Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8078A
CRH PLC
06 August 2008
 



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):


 ] 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:

Capital Research and Management Company


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

-


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

4th August 2008


6.  Date on which issuer notified:

6th August 2008


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

6%


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)

31,858,286

31,858,286




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)

32,358,286


32,358,286


6.0573%



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


N/A






Total (A+B) (where applicable in accordance with national law)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

32,358,286

32,358,286

6.0573%


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 AngelesCalifornia on 6th August 2008


12. Contact name:

 Neil Colgan

 Assistant Company Secretary


13. Contact telephone number:

+353 1 634 4340



APPENDIX 


As of 4th August 2008


CRH plc



Number of Shares

Percent of Outstanding

Capital Research and Management Company ('CRMC') holdings

32,358,286

6.057%




Holdings by CRMC:




Capital Research and Management Company

32,358,286

6.057%


        

        

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