Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8966I

CRH PLC

19 March 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:

BlackRock, 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):

17^th March 2010

6.  Date on which issuer notified:

19^th March 2010

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

4%

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)	24,701,820	24,701,820

	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)	27,957,585		27,957,585		4.00%

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
CFD			134,401	0.02

Total (A+B) (where applicable in accordance with national law)	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
28,091,986	28,091,986	4.02%

9.  Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are   effectively held, if applicable:

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 28,091,986 (4.02%)

10. In case of proxy voting:

N/A

11. Additional information:

      Done at 33 King William Street, London EC4R 9A5 on 19^th March 2010

12. Contact name:

Neil Colgan

Company Secretary

13. Contact telephone number:

[phone]

 

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