Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 5787D

CRH PLC

16 September 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):

[ 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:

Capital Group International, 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):

12th September 2008

6.  Date on which issuer notified:

16th September 2008

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

Below 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)	16,365,510	16,365,510

	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)	15,119,924		15,119,924		2.8383%

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
15,119,924	15,119,924	2.8383%

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: 

 n/a

11. Additional information:

     Done at Los Angeles, California on 15th September 2008

12. Contact name:

 Angela Malone

 Company Secretary

13. Contact telephone number:

[phone]

APPENDIX 

As of 12th September 2008

CRH plc

	Number of Shares	Percent of Outstanding
Capital Group International, Inc. ('CGII') holdings:	15,119,924	2.838%
Holdings by CGII Management Companies and Funds:
Capital Guardian Trust Company	11,640,415	2.185%
Capital International Limited	1,321,826	0.248%
Capital International S.A.	906,897	0.170%
Capital International, Inc.	1,250,786	0.235%

 

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