24th Nov 2015 18:00
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:
BlackRock, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
See section 9
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached):
17th November 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:
24th November 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Investment Manager Holding has gone above 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) | 81,873,998 | 81,873,998 |
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) | N/A | N/A | 74,653,916 | N/A | 9.07% |
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights) |
74,653,916 |
9.07% | |||
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 |
Total (A+B) (where applicable in accordance with national law) | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
74,653,916 |
74,653,916 |
9.07% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
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 Investment Management (UK) Limited | 33,052,273 | 4.02% |
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 15,537,116 | 1.89% |
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | 10,835,874 | 1.32% |
BlackRock Fund Advisors | 9,462,283 | 1.15% |
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | 1,336,013 | 0.16% |
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd. | 1,007,358 | 0.12% |
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG | 1,003,382 | 0.12% |
BlackRock (Isle of Man) Limited | 522,398 | 0.06% |
BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 432,525 | 0.05% |
BlackRock International Limited | 323,484 | 0.04% |
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited | 322,516 | 0.04% |
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | 316,592 | 0.04% |
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. | 273,486 | 0.03% |
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited | 210,465 | 0.03% |
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited | 12,703 | 0.00% |
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited | 5,448 | 0.00% |
10. In case of proxy voting:
11. Additional information:
Done at 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. on 19th November 2015.
12. Contact name:
Neil Colgan
Company Secretary
13. Contact telephone number:
+353 1 634 4340
Related Shares:
CRH