 Allied Irish Banks plc 84,400 Stock Exchange and Trust Services Bank Centre, PO Box 512 Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 150,000 Citibank NA 31,676 Toronto State Street Australia Limited 83,017 Australia Alibank Nominees Limited 57,480 Allied Irish Banks, Stock Exchange and Trust Services Bank Centre, PO Box 512 Dublin, Ballsbridge Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited 814,553 Bank of Ireland International Financial Services Centre 1 Harbourmaster Place Dublin 1 Citibank N.A. (Dublin) 115,706 IFSC House Custom House Quay Dublin 1 AIB Custodial Nominees Limited 7,900 JP Morgan Chase Bank 166,900 Total 2,535,710 Capital Research and Management Company Registered Name Chase Nominees Limited 808,235 Woolgate House Coleman Street London EC2P 2HD UK Bank of Ireland 2,869,397 Bank of Ireland IFSC 1 Harbourmaster Place Dublin 1 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 1,747,307 Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited 2,730,080 Bank of Ireland IFSC 1 Harbourmaster Place Dublin 1 Total 8,155,019 Contact Angela Malone Company Secretary Tel: 00 3531 6344340 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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