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):
19th July 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:
21st July 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
13%
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) |
91,868,434 |
91,868,434 |
|
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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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) |
|
|
92,888,434 |
|
13.1198% |
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 |
92,888,434 |
92,888,434 |
13.1198% |
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 20th July 2010
12. Contact name:
Neil Colgan
Company Secretary
13. Contact telephone number:
+353 1 634 4340