Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2214H

CRH PLC

11 March 2015

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:

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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

J.P. Morgan Securities Plc

J.P. Morgan Whitefriars Inc.

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

9^th March 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

11^th March 2015

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

5%, 4%, 3% downwards

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)

40,688,713

40,668,713

	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)			Below minimum threshold		Below minimum threshold

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 minimum threshold	Below minimum threshold	Below minimum threshold