UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 
 
FORM 6-K
 
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A - 16 OR 15D - 16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



11 December  2015
Commission File No. 001-32846
 
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CRH public limited company
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
 
 
____________________________
 
 
Belgard Castle, Clondalkin,

Dublin 22, Ireland.

(Address of principal executive offices)
____________________________

 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

 
Form 20-F X Form 40-F___
 
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by
Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):_________
 
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by
Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):________
 
 


 
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):
08th December 2015
 
6. Date on which issuer notified:
10th December 2015
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Total holding has gone below 9%
 
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)
74,466,025
74,466,025
 

 
 
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
74,030,167
N/A
8.99%
SUBTOTAL A
(based on aggregate voting rights)
  
74,030,167
8.99%
 
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
 
 
 
         
 

 
Total (A+B) (where applicable in accordance with national law)
Number of voting rights
% of voting rights
 
74,030,167
74,030,167
8.99%
 
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
32,115,234
3.90%
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
15,570,465
1.89%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association
10,839,772
1.32%
BlackRock Fund Advisors
9,719,905
1.18%
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
1,335,862
0.16%
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG
1,009,037
0.12%
BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.
993,530
0.12%
BlackRock (Isle of Man) Limited
522,398
0.06%
BlackRock Advisors, LLC
432,525
0.05%
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
337,599
0.04%
BlackRock International Limited
325,111
0.04%
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
319,756
0.04%
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.
273,486
0.03%
BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited
216,606
0.03%
BlackRock (Singapore) Limited
13,433
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 10th December 2015.
 
12. Contact name:
Neil Colgan
Company Secretary
 
13. Contact telephone number:
+353 1 634 4340
 

 
 
SIGNATURE
 
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
CRH public limited company
(Registrant)
 
 
Date: 11 December 2015
 
 
By:___/s/Maeve Carton___
M. Carton
Finance Director