Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 0997O

CRH PLC

16 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:

BlackRock, 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):

11^th September 2013

6.  Date on which issuer notified:

16^th September 2013

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

Holding has gone above 6%

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)	35,977,552	35,977,552

	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)	N/A	N/A	44,414,032	N/A	6.09%
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)		44,414,032		6.09%

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
44,414,032	44,414,032	6.09%

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

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 44,414,032 (6.09%)

10. In case of proxy voting:

11. Additional information:

      Done at 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. on 13^th September 2013.

12. Contact name:

Neil Colgan

Company Secretary

13. Contact telephone number:

[phone]

 

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