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CRH PLC 18 October 2007 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: The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) : - 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached): 16th October 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 18th October 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 8. Notified Details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares (if possible Situation previous to the triggering use ISIN CODE) transaction Number of shares Number of voting rights Ordinary Shares 26,988,253 26,988,253 (IE0001827041) Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares (if Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights possible use ISIN CODE) Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ordinary Shares 27,522,453 27,522,453 5.0376% (IE0001827041) B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration date Exercise/conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rights financial period/date that may be acquired (if instrument the instrument exercised/ converted) N/A Total (A+B) (where applicable in accordance with Number of voting rights % of voting rights national law) 27,522,453 27,522,453 5.0376% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: N/A 10. In case of proxy voting: (name of the proxy holder) will cease to hold (number) voting rights as of (date): N/A 11. Additional information: Done at Los Angeles, California on 17 October 2007 12. Contact name: Neil Colgan Assistant Company Secretary 13. Contact telephone number: +353 1 634 4340 APPENDIX As of 16 October 2007 CRH plc Number of Percent of Shares Outstanding 27,522,453 5.038% The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ('CG') holdings: Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: Capital Guardian Trust Company 11,715,583 2.144% Capital International Limited 3,765,414 0.689% Capital International S.A. 1,210,797 0.222% Capital International, Inc. 2,396,310 0.439% Capital Research and Management Company 8,434,349 1.544% This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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