Standard Form TR-1
Voting rights attached to shares– Article 12(1) of directive 2004/109/EC
Financial instruments – Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive 2007/14/EC[i]
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached [ii]:
CRH PLC
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
[ 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
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation [iii]:
BlackRock, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) [iv]:
See Section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached [v]: 23/03/2026
6. Date on which issuer notified: 25/03/2026
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Holdings for BlackRock, Inc. have gone above 7%.
8. Notified details:
A) Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE) |
Situation previous to the Triggering transaction [vi] |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction [vii] [viii] |
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Number of Shares [ix] |
Number of Voting rights [x] |
Number of shares [xi] |
Number of voting rights [xii] |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
Direct [xiii] |
Indirect [xiv] |
Direct |
Indirect |
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IE0001827041 |
N/A |
46,070,304 |
N/A |
N/A |
46,703,514 |
N/A |
6.97% |
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights) |
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46,703,514 |
6.97% |
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B) Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction [xv] |
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Type of financial instrument |
Expiration Date [xvi] |
Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date [xvii] |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted |
% of voting rights |
Option |
15 May 2026 |
N/A |
244,300 |
0.03% |
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SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates) |
244,300 |
0.03% |
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Total (A+B) |
number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
46,947,814 |
46,947,814 |
7.00% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable [xviii]:
Each of the following entities, which are wholly owned subsidiaries of BlackRock, Inc., hold the following interests in voting rights in their capacity as Investment Manager on behalf of clients:
Investment Manager |
Voting Rights |
% |
BlackRock Fund Advisors |
19,039,825 |
2.84% |
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
11,995,550 |
1.79% |
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited |
5,524,967 |
0.82% |
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
3,093,841 |
0.46% |
BlackRock Advisors, LLC |
1,432,407 |
0.21% |
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC |
1,351,709 |
0.20% |
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. |
965,773 |
0.14% |
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. |
901,879 |
0.13% |
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited |
838,364 |
0.12% |
Aperio Group, LLC |
727,605 |
0.10% |
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited |
447,493 |
0.06% |
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited |
224,950 |
0.03% |
BlackRock International Limited |
106,169 |
0.01% |
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited |
47,508 |
0.00% |
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. |
5,475 |
0.00% |
10. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [number] voting rights as of [date].
11. Additional information:
Done at 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. on 25 March 2026
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