Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1519J

CRH PLC

15 December 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:

Baillie Gifford & Co

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

    Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited and Baillie Gifford & Co as discretionary managers for their clients.

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

11^th December 2015

6.  Date on which issuer notified:

14^th December 2015

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

4%

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)		25,216,520

	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)			33,304,032	N/A	4.05%
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)		33,304,032		4.05%

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
33,304,032	33,304,032	4.05%

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

Baillie Gifford & Co (parent company)

Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Baillie Gifford & Co) holds 2.04% as discretionary manager for its clients.

10. In case of proxy voting:  n/a

11. Additional information:

      Done at Edinburgh on 14^th December 2015

12. Contact name:

Neil Colgan

Company Secretary

13. Contact telephone number:

[phone]

 

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