Holding(s) in Company

24th Mar 2009 11:15



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:

Capital Group International, Inc.

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

5.  Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached):

19th March 2009

6.  Date on which issuer notified:

23rd March 2009

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 use ISIN CODE)	Situation previous to the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights
Ordinary Shares (IE00B55PBD40)	Below 3%
Ordinary Shares (IE0001827041)

	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 (IE00B55PBD40)	3,659,054		3,659,054		0.5345%
Ordinary Shares (IE0001827041)	17,204,174		17,204,174		2.5132%

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
N/A

Total (A+B) (where applicable in accordance with national law)	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
20,863,228	20,863,228	3.0477%

9.  Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are   

effectively held, if applicable:

n/a

10. In case of proxy voting: 

 n/a

11. Additional information:

Done at Los Angeles, California on 20th March 2009

12. Contact name:

 Angela Malone

 Company Secretary

13. Contact telephone number:

 +353 1 634 4340

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Related Shares:

CRH