Annual Information Update

CRH PLC 27 April 2007 CRH plc ANNUAL INFORMATION UPDATE ('AIU') CRH plc (the 'Company') published its Annual Report on 4th April 2007. This annual information document has been prepared by the Company in accordance with the provisions of Part 11 of the Prospectus (Directive 2003/71/EC) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No 324 of 2005) and has been submitted to the Irish Stock Exchange for filing with the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority (the Financial Regulator) in accordance with the provisions of the Prospectus Rules issued by the Financial Regulator. The Company is also publishing the AIU via a Regulatory Information Service today and making it available in the Investor Relations section of its website, www.crh.com, under News & Events. List of Announcements and Filings The following is a list of all announcements and filings of a regulatory nature, i.e. as prescribed by the rules of the markets on which the securities are admitted to trading, in the previous 12 months, together with the date of the release. This includes all announcements and filings made under the rules of the Irish Stock Exchange and the UK Listing Authority. This also includes all Companies Registration Office filings during the period, which are listed separately from the market filings. (i) Regulatory announcements and filings made to the Irish Stock Exchange and UK Listing Authority via a Regulatory Information Service 25-Apr-06 Scrip Dividend Alternative 26-Apr-06 Directorate Change 26-Apr-06 Acquisition 27-Apr-06 Director/PDMR Shareholding 02-May-06 Acquisition 03-May-06 AGM Statement 04-May-06 Directorate Change 04-May-06 Result of AGM 08-May-06 Director/PDMR Shareholding 22-May-06 Senior Management Changes 13-June-06 Trading Update Notification 13-June-06 Director/PDMR Shareholding 14-June-06 Director/PDMR Shareholding 19-June-06 Exclusivity Agreement 21-June-06 Director/PDMR Shareholding 21-June-06 CRH Performance Share Plan 28-June-06 Board Appointment 30-June-06 Holdings in Company 04-July-06 Director Declaration 05-July-06 Trading Statement 05-July-06 Development Strategy Update 01-Aug-06 Investment in Joint Venture 11-Aug-06 Financial Calendar 21-Aug-06 Acquisition 29-Aug-06 Acquisition 29-Aug-06 Interim Results 29-Aug-06 Director/PDMR Shareholding 31-Aug-06 Director/PDMR Shareholding 08-Sept-06 Issue of Debt 11-Sep-06 Holdings in Company 12-Sep-06 Further re Interim Dividend 18-Sep-06 Holdings in Company 21-Sep-06 Holdings in Company 22-Sept-06 2006 Interim Scrip Dividend 25-Sept-06 Holdings in Company 02-Oct-06 Blocklisting Interim Review 05-Oct-06 Director/PDMR Shareholding 06-Oct-06 Senior Management Appointment 10-Oct-06 China 17-Oct-06 China 24-Oct-06 2006 Interim Scrip Dividend 26-Oct-06 Director/PDMR Shareholding 03-Nov-06 Director/PDMR Shareholding 28-Nov-06 Director/PDMR Shareholding 11-Dec-06 Additional Listing 12-Dec-06 Disposal 13-Dec-06 Trading Update Notification 20-Dec-06 Directorate Change 21-Dec-06 Cement Investment in Ireland 22-Dec-06 Total Voting Rights 27-Dec-06 Director Declaration 02-Jan-07 Holdings in Company 03-Jan-07 Acquisition 03-Jan-07 Trading Statement 03-Jan-07 Development Strategy Update 12-Jan-07 Director Declaration 18-Jan-07 Total Voting Rights 25-Jan-07 Senior Management Changes 31-Jan-07 Total Voting Rights 9-Feb-07 Acquisition 22-Feb-07 Directorate Change 28-Feb-07 Total Voting Rights 05-Mar-07 Public Tender Offer* 6-Mar-07 Final Results 7-Mar-07 Deferred Shares 7-Mar-07 Director/PDMR Shareholding 8-Mar-07 Director/PDMR Shareholding 8-Mar-07 Director/PDMR Shareholding 21-Mar-07 Director Declaration 21-Mar-07 Scrip Dividend 22-Mar-07 Director/PDMR Shareholding 26-Mar-07 Issue of Equity 29-Mar-07 UN JI Project 30-Mar-07 Total Voting Rights 02-Apr-07 Blocklisting Interim Review 02-Apr-07 Director/PDMR Shareholding 03-Apr-07 Employee Benefit Trust 05-Apr-07 Annual Report & Scrip Dividend 05-Apr-07 Employee Benefit Trust 11-Apr-07 Director/PDMR Shareholding 12-Apr-07 Director/PDMR Shareholding 12-Apr-07 Employee Benefit Trust 12-Apr-07 Employee Benefit Trust 16-Apr-07 Acquisition* 16-Apr-07 Acquisition 19-Apr-07 Employee Benefit Trust 19-Apr-07 Director/PDMR Shareholding 26-Apr-07 Employee Benefit Trust In addition to the above, the Company made the following filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the 'SEC') via the EDGAR filing system ('EDGAR'): • Annual Report on Form 20-F on 30th May 2006 • Form of Deposit Agreement on Form F-6 on 8th November 2006 (ii) Companies Registration Office Filings 28-Apr-2006 B10 09-May-2006 B5C 09-May-2006 G1 09-May-2006 G2 09-May-2006 B10 16-May-2006 B6 19-May-2006 B5C 30-May-2006 B1C 02-Jun-2006 B5C 26-Jun-2006 B5C 03-Jul-2006 B10 07-Jul-2006 B10 21-Jul-2006 B5C 21-Aug-2006 B5C 14-Sep-2006 B10 18-Sep-2006 B5C 13-Oct-2006 B5C 14-Nov-2006 B5C 14-Nov-2006 B5C 21-Nov-2006 B6 14-Dec-2006 B5C 09-Jan-2007 B5C 11-Jan-2007 B10 27-Feb-2007 B5C 28-Mar-2007 B5C Availability of the full text of the Announcements/Filings Details of all regulatory announcements are available on the websites of the Irish Stock Exchange, the London Stock Exchange and the SEC (www.ise.ie, www.londonstockexchange.com and.www.sec.gov respectively). Copies of any filings made with the Companies Registration Office will be available from the Companies Registration Office (www.cro.ie). * Filings on 5th March 2007 and 16th April 2007 were restricted news releases and were not filed with the SEC via EDGAR. Accuracy of the Information The information referred to in this update was up to date at the time the information was published but some information may now be out of date. 27th April 2007 Contact: A. Malone Company Secretary, CRH plc Tel: 00 3531 6344340 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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