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):
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached):
12th February 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:
13th February 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Holding has gone above 8%
8. Notified Details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares (if possible use ISIN CODE)
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Situation previous to the triggering transaction
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Number of shares
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Number of voting rights
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Ordinary Shares
(IE0001827041)
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63,591,329
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63,591,329
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Class/type of shares (if possible use ISIN CODE)
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Number of shares
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Number of voting rights
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% of voting rights
|
|
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Direct
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Indirect
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Direct
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Indirect
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Ordinary Shares
(IE0001827041)
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N/A
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N/A
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67,412,664
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N/A
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8.27%
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SUBTOTAL A
(based on aggregate voting rights)
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67,412,664
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8.27%
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B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument
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Expiration date
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Exercise/conversion period/date
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Number of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted)
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% of voting rights
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|
|
|
|
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Total (A+B) (where applicable in accordance with national law)
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Number of voting rights
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% of voting rights
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67,412,664
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67,412,664
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8.27%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
10. In case of proxy voting:
11. Additional information:
Done at 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. on 13th February 2015.
12. Contact name:
Neil Colgan
Company Secretary
13. Contact telephone number:
+353 1 634 4340