4th May 2007 18:00
CRH PLC04 May 2007 N E W S R E L E A S E May 4, 2007 CRH controls 99.49% of the Getaz Romang shares CRH plc, the international building materials group, announced today that at theend of the public tender offer acceptance period for Getaz Romang Holding, whichexpired on 3 May 2007, 99.24% of the publicly outstanding shares had beennotified for acceptance. Taking into account the shares purchased by CRH in themarketplace prior to the publication of the offer, the shares conditionallypurchased from Messrs. Miauton and Mottier and the shares held in treasury,subject to the remaining conditions to the offer being fulfilled or waived, CRHwill control 99.49% of the share capital of Getaz Romang. Settlement andcompletion is expected before the end of May. CRH intends to petition for the invalidation of the remaining publicly heldshares of Getaz Romang in compliance with the Swiss takeover rules. CRH furtherintends to delist Getaz Romang from the Swiss Stock Exchange. Contact CRH at Dublin 404 1000 (+353 1 404 1000)Liam O'Mahony, Chief ExecutiveMyles Lee, Finance DirectorEimear O'Flynn, Head of Investor RelationsMaeve Carton, Group Controller CRH plc, Belgard Castle , Clondalkin, Dublin 22, Ireland TELEPHONE +353.1.4041000 FAX +353.1.4041007 E-MAIL [email protected] WEBSITE www.crh.com Registered Office, 42 Fitzwilliam Square , Dublin 2, Ireland This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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