Annual Information Update

CRH PLC 15 April 2008 CRH plc ANNUAL INFORMATION UPDATE ('AIU') CRH plc (the 'Company') published its Annual Report on 2nd April 2008. 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 27-Apr-07 Annual Information Update 30-Apr-07 Total Voting Right 02-May-07 Scrip Dividend Alternative 03-May-07 Employee Benefit Trust - Purchase of Shares 04-May-07 Annual Report on Form 20-F 04-May-07 Acquisition 09-May-07 AGM Statement 10-May-07 Result of AGM 10-May-07 Employee Benefit Trust - Purchase of Shares 10-May-07 Directorate Change 15-May-07 Employee Benefit Trust - Purchase of Shares 15-May-07 Director/PDMR Shareholding 15-May-07 Employee Benefit Trust - Scrip Dividend Take-Up 17-May-07 Employee Benefit Trust - Purchase of Shares 17-May-07 Holding(s) in Company 23-May-07 Operations Visit 24-May-07 Director/PDMR Shareholding 31-May-07 Additional Listing 31-May-07 Total Voting Rights 19-Jun-07 Holding(s) in Company 25-Jun-07 Notice of Trading Statement 28-Jun-07 Director/PDMR Shareholding 29-Jun-07 Total Voting Rights 02-Jul-07 CEO Retirement Notification 02-Jul-07 Development Update 02-Jul-07 Trading Statement 02-Jul-07 Holding(s) in Company 10-Jul-07 Holding(s) in Company 25-Jul-07 Directorate Change 27-Jul-07 Director Declaration 31-Jul-07 Total Voting Rights 31-Jul-07 Holding(s) in Company 10-Aug-07 Holding(s) in Company 28-Aug-07 Interim Results 28-Aug-07 Interim Report 30-Aug-07 Acquisition 31-Aug-07 Total Voting Rights 11-Sep-07 Interim Dividend 13-Sep-07 Acquisition 17-Sep-07 Acquisition 18-Sep-07 Director/PDMR Shareholding 19-Sep-07 Director/PDMR Shareholding 20-Sep-07 Director/PDMR Shareholding 21-Sep-07 Director/PDMR Shareholding 21-Sep-07 2007 Interim Scrip Dividend 25-Sep-07 Financial Calendar 28-Sep-07 Director/PDMR Shareholding 28-Sep-07 Total Voting Rights 01-Oct-07 Blocklisting Interim Review 18-Oct-07 Holding(s) in Company 23-Oct-07 2007 Interim Scrip Dividend 31-Oct-07 Total Voting Rights 02-Nov-07 Director/PDMR Shareholding 02-Nov-07 Director/PDMR Shareholding 06-Nov-07 Holding(s) in Company 28-Nov-07 Additional Listing 30-Nov-07 Total Voting Rights 03-Dec-07 Acquisition 03-Dec-07 Director/PDMR Shareholding 17-Dec-07 Holding(s) in Company 19-Dec-07 Trading Statement Notification 31-Dec-07 Total Voting Rights 03-Jan-08 Trading Statement 03-Jan-08 Development Strategy Update 03-Jan-08 Share Repurchase Programme 08-Jan-08 Transaction in Own Shares 09-Jan-08 Transaction in Own Shares 10-Jan-08 Transaction in Own Shares 11-Jan-08 Transaction in Own Shares 11-Jan-08 Holding(s) in Company 14-Jan-08 Transaction in Own Shares 15-Jan-08 Transaction in Own Shares 16-Jan-08 Transaction in Own Shares 17-Jan-08 Transaction in Own Shares 18-Jan-08 Transaction in Own Shares 21-Jan-08 Transaction in Own Shares 22-Jan-08 Transaction in Own Shares 23-Jan-08 Transaction in Own Shares 24-Jan-08 Transaction in Own Shares 29-Jan-08 Transaction in Own Shares 30-Jan-08 Transaction in Own Shares 30-Jan-08 Acquisition 30-Jan-08 Holding(s) in Company 31-Jan-08 Transaction in Own Shares 31-Jan-08 Total Voting Rights 01-Feb-08 Transaction in Own Shares 01-Feb-08 Holding(s) in Company 04-Feb-08 Transaction in Own Shares 05-Feb-08 Holding(s) in Company 05-Feb-08 Transaction in Own Shares 06-Feb-08 Transaction in Own Shares 07-Feb-08 Transaction in Own Shares 08-Feb-08 Transaction in Own Shares 11-Feb-08 Transaction in Own Shares 12-Feb-08 Transaction in Own Shares 13-Feb-08 Transaction in Own Shares 14-Feb-08 Transaction in Own Shares 15-Feb-08 Transaction in Own Shares 18-Feb-08 Transaction in Own Shares 19-Feb-08 Transaction in Own Shares 20-Feb-08 Transaction in Own Shares 21-Feb-08 Transaction in Own Shares 22-Feb-08 Transaction in Own Shares 25-Feb-08 Transaction in Own Shares 26-Feb-08 Transaction in Own Shares 27-Feb-08 Transaction in Own Shares 28-Feb-08 Transaction in Own Shares 29-Feb-08 Transaction in Own Shares 29-Feb-08 Total Voting Rights 03-Mar-08 Transaction in Own Shares 04-Mar-08 Final Results 04-Mar-08 Transaction in Own Shares 05-Mar-08 Employee Benefit Trust - Performance Related Incentive Plan 05-Mar-08 Director/PDMR Shareholding 06-Mar-08 Transaction in Own Shares 06-Mar-08 Director/PDMR Shareholding 06-Mar-08 Director/PDMR Shareholding 07-Mar-08 Transaction in Own Shares 10-Mar-08 Transaction in Own Shares 11-Mar-08 Transaction in Own Shares 12-Mar-08 Transaction in Own Shares 13-Mar-08 Transaction in Own Shares 13-Mar-08 Acquisition 14-Mar-08 Transaction in Own Shares 14-Mar-08 Director Declaration 17-Mar-08 Transaction in Own Shares 18-Mar-08 Transaction in Own Shares 19-Mar-08 2007 Final Scrip Dividend 19-Mar-08 Transaction in Own Shares 20-Mar-08 Transaction in Own Shares 20-Mar-08 Acquisition 25-Mar-08 Transaction in Own Shares 25-Mar-08 Holding(s) in Company 26-Mar-08 Transaction in Own Shares 27-Mar-08 Transaction in Own Shares 28-Mar-08 Transaction in Own Shares 31-Mar-08 Transaction in Own Shares 31-Mar-08 Blocklisting Interim Review 31-Mar-08 Total Voting Rights 02-Apr-08 Holding(s) in Company 03-Apr-08 Holding(s) in Company 03-Apr-08 Transaction in Own Shares 08-Apr-08 Transaction in Own Shares 09-Apr-08 Transaction in Own Shares 09-Apr-08 Holding(s) in Company 10-Apr-08 Transaction in Own Shares 11-Apr-08 Transaction in Own Shares 14-Apr-08 Transaction in Own Shares 15-Apr-08 Transaction in Own Shares 15-Apr-08 Director/PDMR Shareholding In addition to the above, the Company made the following filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the 'SEC') via the EDGAR filing system: • Annual Report on Form 20-F on 3rd May 2007 (ii) Companies Registration Office Filings 26-Apr-07 B5 14-May-07 B10 14-May-07 G1 14-May-07 Form G1 (16) 17-May-07 B5 24-May-07 B5 28-May-07 B6 13-Jun-07 B1C 22-Jun-07 B5 04-Jul-07 B10 17-Jul-07 B5 26-Jul-07 B10 02-Aug-07 B5 22-Aug-07 B10 28-Aug-07 B5 19-Sep-07 B5 12-Oct-07 B5 09-Nov-07 B5 12-Nov-07 B5 10-Dec-07 B5 10-Dec-07 B6 10-Dec-07 B10 04-Jan-08 B5 06-Feb-08 H5 06-Feb-08 H5A 05-Mar-08 H5 05-Mar-08 H5A 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). 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. 15th April 2008 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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