Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 4684G

CRH PLC

01 February 2010

 



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:

BlackRock, 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):

31^st December 2009

6.  Date on which issuer notified:

5^th January 2010

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

3%

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)	n/a	n/a

	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)	24,701,820		24,701,820		3.54%

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
24,701,820	24,701,820	3.54%

9.  Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are   effectively held, if applicable:

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 24,701,820 (3.54%)

10. In case of proxy voting:

N/A

11. Additional information:

      N/A

12. Contact name:

Neil Colgan

Company Secretary

13. Contact telephone number:

[phone]

 

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