Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 7857Q

CRH PLC

17 April 2009

 



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:

Irish Life Investment Managers as agent

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

     Discretionary clients

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

9th April 2009

6.  Date on which issuer notified:

17th April 2009

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

From 2.53% to 3.2948%

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)	17,585,791	17,585,791

	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)	22,568,445	22,568,445		3.2948%

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
22,568,445	22,568,445	3.2948%

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:

    N/A

12. Contact name:

Angela Malone

Company Secretary

13. Contact telephone number:

[phone]

 

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