Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2039F

CRH PLC

07 January 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:

The Growth Fund of America, 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):

1st January 2010

6.  Date on which issuer notified:

7th 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)	30,131,457	30,131,457

	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)	30,131,457	0		0%

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
30,131,457	0	0%

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:

Effective 1st January 2010, The Growth Fund of America, Inc. granted proxy voting authority to Capital Research and Management Company, its investment adviser.

12. Contact name:

Neil Colgan

Company Secretary

13. Contact telephone number:

[phone]

 

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