Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3997N

CRH PLC

06 September 2013

 



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 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

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

     Goldman Sachs International

     Goldman, Sachs & Co.

     Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.

     Goldman Sachs Trust Company of Delaware

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

     3^rd September 2013

6.  Date on which issuer notified:

     5^th September 2013

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

Below 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
IE0001827041	34,642,658	4.749%
US12626K2033	93,312	0.013%

	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
IE0001827041					Below 3%
US12626K2033					Below 3%
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregated voting rights)					Below 3%

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

Total (A+B) (where applicable in accordance with national law)	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
		Below 3%

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

10. In case of proxy voting:

N/A

11. Additional information:

      Done in London on 5^th September 2013

12. Contact name:

Neil Colgan

Company Secretary

13. Contact telephone number:

[phone]

 

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