Holding in Company

CRH PLC
16 March 2001

16 March 2001



                           CRH plc ('the Company')

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The Company has been notified by The Capital Group Companies, Inc. on behalf
of its affiliates, including Capital Guardian Trust Company, Capital
International Limited, Capital International S.A. and Capital International,
Inc. (together 'CGC'), pursuant to section 67 of the Companies Act 1990, that
as at 12 March 2001 CGC had an interest in 24,737,604 Ordinary Shares of CRH
plc representing 5.96 per cent of the Company's issued Ordinary Share Capital.



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