Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2039F
CRH PLC
07 January 2010
 



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:

The Growth Fund of America, Inc.


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

 

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

1st January 2010


6.  Date on which issuer notified:

7th 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 use ISIN CODE)

Situation previous to the triggering transaction



Number of shares

Number of voting rights 

Ordinary Shares

(IE0001827041)

30,131,457

30,131,457




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)

30,131,457

0


0%



 

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

30,131,457

0

0%

 

9.  Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are   effectively

     held, if applicable:

N/A

 

10. In case of proxy voting: 

N/A


11. Additional information:

Effective 1st January 2010, The Growth Fund of America, Inc. granted proxy voting authority to Capital Research and Management Company, its investment adviser.


12. Contact name:

Neil Colgan

Company Secretary


13. Contact telephone number:

+353 1 634 4340



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