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):

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

29^th January 2015

6.  Date on which issuer notified:

30^th January 2015

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

Holding has gone below 6%

8. Notified Details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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

10. In case of proxy voting:

11. Additional information:

      Done at 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. on 30^th January 2015.

12. Contact name:

Neil Colgan

Company Secretary

13. Contact telephone number:

+353 1 634 4340