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CRH PLC 30 June 2006 30th June 2006 CRH plc ('the Company') ----------------------- The Company received notification today, 30th June 2006, from The Capital Group Companies, Inc. on behalf of its affiliates, including Capital Research and Management Company, Capital International S.A., Capital International, Inc., Capital International Limited and Capital Guardian Trust Company (together 'CGC'), pursuant to Section 67 of the Companies Act 1990, that, as at 26th June 2006, CGC had an interest in 27,191,338 Ordinary Shares of CRH plc representing 5.02 per cent of the Company's issued Ordinary Share Capital. The following schedule of registered holders was attached to the notification: The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ('CG') holdings: Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: Capital Guardian Trust Company 14,796,522 Capital International Limited 5,528,453 Capital International S.A. 1,057,241 Capital International, Inc. 1,680,057 Capital Research and Management Company 4,129,065 Capital Guardian Trust Company Registered Name local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 125,900 Canary Wharf 27th Floor 1 Canada Square London E14 5AF UK Bank of New York Nominees 11,300 Bank of New York 3 Birchin Lane London EC3V 9BY UK Northern Trust 334,509 c/o NorTrust Nominees Limited 155 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3XS UK Chase Nominees Limited 63,198 Woolgate House Coleman Street London EC2P 2HD UK BT Globenet Nominees Limited 63,534 1 Appold Street Broadgate London EC2A 2HE UK Investors Bank and Trust Co. 9,200 Credit Suisse London Branch 49,400 24 Bishopgate London EC2N 4BQ UK Cede & Co. 47,800 55 Water Street New York, NY 10006 Northern London 89,530 US Trust 1,000 Royal Trust 5,200 Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. 37,600 Nortrust Nominees 195,500 155 Bishopsgate London EC2N 4AE UK Pictet and Cie(Baring) 1,100 Baring Bros. 8 Bishopsgate London EC2N 4AE UK Bank of Ireland 3,577,975 Intl Financial Services Centre 1 Harbourmaster Place Dublin 1 Allied Irish Banks plc 449,700 Stock Exchange and Trust Services Bank Centre, PO Box 512 Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 Mellon Bank 73,000 Global Custody Division 1 Mellon Bank Centre, Room 1310 Pittsburgh, PA 15252-0001 J.P Morgan 15,267 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 435,092 Wells Fargo 3,100 Citibank NA 4,600 Toronto HSBC Bank plc 100 Securities Services, Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA UK Mellon Bank NA 158,465 London Branch London UK Alibank Nominees Limited 1,341,668 Allied Irish Bank, Stock Exchange and Trust Services Bank Centre, PO Box 512 Dublin Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited 6,901,438 International Financial Services Centre 1 Harbourmaster Place Dublin 2 Citibank NA (Dublin) 23,000 IFSC House Custom House Quay Dublin 1 AIB Custodial Nominees Limited 3,700 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 79,200 150 Buchanan Street Glasgow G1 2DY UK AIB Bank, Dublin 2,100 Bermuda Trust (Far East) Limited 19,506 39/F Edinburgh Tower The Landmark 15 Queens Road Central Hong Kong JP Morgan Chase Bank 598,240 RBC Dexia 75,600 71 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4DE UK TOTAL 14,796,522 Capital International Limited Registered Name Local Shares Bank of New York Nominees 1,452,954 Bank of New York 3 Birchin Lane London EC3V 9BY UK Northern Trust 344,563 c/o NorTrust Nominees Limited 155 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3XS UK Chase Manhattan 70,200 82 Pitt Street Sydney, NSW 2000 Australia Chase Nominees Limited 8,800 Woolgate House Coleman Street London EC2P 2HD UK Cede & Co. 46,953 55 Water Street New York, NY 10006 Northern London 26,795 Citibank London 61,270 11 Old Jewry London EC2R 8D8 UK Nortrust Nominees 81,500 155 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3XS UK Bank of Ireland 809,980 Intl Financial Services Centre 1 Harbourmaster Place Dublin 1 Allied Irish Banks plc 745,870 Stock Exchange and Trust Services Bank Centre, PO Box 512 Ballsbridge Dublin 4 State Street London Limited 252,241 12-13 Nicholas Lane London EC3N 78N UK MSS Nominees Limited 45,100 Midland Bank plc Mariner House, Pepys London EC3N 4DA UK State Street Bank & Trust Co. 111,470 Deutsche Bank AG 198,000 23 Great Winchester Street London EC2P 2AX UK HSBC Bank plc 7,297 Securities Services, Mariner house Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA Mellon Bank NA 3,900 London branch London UK Alibank Nominees Limited 646,050 Allied Irish Bank, Stock Exchange and Trust Services Bank Centre, PO Box 512 Ballsbridge Dublin 4 Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited 390,148 Bank of Ireland Intl Financial Services Centre 1 Harbourmaster Place Dublin 1 AIB Custodial Nominees Limited 62,100 Clydesdale Bank plc 24,200 JP Morgan Chase Bank 139,062 Total 5,528,453 Capital International S.A. Registered name Local Shares Chase Manhattan Luxembourg 253,322 Brown Bros. 87,100 One Mellon Bank Center Pittsburgh, PA 15258 Nortrust Nominees 2,300 155 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3XS UK Bank of Ireland 183,874 Intl Financial Services Centre 1 Harbourmaster place Dublin 1 Allied Irish Banks plc 324,483 Stock Exchange and Trust Services Bank Centre, PO Box 512 Ballsbridge Dublin 4 Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited 91,662 Bank of Ireland Intl Financial Services Centre 1 Harbourmaster Place JP Morgan Chase Bank 114,500 TOTAL 1,057,241 Capital International Inc. Registered name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 6,500 Canary Wharf 27th Floor, 1 Canada Sq. London E14 5AF UK Bank of New York Nominees 21,610 Bank of New York 3 Birchin Lane London EC3V 9BY UK Cede & Co. 3,000 55 Water Street New York, NY 10006 Citibank NA (Hong Kong) 27,624 PO Box 14 Citicorp Centre 18 Whitsield Road, Causeway Bay Hong Kong Brown Bros. 22,300 One Mellon Bank Centre Pittsburgh, PA 15258 Bank of Ireland 656,508 Intl Financial Centre 1 Harbourmaster Place Allied Irish Banks plc 55,600 Stock Exchange and Trust Services Bank Centre, PO Box 512 Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 State Street & Trust Co. 1,500 Citibank NA 18,276 Toronto State Street Australia Limited 11,000 Australia Alibank Nominees Limited 48,780 Allied Irish Bank, Stock Exchange and Trust Services Bank Centre, PO Box 512 Dublin, Ballsbridge Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited 645,253 Bank of Ireland Intl Financial Services Centre 1 Harbourmaster Place Citibank NA (Dublin) 64,706 IFSC House Custom House Quay Dublin 1 AIB Custodial Nominees Limited 5,300 JP Morgan Chase Bank 92,100 Total 1,680,057 Capital Research and Management Company Registered Name Local Shares Chase Nominees Limited 800,000 Woolgate House Coleman Street London EC2P 2HD UK Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited 147,500 Bank of Ireland IFSC 1 Harbourmaster Place Dublin 1 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 1,716,565 Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited 1,465,000 Bank of Ireland IFSC 1 Harbourmaster Place Total 4,129,065 Contact Angela Malone Company Secretary Tel: 00 3531 6344340 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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