15th Dec 2015 15:02
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:
Baillie Gifford & Co
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited and Baillie Gifford & Co as discretionary managers for their clients.
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached):
11th December 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:
14th December 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
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) | 25,216,520 | |
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) | 33,304,032 | N/A | 4.05% | ||
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights) |
33,304,032 |
4.05% | |||
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 |
33,304,032 |
33,304,032 |
4.05% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Baillie Gifford & Co (parent company)
Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Baillie Gifford & Co) holds 2.04% as discretionary manager for its clients.
10. In case of proxy voting: n/a
11. Additional information:
Done at Edinburgh on 14th December 2015
12. Contact name:
Neil Colgan
Company Secretary
13. Contact telephone number:
+353 1 634 4340
Related Shares:
CRH