5th Feb 2008 18:25
CRH PLC05 February 2008 Standard Form TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached: CRH plc 2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriatebracket/s): ( X ) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights ( ) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result inthe 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: FMR LLC and Fidelity International Limited and their direct subsidiaries 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) : 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached): 30th January 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified: 4th February 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3% 8. Notified Details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares (if possible Situation previous to the triggering transactionuse ISIN CODE) Number of shares Number of voting rights Ordinary Shares 16,277,466 16,277,466(IE0001827041) Resulting situation after the triggering transactionClass/type of shares (if Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rightspossible use ISIN CODE) Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ordinary Shares 16,806,463 16,806,463 3.08%(IE0001827041) B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration date Exercise/conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rightsfinancial period/date that may be acquired (ifinstrument the instrument exercised/ converted)N/A Total (A+B) (where applicable in accordance with Number of voting rights % of voting rightsnational law) 16,806,463 16,806,463 3.08% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: See attached schedule received from Fidelity. 10. In case of proxy voting: FMR LLC and Fidelity International Limited willacquire to hold 528,997 voting rights as of 30 January 2008. 11. Additional information: None 12. Contact name: Angela Malone Company Secretary 13. Contact telephone number: +353 1 634 4340 SCHEDULE TO TR-1 FORM - RECEIVED FROM FIDELITY Issuer name CRH plc Current ownership percentage 3.08% Total shares held 16,806,463 Issued share capital 545,353,346 Shares held Nominee Management Company FMR LLC is the parent holding company of 56,960 Bank of New York FMRCOFidelity Management & Research Company 92,000 Bank of New York FMTC(FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual 31,134 Bank of New York PTCfunds, and Fidelity Management Trust Company 464,699 Bank of New York Brussels FIL(FMTC) and Pyramis Global Advisors Trust 22,400 Bank of New York Brussels FPMCompany (PGATC), a US state chartered bank 9,300 Bank of New York Europe LDN FILwhich acts as a trustee or investment manager 81,003 Bermuda Trust Far East HK FIMHKof various pension and trust accounts and 524,000 BNP Paribas, Paris FIGESTPyramis Global Advisors LLC (PGALLC). 141,400 BNP Paribas, Paris FILLimited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management 77,400 BNP Paribas, Paris (C) FIL(FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (PIJ) and 2,665,310 Brown Bros Harriman Ltd Lux FILFidelity Investments International (FII), 373,151 Brown Brothers Harriman and Co FIJinvestment managers for various non-US 18,900 Brown Brothers Harriman and Co FILinvestment companies and institutional 176,300 Brown Brothers Harriman and Co FMRCOclients. 438,800 CDC Finance FIGEST 21,000 Chase Manhttn BK AG Frnkfrt (s) FPM 38 Dexia Privatbank FPM 440,085 HSBC Bank Plc FIL 3,100 HSBC Trinkaus Und Burkh AG FILFMR LLC is the parent holding company of 7,862 ING Luxembourg FILFidelity Management & Research Company 4,818,300 JP Morgan Chase Bank FMRCO(FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual 10,300 JP Morgan Chase Bank FMTCfunds, and Fidelity Management Trust Company 21,214 JP Morgan Chase Bank PTC(FMTC) and Pyramis Global Advisors Trust 811,140 JP Morgan, Bournemouth FILCompany (PGATC), a US state chartered bank 3,757,529 JP Morgan, Bournemouth FISLwhich acts as a trustee or investment manager 27,200 JP Morgan, Bournemouth FPMof various pension and trust accounts and 29,332 Master Trust Bank of Japan FIJPyramis Global Advisors LLC (PGALLC). 8,400 Mellon Bank N.A. FMRCO 180,643 Mellon Bank N.A. FMTC 34,960 Nomura Trust and Banking FIJ 3,300 Norddeutsche Landersbank FIL 11,300 Northern Trust Co FIL 54,600 Northern Trust Co FMRCO 54,900 Northern Trust Co FMTC 31,800 Northern Trust London FIL 20,200 Northern Trust London FMRCO 52,800 Northern Trust London FPM 8,600 State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn (s) FIL 599,834 State Str Bk and Tr Co Lndn (s) FPM 98,900 State Street Bank and Tr Co FICL 9,010 State Street Bank and Tr Co FMR 36,900 State Street Bank and Tr Co FMRCO 219,374 State Street Bank and Tr Co FMTC 10,600 State Street Bank and Tr Co PTC 19,800 State Street Hong Kong FIA(K)L 26 N/A N/A 25,359 Morgan Stanley London FIL 25,200 BNP Paribas Frankfurt FPM 26,900 CDC Finance - CDC Ixis FIL 82,254 Kas Bank Nv (s) FIL 70,946 Mellon Bank (s) (c) FIL This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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