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CRH PLC 19 June 2007 19th June 2007 CRH plc ('the Company') ----------------------- The Company received notification today, 19th June 2007, from The Capital Group Companies, Inc. on behalf of its affiliates, including Capital Research and Management Company, Capital International S.A., Capital International, Inc., Capital International Limited and Capital Guardian Trust Company (together 'CGC'), pursuant to Section 67 of the Companies Act 1990, that, as at 15th June 2007, CGC had an interest in 27,736,928 Ordinary Shares of CRH plc representing 5.08 per cent of the Company's issued Ordinary Share Capital. The following schedule of registered holders was attached to the notification: The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ('CG') holdings: Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: Capital Guardian Trust Company 11,716,521 Capital International Limited 4,222,281 Capital International S.A. 1,145,397 Capital International, Inc. 2,497,710 Capital Research and Management Company 8,155,019 Capital Guardian Trust Company Registered Name Shares State Street Nominees Limited 138,700 Canary Wharf 27th Floor 1 Canada Square London E14 5AF UK Bank of New York Nominees 5,900 Bank of New York 3 Birchin Lane London EC3V 9BY UK Northern Trust 209,709 c/o NorTrust Nominees Limited 155 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3XS UK Chase Nominees Limited 84,463 Woolgate House Coleman Street London EC2P 2HD UK BT Globenet Nominees Limited 45,034 1 Appold Street Broadgate London EC2A 2HE UK Investors Bank and Trust Co. 8,600 Credit Suisse London Branch 64,400 24 Bishopsgate London EC2N 4BQ UK Cede & Co. 51,400 55 Water Street New York, NY 10006 Northern London 55,430 US Trust 1,000 Royal Trust 8,500 Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. 37,600 Nortrust Nominees 227,800 155 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3XS UK Pictet and Cie(Baring) 800 Baring Bros. 8 Bishopsgate London EC2N 4AE UK Bank of Ireland 2,049,798 International Financial Services Centre 1 Harbourmaster Place Dublin 1 Allied Irish Banks plc 300,247 Stock Exchange and Trust Services Bank Centre, PO Box 512 Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 Morgan Stanley 4,600 Mellon Bank 71,700 Global Custody Division 1 Mellon Bank Centre, Room 1310 Pittsburgh, PA 15252-0001 MSS Nominees Limited 1,300 Midland Bank plc Mariner House, Pepys London EC3N 4DA J.P. Morgan 12,267 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 517,419 Wells Fargo 3,100 Deutsche Bank AG 200 23 Great Winchester Street London EC2P 2AX United Kingdom State Street Australia Limited 30,200 Australia Mellon Bank N.A. 240,365 London Branch London UK Alibank Nominees Limited 1,022,221 Allied Irish Banks, Stock Exchange and Trust Services Bank Centre, PO Box 512 Dublin, Ballsbridge Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited 5,755,323 Bank of Ireland International Financial Services Centre 1 Harbourmaster Place Dublin 1 Citibank N.A. (Dublin) 22,999 IFSC House Custom House Quay Dublin 1 AIB Custodial Nominees Limited 1,900 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited 97,800 150 Buchanan Street Glasgow G1 2DY United Kingdom AIB Bank, Dublin 4,700 Bermuda Trust (Far East) Limited 19,606 39/F Edinburgh Tower The Landmark 15 Queens Road Central Hong Kong JP Morgan Chase Bank 557,340 RBC Dexia 64,100 71 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4DE United Kingdom TOTAL 11,716,521 Capital International Limited Registered Name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 22,600 Canary Wharf 27th Floor, 1 Canada Square 3 Birchin Lane London EC3V 9BY UK Bank of New York Nominees 1,256,482 Bank of New York 3 Birchin Lane London EC3V 9BY UK Northern Trust 298,763 c/o NorTrust Nominees Limited 155 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3XS UK Chase Manhattan 70,200 82 Pitt Street Sydney, NSW 2000 Australia Cede & Co. 32,953 55 Water Street New York, NY 10006 Northern London 45,795 Citibank London 53,070 11 Old Jewry London EC2R 8D8 UK Nortrust Nominees 89,500 155 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3XS UK Bank of Ireland 637,267 International Financial Services Centre 1 Harbourmaster Place Dublin 1 Allied Irish Banks plc 654,970 Stock Exchange and Trust Services Bank Centre, PO Box 512 Ballsbridge Dublin 4 State Street London Limited 156,541 12-13 Nicholas Lane London EC4N 78N UK MSS Nominees Limited 35,900 Midland Bank plc Mariner House, Pepys London EC3N 4DA UK State Street Bank & Trust Co. 24,600 Deutsche Bank AG 152,300 23 Great Winchester Street London EC2P 2AX UK HSBC Bank plc 24,197 Securities Services, Mariner house Pepys Street London EC3N 4DA Mellon Bank NA 2,300 London branch London UK Alibank Nominees Limited 228,250 Allied Irish Banks, Stock Exchange and Trust Services Bank Centre, PO Box 512 Ballsbridge Dublin 4 Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited 268,131 Bank of Ireland International Financial Services Centre 1 Harbourmaster Place Dublin 1 AIB Custodial Nominees Limited 54,200 Clydesdale Bank plc 10,300 JP Morgan Chase Bank 103,962 Total 4,222,281 Capital International S.A. Registered name Local Shares Chase Manhattan Luxembourg 298,088 Pictet & Cie, Geneva 5,300 Brown Bros. 70,500 One Mellon Bank Center Pittsburgh, PA 15258 Bank of Ireland 170,674 International Financial Services Centre 1 Harbourmaster place Dublin 1 Allied Irish Banks plc 396,683 Stock Exchange and Trust Services Bank Centre, PO Box 512 Ballsbridge Dublin 4 Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited 130,252 Bank of Ireland International Financial Services Centre 1 Harbourmaster Place JP Morgan Chase Bank 73,900 TOTAL 1,145,397 Capital International Inc. Registered name Local Shares State Street Nominees Limited 16,400 Canary Wharf 27th Floor, 1 Canada Sq. London E14 5AF UK Bank of New York Nominees 62,210 Bank of New York 3 Birchin Lane London EC3V 9BY UK Cede & Co. 9,800 55 Water Street New York, NY 10006 Citibank NA (Hong Kong) 93,724 PO Box 14 Citicorp Centre 18 Whitsield Road, Causeway Bay Hong Kong Nortrust Nominees 3,800 155 Bishopsgate London EC2M 3XS United Kingdom Bank of Ireland 796,544 International Financial Centre 1 Harbourmaster Place Dublin 1 Allied Irish Banks plc 84,400 Stock Exchange and Trust Services Bank Centre, PO Box 512 Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 150,000 Citibank NA 31,676 Toronto State Street Australia Limited 86,617 Australia Alibank Nominees Limited 57,480 Allied Irish Banks, Stock Exchange and Trust Services Bank Centre, PO Box 512 Dublin, Ballsbridge Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited 814,553 Bank of Ireland International Financial Services Centre 1 Harbourmaster Place Dublin 1 Citibank N.A. (Dublin) 115,706 IFSC House Custom House Quay Dublin 1 AIB Custodial Nominees Limited 7,900 JP Morgan Chase Bank 166,900 Total 2,497,710 Capital Research and Management Company Registered Name Local Shares Chase Nominees Limited 808,235 Woolgate House Coleman Street London EC2P 2HD UK Bank of Ireland 2,869,397 Bank of Ireland IFSC 1 Harbourmaster Place Dublin 1 State Street Bank & Trust Co. 1,747,307 Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited 2,730,080 Bank of Ireland IFSC 1 Harbourmaster Place Dublin 1 Total 8,155,019 Contact Angela Malone Company Secretary Tel: 00 3531 6344340 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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