RNS Number : 1045H
CRH PLC
26 November 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):

See section 9

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

24th November 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

26th November 2015

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

Investment Manager Holding has gone below 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)

74,653,916

74,653,916


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

74,466,025

N/A

9.05%

SUBTOTAL A

(based on aggregate voting rights)


74,466,025

9.05%

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

74,466,025

74,466,025

9.05%

9.Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Each of the following entities, which are wholly owned subsidiaries of BlackRock, Inc., hold the following interests in voting rights in their capacity as Investment Manager on behalf of clients:

Investment Manager

Voting Rights

%

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited

32,833,628

3.99%

BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited

15,541,913

1.89%

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association

10,813,419

1.31%

BlackRock Fund Advisors

9,497,868

1.15%

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

1,336,013

0.16%

BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.

1,007,224

0.12%

BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG

1,004,357

0.12%

BlackRock (Isle of Man) Limited

522,398

0.06%

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

432,525

0.05%

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

325,861

0.04%

BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited

325,344

0.04%

BlackRock International Limited

323,484

0.04%

BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.

273,486

0.03%

BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited

210,354

0.03%

BlackRock (Singapore) Limited

12,703

0.00%

BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited

5,448

0.00%

10. In case of proxy voting:

11. Additional information:

Done at 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. on 25th November 2015.

12. Contact name:

Neil Colgan

Company Secretary

13. Contact telephone number:

+353 1 634 4340


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