Holding(s) in Company
Standard Form TR-1
Voting rights attached to shares– Article 12(1) of directive 2004/109/EC
Financial instruments – Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive 2007/14/EC[i]
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached [ii]:
CRH PLC
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
[ 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
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation [iii]:
BlackRock, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) [iv]:
See Section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached [v]: 23/03/2026
6. Date on which issuer notified: 25/03/2026
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Holdings for BlackRock, Inc. have gone above 7%.
8. Notified details:
A) Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE)
Situation previous to the Triggering transaction [vi]
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction [vii] [viii]
Number of Shares [ix]
Number of Voting rights [x]
Number of shares [xi]
Number of voting rights [xii]
% of voting rights
Direct
Direct [xiii]
Indirect [xiv]
Direct
Indirect
IE0001827041
N/A
46,070,304
N/A
N/A
46,703,514
N/A
6.97%
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights)
46,703,514
6.97%
B) Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction [xv]
Type of financial instrument
Expiration Date [xvi]
Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date [xvii]
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted
% of voting rights
Option
15 May 2026
N/A
244,300
0.03%
SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates)
244,300
0.03%
Total (A+B)
number of voting rights
% of voting rights
46,947,814
46,947,814
7.00%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable [xviii]:
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 Fund Advisors
19,039,825
2.84%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association
10. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold [number] voting rights as of [date].
11. Additional information:
Done at 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. on 25 March 2026
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