CRH PLC Holding(s) in Company (2214H)

TIDMCRH TIDMJPM

RNS Number : 2214H

CRH PLC

11 March 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:

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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

J.P. Morgan Securities Plc

J.P. Morgan Whitefriars Inc.

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

9(th) March 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

11(th) March 2015

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

5%, 4%, 3% downwards

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)                                      40,688,713                    40,668,713 
--------------------------------------------------  ----------------------  --------------------------- 
 
 
                                              Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
------------------------  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Class/type of shares (if          Number of shares  Number of voting rights            % of voting rights 
possible use ISIN CODE) 
------------------------  ------------------------  ---------------------------------  ------------------------------- 
                                                    Direct     Indirect                Direct  Indirect 
------------------------  ------------------------  ------  -------------------------  ------  ----------------------- 
Ordinary Shares                                                Below minimum                   Below minimum threshold 
 (IE0001827041)                                                threshold 
------------------------  ------------------------  ------  -------------------------  ------  ----------------------- 
 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 
 Type of       Expiration   Exercise/conversion   Number of voting         % of voting 
  financial     date         period/date           rights that may          rights 
  instrument                                       be acquired (if 
                                                   the instrument 
                                                   exercised/ converted) 
------------  -----------  --------------------  -----------------------  ------------ 
 
 
 
 Total (A+B) (where applicable in accordance with national law)   Number of voting rights   % of voting rights 
---------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------  ------------------------ 
  Below minimum threshold                                         Below minimum threshold   Below minimum threshold 
---------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------  ------------------------ 
 

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

Total disclosable holding for JPMorgan Chase & Co.: Below minimum threshold

Holdings by controlled undertakings of JPMorgan Chase & Co. are as follows:

J.P. Morgan Securities Plc: Below minimum threshold

J.P. Morgan Whitefriars Inc.: Below minimum threshold

10. In case of proxy voting:

N/A

11. Additional information:

Done at London on 11(th) March 2015

12. Contact name:

Neil Colgan

Company Secretary

13. Contact telephone number:

[phone]

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