Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8375O

CRH PLC

13 March 2009

 



Standard Form TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1.    Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

CRH plc

2.  Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

[ 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

[ ] Other (please specify) 

3.  Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Artio Global Management LLC

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) :

5.  Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached):

11th March 2009

6.  Date on which issuer notified:

12th March 2009

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 use ISIN CODE)	Situation previous to the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights
Ordinary Shares (IE0001827041)	13,828,233	13,828,233

	Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares (if possible use ISIN CODE)	Number of shares *	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
		Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary Shares (IE0001827041)	16,472,513		16,472,513		3.09%

* Artio Global Management LLC acts as investment manager exercising proxy voting rights on behalf of independent beneficial owners.

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period/date	Number of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted)	% of voting rights
N/A

Total (A+B) (where applicable in accordance with national law)	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
16,472,513	16,472,513	3.09%

9.  Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are   effectively held, if applicable:

Artio Global Management LLC acts as investment manager exercising proxy voting rights on behalf of independent beneficial owners.

10. In case of proxy voting: 

Artio Global Management LLC will cease to hold 16,472,513 voting rights on termination of the relationship.

11. Additional information:

    Done at New York, U.S.A 12th March 2009

12. Contact name:

Angela Malone

Company Secretary

13. Contact telephone number:

[phone]

 

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