RNS Number : 0653S
CRH PLC
02 July 2015



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):

1stJuly 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

2ndJuly 2015

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Holding has gone above 10%

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)

82,160,637

82,160,637


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

82,424,249

N/A

10.03%

SUBTOTAL A

(based on aggregate voting rights)


82,424,249

10.03%

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

82,424,249

82,424,249

10.03%

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 2ndJuly 2015.

12. Contact name:

Diarmuid Enright

Assistant Company Secretary

13. Contact telephone number:

+353 1 634 4340


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