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:
Templeton Global Advisors Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
AIB Bank Dublin
Bank of Ireland Securities Services
Mellon Bank N.A.
JPMorgan Chase Bank
Citibank N.A.
Citibank Europe plc
The Northern Trust Company
HSBC Bank plc
Merrill Lynch International
BNP Paribas Securities Services, United Kingdom
State Street Bank and Trust
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached):
6th October 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:
8th October 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Holding has gone 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 |
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Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
Ordinary Shares (IE0001827041) |
21,503,171 |
21,503,171 |
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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 |
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Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
Ordinary Shares (IE0001827041) |
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Below 3% |
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights) |
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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 |
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Total (A+B) (where applicable in accordance with national law) |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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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:
11. Additional information:
Done at Fort Lauderdale, U.S.A. on 7th October 2015.
12. Contact name:
Neil Colgan
Company Secretary
13. Contact telephone number:
+353 1 634 4340