Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5242F

CRH PLC

15 June 2012

 



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:

Legal & General Group Plc

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

-

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

4^th January 2012

6.  Date on which issuer notified:

15^th June 2012

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

Above 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)	Below 3%	Below 3%

	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)	22,496,003	22,496,003		3.11%

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
22,496,003	22,496,003	3.11%

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

     effectively held, if applicable:

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)

Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)

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:

3% threshold was crossed on 4^th January 2012 but due to a reporting error was not disclosed to CRH plc until 15^th June 2012.

12. Contact name:

 Neil Colgan

 Company Secretary

13. Contact telephone number:

[phone]

 

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