Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1073A
CRH PLC
26 January 2011
 



CRH has been advised by The Growth Fund of America, Inc. ("GFA") that it holds 27,986,732 Ordinary Shares in CRH plc (the "Company"), which represents 3.94% of the issued share capital of the Company.  The TR-1 form, set out below, states that GFA has granted proxy voting authority to Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC"), its investment adviser, and that GFA's control of voting rights in the Company is 0%.  This is in line with notifications received from GFA and CRMC in 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):

24th January 2011

 

6.  Date on which issuer notified:

     26th January 2011

 

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

Below 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)

28,538,839

0

 

 


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)

27,986,732

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

27,986,732

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:

GFA has granted proxy voting authority to Capital Research and Management Company, its investment adviser.

Done at Los Angeles, California on 25th January 2011

 

12. Contact name:

Neil Colgan

Company Secretary

 

13. Contact telephone number:

+353 1 634 4340

 


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