CRH PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2015

Mar 10, 2015

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RNS Number : 0914H

CRH PLC

10 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):

6th March 2015

6.  Date on which issuer notified:

10th March 2015

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

3%, 4%, 5% upwards

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)	Below minimum threshold	Below minimum threshold

	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)		0	40,688,713	0	4.99%

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
Physical-settled Call Options	18/12/2015	On Maturity	249,009	0.03%

Total (A+B) (where applicable in accordance with national law)	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
40,937,722	40,937,722	5.02%

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.: 40,937,722 (5.02%)

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

J.P. Morgan Securities Plc: 40,788,316 (5.00%)

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

10. In case of proxy voting:

N/A

11. Additional information:

Done at London on 10th March 2015

12. Contact name:

Neil Colgan

Company Secretary

13. Contact telephone number:

+353 1 634 4340

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