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CRH PLC 25 September 2006 25th September 2006 CRH plc ('the Company') ----------------------- The Company received notification on 22nd September 2006 from The Capital Group Companies, Inc. on behalf of its affiliates, including Capital Research and Management Company, Capital International S.A., Capital International, Inc., Capital International Limited and Capital Guardian Trust Company (together 'CGC'), pursuant to Section 67 of the Companies Act 1990, that, as at 21st September 2006, CGC had an interest in 26,314,940 Ordinary Shares of CRH plc representing 4.86 per cent of the Company's issued Ordinary Share Capital. The following schedule of registered holders was attached to the notification: The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ('CG') holdings: Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: Capital Guardian Trust Company 13,859,945 Capital International Limited 5,565,513 Capital International S.A. 1,061,560 Capital International, Inc. 1,698,857 Capital Research and Management Company 4,129,065 Capital Guardian Trust Company Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 125,600 Canary Wharf 27th Floor 1 Canada Square London E14 5AF UK Bank of New York Nominees 11,300 Bank of New York 3 Birchin Lane London EC3V 9BY UK Northern Trust 238,409 c/o NorTrust Nominees Limited 155 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3XS UK Chase Nominees Limited 69,163 Woolgate House Coleman Street London EC2P 2HD UK BT Globenet Nominees Limited 61,934 1 Appold Street Broadgate London EC2A 2HE UK Investors Bank and Trust Co. 9,100 Credit Suisse London Branch 49,400 24 Bishopsgate London EC2N 4BQ UK Cede & Co. 47,200 55 Water Street New York, NY 10006 Northern London 89,530 US Trust 1,000 Royal Trust 5,200 Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. 37,600 Nortrust Nominees 190,300 155 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3XS UK Pictet and Cie(Baring) 1,100 Baring Bros. 8 Bishopsgate London EC2N 4AE UK Bank of Ireland 3,287,975 International Financial Services Centre 1 Harbourmaster Place Dublin 1 Allied Irish Banks plc 400,700 Stock Exchange and Trust Services Bank Centre, PO Box 512 Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 Mellon Bank 72,200 Global Custody Division 1 Mellon Bank Centre, Room 1310 Pittsburgh, PA 15252-0001 MSS Nominees Limited 1,300 Midland Bank plc Mariner House, Pepys London EC3N 4DA J.P. Morgan 14,967 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 454,218 Wells Fargo 3,100 Citibank NA 4,600 Toronto Deutsche Bank AG 200 23 Great Winchester Street London EC2P 2AX United Kingdom HSBC Bank plc 100 Securities Services, Mariner House Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA UK Mellon Bank N.A. 173,165 London Branch London UK Alibank Nominees Limited 1,298,268 Allied Irish Banks, Stock Exchange and Trust Services Bank Centre, PO Box 512 Dublin, Ballsbridge Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited 6,444,570 Bank of Ireland International Financial Services Centre 1 Harbourmaster Place Dublin 1 Citibank N.A. (Dublin) 23,000 IFSC House Custom House Quay Dublin 1 AIB Custodial Nominees Limited 1,900 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 79,200 150 Buchanan Street Glasgow G1 2DY United Kingdom AIB Bank, Dublin 2,100 Bermuda Trust (Far East) Limited 20,306 39/F Edinburgh Tower The Landmark 15 Queens Road Central Hong Kong JP Morgan Chase Bank 559,140 RBC Dexia 82,100 71 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4DE United Kingdom TOTAL 13,859,945 Capital International Limited Registered Name Local Shares Bank of New York Nominees 1,547,029 Bank of New York 3 Birchin Lane London EC3V 9BY UK Northern Trust 325,263 c/o NorTrust Nominees Limited 155 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3XS UK Chase Manhattan 70,200 82 Pitt Street Sydney, NSW 2000 Australia Chase Nominees Limited 8,800 Woolgate House Coleman Street London EC2P 2HD UK Cede & Co. 32,953 55 Water Street New York, NY 10006 Northern London 38,795 Citibank London 56,570 11 Old Jewry London EC2R 8D8 UK Nortrust Nominees 65,600 155 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3XS UK Bank of Ireland 839,480 International Financial Services Centre 1 Harbourmaster Place Dublin 1 Allied Irish Banks plc 807,470 Stock Exchange and Trust Services Bank Centre, PO Box 512 Ballsbridge Dublin 4 State Street London Limited 252,241 12-13 Nicholas Lane London EC4N 78N UK MSS Nominees Limited 60,200 Midland Bank plc Mariner House, Pepys London EC3N 4DA UK State Street Bank & Trust Co. 106,870 Deutsche Bank AG 192,500 23 Great Winchester Street London EC2P 2AX UK HSBC Bank plc 13,397 Securities Services, Mariner house Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA Mellon Bank NA 2,300 London branch London UK Alibank Nominees Limited 611,550 Allied Irish Banks, Stock Exchange and Trust Services Bank Centre, PO Box 512 Ballsbridge Dublin 4 Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited 307,733 Bank of Ireland International Financial Services Centre 1 Harbourmaster Place Dublin 1 AIB Custodial Nominees Limited 57,600 Clydesdale Bank plc 24,200 JP Morgan Chase Bank 144,762 Total 5,565,513 Capital International S.A. Registered name Local Shares Chase Manhattan Luxembourg 258,922 Pictet & Cie, Geneva 6,100 Brown Bros. 87,100 One Mellon Bank Center Pittsburgh, PA 15258 Bank of Ireland 148,174 International Financial Services Centre 1 Harbourmaster place Dublin 1 Allied Irish Banks plc 355,102 Stock Exchange and Trust Services Bank Centre, PO Box 512 Ballsbridge Dublin 4 Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited 91,662 Bank of Ireland International Financial Services Centre 1 Harbourmaster Place JP Morgan Chase Bank 114,500 TOTAL 1,061,560 Capital International Inc. Registered name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 9,500 Canary Wharf 27th Floor, 1 Canada Sq. London E14 5AF UK Bank of New York Nominees 24,010 Bank of New York 3 Birchin Lane London EC3V 9BY UK Cede & Co. 3,000 55 Water Street New York, NY 10006 Citibank NA (Hong Kong) 27,624 PO Box 14 Citicorp Centre 18 Whitsield Road, Causeway Bay Hong Kong Brown Bros. 22,300 One Mellon Bank Centre Pittsburgh, PA 15258 Bank of Ireland 666,008 International Financial Centre 1 Harbourmaster Place Dublin 1 Allied Irish Banks plc 55,600 Stock Exchange and Trust Services Bank Centre, PO Box 512 Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 2,300 Citibank NA 18,276 Toronto State Street Australia Limited 11,000 Australia Alibank Nominees Limited 51,880 Allied Irish Banks, Stock Exchange and Trust Services Bank Centre, PO Box 512 Dublin, Ballsbridge Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited 645,253 Bank of Ireland International Financial Services Centre 1 Harbourmaster Place Dublin 1 Citibank N.A. (Dublin) 64,706 IFSC House Custom House Quay Dublin 1 AIB Custodial Nominees Limited 5,300 JP Morgan Chase Bank 92,100 Total 1,698,857 Capital Research and Management Company Registered Name Local Shares Chase Nominees Limited 800,000 Woolgate House Coleman Street London EC2P 2HD UK Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited 147,500 Bank of Ireland IFSC 1 Harbourmaster Place Dublin 1 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 1,716,565 Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited 1,465,000 Bank of Ireland IFSC 1 Harbourmaster Place Dublin 1 Total 4,129,065 Contact Angela Malone Company Secretary Tel: 00 3531 6344340 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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