7th Jan 2010 15:00
CRH has been advised by Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC") that the following TR-1 form does not reflect an acquisition of shares, but reflects the fact that, as of 1st January 2010, CRMC has been granted proxy voting authority by funds under management that previously voted independently from CRMC. The Growth Fund of America, Inc. ("GFA") was one of the funds that previously voted independently from CRMC. On 7th January 2010, GFA notified CRH that its shareholding is 30,131,457 and that the number of voting rights attached to those shares is nil (see separate RNS announcement). On 30th December 2009, CRMC notified CRH that its shareholding (and equivalent number of voting rights) was 34,997,266 shares (5.0166% of the issued share capital of CRH).
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):
[ ] 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
[ X ] Other (please specify) This report does not reflect an acquisition of shares, but rather on 1st January
2010 CRMC began exercising the voting rights on funds that previously voted their own shares.
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:
Capital Research and Management Company
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
-
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached):
1st January 2010
6. Date on which issuer notified:
6th January 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
10%
8. Notified Details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
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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) |
35,067,266 |
35,067,266 |
|
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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|
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) |
73,418,273 |
73,418,273 |
10.5162% |
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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 |
|
73,418,273 |
73,418,273 |
10.5162% |
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: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [number] voting rights as of [date]:
N/A
11. Additional information:
Done at Los Angeles, California on 4th January 2010
12. Contact name:
Neil Colgan
Company Secretary
13. Contact telephone number:
+353 1 634 4340
Related Shares:
CRH