CRH PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2015

Nov 24, 2015

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RNS Number : 8386G

CRH PLC

24 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:

Baillie Gifford & Co

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

Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited and Baillie Gifford & Co as discretionary managers for their clients

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

20th November 2015

6.  Date on which issuer notified:

23rd November 2015

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

3%

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 3%

	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)			25,216,520		3.06%
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)

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
25,216,520	25,216,520	3.06%

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

Baillie Gifford & Co (parent company)

Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Baillie Gifford & Co) holds 1.58% as discretionary manager for its clients.

10. In case of proxy voting:

n/a

11. Additional information:

Done at Edinburgh on 23rd November 2015.

Contact Name:        Paul Salmond, Compliance Manager

Compliance Department

Baillie Gifford & Co.

Contact Tel:             +44 131 275 3169

12. Contact name:

Neil Colgan

Company Secretary

13. Contact telephone number:

+353 1 634 4340

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