Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0806V

CRH PLC

27 October 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:

Capital Research and Management Company

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

-

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

21^st October 2010

6.  Date on which issuer notified:

26^th October 2010

7.  Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Below 12%

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)	85,142,717	85,142,717

	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)			84,059,969		11.8722%

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
84,059,969	84,059,969	11.8722%

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: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [number] voting rights as of [date]:

 N/A

11. Additional information:

      Done at Los Angeles, California on 22^nd October 2010

12. Contact name:

 Neil Colgan

 Company Secretary

13. Contact telephone number:

[phone]

 

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