Standard Form TR-1
Voting rights attached to shares- Article 12(1) of directive 2004/109/EC
Financial instruments - Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive 2007/14/EC[i]
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached [ii]:
CRH PLC
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
[ 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
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation[iii]:
BlackRock, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)[iv]:
See Section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached[v]: 12/10/2023
6. Date on which issuer notified: 13/10/2023
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Holdings for BlackRock, Inc. have gone above 5%.
8. Notified details:
1.
1. 1. 1.
A) Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE) |
Situation previous to the Triggering transaction [vi] |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction[vii][viii] |
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Number of Shares[ix] |
Number of Voting rights[x] |
Number of shares[xi] |
Number of voting rights[xii] |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
Direct[xiii] |
Indirect[xiv] |
Direct |
Indirect |
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IE0001827041 |
N/A |
34,115,331 |
N/A |
N/A |
35,898,630 |
N/A |
5.05% |
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights) |
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35,898,630 |
5.05% |
B) Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction[xv] |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration Date[xvi] |
Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date[xvii] |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted |
% of voting rights |
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SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates) |
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Total (A+B) |
number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
35,898,630 |
35,898,630 |
5.05% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable[xviii]:
Each of the following entities, which are wholly owned subsidiaries of BlackRock, Inc., hold the following interests in voting rights in their capacity as Investment Manager on behalf of clients:
Investment Manager |
Voting Rights |
% |
BlackRock Fund Advisors |
12,077,145 |
1.70% |
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
9,059,316 |
1.27% |
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited |
5,883,206 |
0.82% |
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
3,102,463 |
0.43% |
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. |
1,276,729 |
0.17% |
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC |
1,125,420 |
0.15% |
Aperio Group, LLC |
774,253 |
0.10% |
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited |
735,572 |
0.10% |
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG |
716,957 |
0.10% |
BlackRock Advisors, LLC |
642,797 |
0.09% |
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
222,873 |
0.03% |
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited |
201,109 |
0.02% |
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited |
47,341 |
0.00% |
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited |
12,918 |
0.00% |
BlackRock International Limited |
12,722 |
0.00% |
BlackRock Capital Management, Inc. |
7,809 |
0.00% |
10. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [number] voting rights as of [date].
11. Additional information:
Done at 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. on 13 October 2023