CRH plc ('the Company') Voting Rights and Capital
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In conformity with Regulation 20 of the Transparency (Directive
2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007, CRH plc announces that:
The total number of Ordinary Shares of €0.32 each in issue as at the
date of this notice is 548,120,436. As at 31st October 2008, the
Company holds 16,537,742 Treasury Shares.
The total number of voting rights is, therefore, 531,582,694.
The above figure 531,582,694 may be used by shareholders as the
denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they
are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their
interest in, CRH plc under the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC)
Regulations 2007 and the Interim Transparency Rules.
31st October 2008
Contact
Angela Malone
Company Secretary
Tel: +353 1 6344340