Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 5464Y

CRH PLC

01 March 2012

 



Notification of Transactions of (1) Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and (2) Persons closely associated with Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility

This form is intended for use by an issuer making a notification required by Rules 7.2 and 7.3 of the Central Bank of Ireland's Market Abuse Rules in relation to a person falling within either of the above categories of individual. These categories are defined in Regulation 12 (8) of the Market Abuse (Directive 2003/6/EC) Regulations 2005 and are detailed as part of this form.

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1	Name of the Issuer CRH plc	2	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities Maeve Carton
3	State whether notification relates to a person closely associated with a person discharging managerial responsibilities named in 2 and identify the connected person No	4	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 2 or 3 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest Maeve Carton
5	Description of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them Ordinary Shares of €0.32 each	6	Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, number of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them, held by each shareholder Maeve Carton               43,030 AC Employee Benefit Trustees Limited Acct CRG                                2,441
7	State the nature of the transaction (i)  Vesting of an Award made under the CRH plc Performance Share Plan (ii) Acquired under an employee share      participation scheme	8	Number of shares, derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them acquired (i)                          2,324 (ii)                            804
9	Number of shares, derivatives  or other financial instruments linked to them  disposed of Not applicable	10	Price per share or derivative or other financial instrument linked to them or value of transaction  (i)  €15.79 (ii)  €15.79
11	Date and place of transaction  (i)  29th February 2012, Dublin (ii)  29th February 2012, Dublin	12	Date issuer informed of transaction  (i)  29th February 2012 (ii)  1st March 2012
13	Any additional information Not applicable	14	Name of contact and telephone number for queries Neil Colgan [phone]
	Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification Neil Colgan Date of notification 1st March 2012

 IMPORTANT NOTICE- The following information is required under the Irish Stock Exchange's (ISE) Listing Rule 6.10. An issuer is not required to submit the following information to the Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank).

15	Description of class of share Ordinary shares of €0.32 each	16	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating  percentage) 0.000434%
17	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating  percentage) Not applicable	18	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 45,471; 0.006321%

In the case of a grant of options by the issuer, please complete the following boxes:

19	Date of grant Not applicable	20	Period during which or date on which it can be exercised  Not applicable
21	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option Not applicable	22	Description of shares involved (class and number) Not applicable
23	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that the price is to be fixed at the time of exercise Not applicable	24	Total number of shares over which options are held following notification Not applicable

Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification

Neil Colgan

Date of notification 1^st March 2012

I hereby acknowledge and confirm that I am aware that the information as has been provided by me in response to the questions at 15-24 above is  not information which has been required by or which I have been requested to provide to the Central Bank and is information which is relevant to the ISE's Listing Rule 6.10 only.

Notification of Transactions of (1) Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and (2) Persons closely associated with Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility

This form is intended for use by an issuer making a notification required by Rules 7.2 and 7.3 of the Central Bank of Ireland's Market Abuse Rules in relation to a person falling within either of the above categories of individual. These categories are defined in Regulation 12 (8) of the Market Abuse (Directive 2003/6/EC) Regulations 2005 and are detailed as part of this form.

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1	Name of the Issuer CRH plc	2	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities Myles Lee
3	State whether notification relates to a person closely associated with a person discharging managerial responsibilities named in 2 and identify the connected person No	4	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 2 or 3 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest Myles Lee
5	Description of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them Ordinary Shares of €0.32 each	6	Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, number of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them, held by each shareholder Myles Lee      373,032 Louise Lee         8,596 AC Employee Benefit Trustees Limited Acct CRG                  3,200
7	State the nature of the transaction (i)  Vesting of an Award made under the CRH plc Performance Share Plan (ii) Acquired under an employee share      participation scheme	8	Number of shares, derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them acquired  (i)  11,623 (ii)  804
9	Number of shares, derivatives  or other financial instruments linked to them  disposed of Not applicable	10	Price per share or derivative or other financial instrument linked to them or value of transaction  (i)  €15.79 (ii)  €15.79
11	Date and place of transaction  (i)  29th February 2012, Dublin (ii)  29th February 2012, Dublin	12	Date issuer informed of transaction  (i)  29th February 2012 (ii)  1st March 2012
13	Any additional information Not applicable	14	Name of contact and telephone number for queries Neil Colgan [phone]
	Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification Neil Colgan Date of notification 1st March 2012

IMPORTANT NOTICE- The following information is required under the Irish Stock Exchange's (ISE) Listing Rule 6.10. An issuer is not required to submit the following information to the Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank).

15	Description of class of share Ordinary shares of €0.32 each	16	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating  percentage) 0.001727%
17	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating  percentage) Not applicable	18	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 384,828; 0.053501%

In the case of a grant of options by the issuer, please complete the following boxes:

19	Date of grant Not applicable	20	Period during which or date on which it can be exercised  Not applicable
21	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option Not applicable	22	Description of shares involved (class and number) Not applicable
23	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that the price is to be fixed at the time of exercise Not applicable	24	Total number of shares over which options are held following notification Not applicable

Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification

Neil Colgan

Date of notification 1^st March 2012

I hereby acknowledge and confirm that I am aware that the information as has been provided by me in response to the questions at 15-24 above is  not information which has been required by or which I have been requested to provide to the Central Bank and is information which is relevant to the ISE's Listing Rule 6.10 only.

Notification of Transactions of (1) Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and (2) Persons closely associated with Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility

This form is intended for use by an issuer making a notification required by Rules 7.2 and 7.3 of the Central Bank of Ireland's Market Abuse Rules in relation to a person falling within either of the above categories of individual. These categories are defined in Regulation 12 (8) of the Market Abuse (Directive 2003/6/EC) Regulations 2005 and are detailed as part of this form.

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1	Name of the Issuer CRH plc	2	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities Albert Manifold
3	State whether notification relates to a person closely associated with a person discharging managerial responsibilities named in 2 and identify the connected person No	4	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 2 or 3 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest Albert Manifold
5	Description of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them Ordinary Shares of €0.32 each	6	Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, number of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them, held by each shareholder Albert Manifold      34,706 AC Employee Benefit Trustees Limited Acct CRG                          3,200
7	State the nature of the transaction (i)  Vesting of an Award made under the CRH plc Performance Share Plan (ii) Acquired under an employee share      participation scheme	8	Number of shares, derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them acquired  (i)  7,887 (ii)  804
9	Number of shares, derivatives  or other financial instruments linked to them  disposed of Not applicable	10	Price per share or derivative or other financial instrument linked to them or value of transaction  (i)  €15.79 (ii)  €15.79
11	Date and place of transaction  (i)  29th February 2012, Dublin (ii)  29th February 2012, Dublin	12	Date issuer informed of transaction  (i)  29th February 2012 (ii)  1st March 2012
13	Any additional information Not applicable	14	Name of contact and telephone number for queries Neil Colgan [phone]
	Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification Neil Colgan Date of notification 1st March 2012

IMPORTANT NOTICE- The following information is required under the Irish Stock Exchange's (ISE) Listing Rule 6.10. An issuer is not required to submit the following information to the Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank).

15	Description of class of share Ordinary shares of €0.32 each	16	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating  percentage) 0.001208%
17	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating  percentage) Not applicable	18	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 37,906; 0.005269%

In the case of a grant of options by the issuer, please complete the following boxes:

19	Date of grant Not applicable	20	Period during which or date on which it can be exercised  Not applicable
21	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option Not applicable	22	Description of shares involved (class and number) Not applicable
23	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that the price is to be fixed at the time of exercise Not applicable	24	Total number of shares over which options are held following notification Not applicable

Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification

Neil Colgan

Date of notification 1^st March 2012

I hereby acknowledge and confirm that I am aware that the information as has been provided by me in response to the questions at 15-24 above is  not information which has been required by or which I have been requested to provide to the Central Bank and is information which is relevant to the ISE's Listing Rule 6.10 only.

Notification of Transactions of (1) Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and (2) Persons closely associated with Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility

This form is intended for use by an issuer making a notification required by Rules 7.2 and 7.3 of the Central Bank of Ireland's Market Abuse Rules in relation to a person falling within either of the above categories of individual. These categories are defined in Regulation 12 (8) of the Market Abuse (Directive 2003/6/EC) Regulations 2005 and are detailed as part of this form.

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1	Name of the Issuer CRH plc	2	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities Mark S. Towe
3	State whether notification relates to a person closely associated with a person discharging managerial responsibilities named in 2 and identify the connected person No	4	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 2 or 3 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest Mark S. Towe
5	Description of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them Ordinary Shares of €0.32 each	6	Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, number of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them, held by each shareholder Mark S. Towe                                 64,628 The Bank of New York Mellon        3,397
7	State the nature of the transaction Vesting of an Award made under the CRH plc Performance Share Plan	8	Number of shares, derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them acquired  12,620
9	Number of shares, derivatives  or other financial instruments linked to them  disposed of Not applicable	10	Price per share or derivative or other financial instrument linked to them or value of transaction €15.85
11	Date and place of transaction 29th February 2012, Dublin	12	Date issuer informed of transaction 29th February 2012
13	Any additional information Not applicable	14	Name of contact and telephone number for queries Neil Colgan [phone]
	Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification Neil Colgan Date of notification 1st March 2012

IMPORTANT NOTICE- The following information is required under the Irish Stock Exchange's (ISE) Listing Rule 6.10. An issuer is not required to submit the following information to the Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank).

15	Description of class of share Ordinary shares of €0.32 each	16	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating  percentage) 0.001754%
17	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating  percentage) Not applicable	18	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 68,025; 0.009457%

In the case of a grant of options by the issuer, please complete the following boxes:

19	Date of grant Not applicable	20	Period during which or date on which it can be exercised  Not applicable
21	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option Not applicable	22	Description of shares involved (class and number) Not applicable
23	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that the price is to be fixed at the time of exercise Not applicable	24	Total number of shares over which options are held following notification Not applicable

Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification

Neil Colgan

Date of notification 1^st March 2012

I hereby acknowledge and confirm that I am aware that the information as has been provided by me in response to the questions at 15-24 above is  not information which has been required by or which I have been requested to provide to the Central Bank and is information which is relevant to the ISE's Listing Rule 6.10 only.

Notification of Transactions of (1) Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and (2) Persons closely associated with Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility

This form is intended for use by an issuer making a notification required by Rules 7.2 and 7.3 of the Central Bank of Ireland's Market Abuse Rules in relation to a person falling within either of the above categories of individual. These categories are defined in Regulation 12 (8) of the Market Abuse (Directive 2003/6/EC) Regulations 2005 and are detailed as part of this form.

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1	Name of the Issuer CRH plc	2	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities Neil Colgan
3	State whether notification relates to a person closely associated with a person discharging managerial responsibilities named in 2 and identify the connected person No	4	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 2 or 3 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest Neil Colgan
5	Description of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them Ordinary Shares of €0.32 each	6	Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, number of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them, held by each shareholder Neil Colgan                               5,053 Joan Duffy                                2,071 AC Employee Benefit Trustees Limited Acct CRG                                          3,102
7	State the nature of the transaction (i)  Vesting of an Award made under the CRH plc Performance Share Plan (ii) Acquired under an employee share      participation scheme	8	Number of shares, derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them acquired  (i)  249 (ii)  803
9	Number of shares, derivatives  or other financial instruments linked to them  disposed of Not applicable	10	Price per share or derivative or other financial instrument linked to them or value of transaction  (i)  €15.79 (ii)  €15.79
11	Date and place of transaction  (i)  29th February 2012, Dublin (ii)  29th February 2012, Dublin	12	Date issuer informed of transaction  (i)  29th February 2012 (ii)  1st March 2012
13	Any additional information Not applicable	14	Name of contact and telephone number for queries Neil Colgan [phone]
	Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification Neil Colgan Date of notification 1st March 2012

IMPORTANT NOTICE- The following information is required under the Irish Stock Exchange's (ISE) Listing Rule 6.10. An issuer is not required to submit the following information to the Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank).

15	Description of class of share Ordinary shares of €0.32 each	16	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating  percentage) 0.000146%
17	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating  percentage) Not applicable	18	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 10,226; 0.001421%

In the case of a grant of options by the issuer, please complete the following boxes:

19	Date of grant Not applicable	20	Period during which or date on which it can be exercised  Not applicable
21	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option Not applicable	22	Description of shares involved (class and number) Not applicable
23	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that the price is to be fixed at the time of exercise Not applicable	24	Total number of shares over which options are held following notification Not applicable

Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification

Neil Colgan

Date of notification 1^st March 2012

I hereby acknowledge and confirm that I am aware that the information as has been provided by me in response to the questions at 15-24 above is  not information which has been required by or which I have been requested to provide to the Central Bank and is information which is relevant to the ISE's Listing Rule 6.10 only.

Notification of Transactions of (1) Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and (2) Persons closely associated with Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility

This form is intended for use by an issuer making a notification required by Rules 7.2 and 7.3 of the Central Bank of Ireland's Market Abuse Rules in relation to a person falling within either of the above categories of individual. These categories are defined in Regulation 12 (8) of the Market Abuse (Directive 2003/6/EC) Regulations 2005 and are detailed as part of this form.

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1	Name of the Issuer CRH plc	2	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities Erik Bax
3	State whether notification relates to a person closely associated with a person discharging managerial responsibilities named in 2 and identify the connected person No	4	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 2 or 3 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest Erik Bax
5	Description of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them Ordinary Shares of €0.32 each	6	Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, number of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them, held by each shareholder Erik Bax                                   12,646 BBHISL Nominees Limited     12,271
7	State the nature of the transaction Vesting of an Award made under the CRH plc Performance Share Plan	8	Number of shares, derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them acquired 5,230
9	Number of shares, derivatives  or other financial instruments linked to them  disposed of Not applicable	10	Price per share or derivative or other financial instrument linked to them or value of transaction €15.85
11	Date and place of transaction 29th February 2012, Dublin	12	Date issuer informed of transaction 29th February 2012
13	Any additional information Not applicable	14	Name of contact and telephone number for queries Neil Colgan [phone]
	Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification Neil Colgan Date of notification 1st March 2012

IMPORTANT NOTICE- The following information is required under the Irish Stock Exchange's (ISE) Listing Rule 6.10. An issuer is not required to submit the following information to the Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank).

15	Description of class of share Ordinary shares of €0.32 each	16	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating  percentage) 0.000727%
17	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating  percentage) Not applicable	18	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 24,917; 0.003464%

In the case of a grant of options by the issuer, please complete the following boxes:

19	Date of grant Not applicable	20	Period during which or date on which it can be exercised  Not applicable
21	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option Not applicable	22	Description of shares involved (class and number) Not applicable
23	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that the price is to be fixed at the time of exercise Not applicable	24	Total number of shares over which options are held following notification Not applicable

Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification

Neil Colgan

Date of notification 1^st March 2012

I hereby acknowledge and confirm that I am aware that the information as has been provided by me in response to the questions at 15-24 above is  not information which has been required by or which I have been requested to provide to the Central Bank and is information which is relevant to the ISE's Listing Rule 6.10 only.

Notification of Transactions of (1) Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and (2) Persons closely associated with Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility

This form is intended for use by an issuer making a notification required by Rules 7.2 and 7.3 of the Central Bank of Ireland's Market Abuse Rules in relation to a person falling within either of the above categories of individual. These categories are defined in Regulation 12 (8) of the Market Abuse (Directive 2003/6/EC) Regulations 2005 and are detailed as part of this form.

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1	Name of the Issuer CRH plc	2	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities Jack Golden
3	State whether notification relates to a person closely associated with a person discharging managerial responsibilities named in 2 and identify the connected person No	4	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 2 or 3 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest Jack Golden
5	Description of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them Ordinary Shares of €0.32 each	6	Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, number of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them, held by each shareholder Jack Golden                             47,088 AC Employee Benefit Trustees Limited Acct CRG                                           3,200
7	State the nature of the transaction (i)  Vesting of an Award made under the CRH plc Performance Share Plan (ii) Acquired under an employee share      participation scheme	8	Number of shares, derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them acquired  (i)  3,321 (ii)  804
9	Number of shares, derivatives  or other financial instruments linked to them  disposed of Not applicable	10	Price per share or derivative or other financial instrument linked to them or value of transaction  (i)  €15.79 (ii)  €15.79
11	Date and place of transaction  (i)  29th February 2012, Dublin (ii)  29th February 2012, Dublin	12	Date issuer informed of transaction  (i)  29th February 2012 (ii)  1st March 2012
13	Any additional information Not applicable	14	Name of contact and telephone number for queries Neil Colgan [phone]
	Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification Neil Colgan Date of notification 1st March 2012

IMPORTANT NOTICE- The following information is required under the Irish Stock Exchange's (ISE) Listing Rule 6.10. An issuer is not required to submit the following information to the Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank).

15	Description of class of share Ordinary shares of €0.32 each	16	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating  percentage) 0.000573%
17	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating  percentage) Not applicable	18	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 50,288; 0.006991%

In the case of a grant of options by the issuer, please complete the following boxes:

19	Date of grant Not applicable	20	Period during which or date on which it can be exercised  Not applicable
21	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option Not applicable	22	Description of shares involved (class and number) Not applicable
23	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that the price is to be fixed at the time of exercise Not applicable	24	Total number of shares over which options are held following notification Not applicable

Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification

Neil Colgan

Date of notification 1^st March 2012

I hereby acknowledge and confirm that I am aware that the information as has been provided by me in response to the questions at 15-24 above is  not information which has been required by or which I have been requested to provide to the Central Bank and is information which is relevant to the ISE's Listing Rule 6.10 only.

Notification of Transactions of (1) Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and (2) Persons closely associated with Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility

This form is intended for use by an issuer making a notification required by Rules 7.2 and 7.3 of the Central Bank of Ireland's Market Abuse Rules in relation to a person falling within either of the above categories of individual. These categories are defined in Regulation 12 (8) of the Market Abuse (Directive 2003/6/EC) Regulations 2005 and are detailed as part of this form.

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1	Name of the Issuer CRH plc	2	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities Henry Morris
3	State whether notification relates to a person closely associated with a person discharging managerial responsibilities named in 2 and identify the connected person No	4	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 2 or 3 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest Henry Morris
5	Description of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them Ordinary Shares of €0.32 each	6	Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, number of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them, held by each shareholder Henry Morris                             8,333 Davycrest Nominees Limited Acct 0049779                                                   32,402 Pershing International Nominees Limited Acct BCCLT                              4,455 AC Employee Benefit Trustees Limited Acct CRG                                           3,200 Davycrest Nominees Limited Acct 0127109                                                   26,301 Davycrest Nominees Limited Acct 0102350                                                     5,000
7	State the nature of the transaction (i)  Vesting of an Award made under the CRH plc Performance Share Plan (ii) Acquired under an employee share      participation scheme	8	Number of shares, derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them acquired  (i)  8,302 (ii)  804
9	Number of shares, derivatives  or other financial instruments linked to them  disposed of Not applicable	10	Price per share or derivative or other financial instrument linked to them or value of transaction  (i)  €15.79 (ii)  €15.79
11	Date and place of transaction  (i)  29th February 2012, Dublin (ii)  29th February 2012, Dublin	12	Date issuer informed of transaction  (i)  29th February 2012 (ii)  1st March 2012
13	Any additional information Not applicable	14	Name of contact and telephone number for queries Neil Colgan [phone]
	Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification Neil Colgan Date of notification 1st March 2012

IMPORTANT NOTICE- The following information is required under the Irish Stock Exchange's (ISE) Listing Rule 6.10. An issuer is not required to submit the following information to the Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank).

15	Description of class of share Ordinary shares of €0.32 each	16	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating  percentage) 0.001265%
17	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating  percentage) Not applicable	18	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 79,691; 0.011079%

In the case of a grant of options by the issuer, please complete the following boxes:

19	Date of grant Not applicable	20	Period during which or date on which it can be exercised  Not applicable
21	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option Not applicable	22	Description of shares involved (class and number) Not applicable
23	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that the price is to be fixed at the time of exercise Not applicable	24	Total number of shares over which options are held following notification Not applicable

Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification

Neil Colgan

Date of notification 1^st March 2012

I hereby acknowledge and confirm that I am aware that the information as has been provided by me in response to the questions at 15-24 above is  not information which has been required by or which I have been requested to provide to the Central Bank and is information which is relevant to the ISE's Listing Rule 6.10 only.

Notification of Transactions of (1) Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and (2) Persons closely associated with Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility

This form is intended for use by an issuer making a notification required by Rules 7.2 and 7.3 of the Central Bank of Ireland's Market Abuse Rules in relation to a person falling within either of the above categories of individual. These categories are defined in Regulation 12 (8) of the Market Abuse (Directive 2003/6/EC) Regulations 2005 and are detailed as part of this form.

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1	Name of the Issuer CRH plc	2	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities Doug Black
3	State whether notification relates to a person closely associated with a person discharging managerial responsibilities named in 2 and identify the connected person No	4	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 2 or 3 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest Doug Black
5	Description of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them Ordinary Shares of €0.32 each	6	Name of registered shareholder(s) and, if more than one, number of shares or derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them, held by each shareholder Doug Black                                   111,140 The Bank of New York Mellon       1,800 The Bank of New York Mellon (relative)                                                             639
7	State the nature of the transaction Vesting of an Award made under the CRH plc Performance Share Plan	8	Number of shares, derivatives or other financial instruments linked to them acquired  6,808
9	Number of shares, derivatives  or other financial instruments linked to them  disposed of Not applicable	10	Price per share or derivative or other financial instrument linked to them or value of transaction €15.85
11	Date and place of transaction 29th February 2012, Dublin	12	Date issuer informed of transaction 29th February 2012
13	Any additional information Not applicable	14	Name of contact and telephone number for queries Neil Colgan [phone]
	Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification Neil Colgan Date of notification 1st March 2012

IMPORTANT NOTICE- The following information is required under the Irish Stock Exchange's (ISE) Listing Rule 6.10. An issuer is not required to submit the following information to the Central Bank of Ireland (Central Bank).

15	Description of class of share Ordinary shares of €0.32 each	16	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating  percentage) 0.000946%
17	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating  percentage) Not applicable	18	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 113,579; 0.015790%

In the case of a grant of options by the issuer, please complete the following boxes:

19	Date of grant Not applicable	20	Period during which or date on which it can be exercised  Not applicable
21	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option Not applicable	22	Description of shares involved (class and number) Not applicable
23	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that the price is to be fixed at the time of exercise Not applicable	24	Total number of shares over which options are held following notification Not applicable

Name and signature of duly designated officer of issuer responsible for making notification

Neil Colgan

Date of notification 1^st March 2012

I hereby acknowledge and confirm that I am aware that the information as has been provided by me in response to the questions at 15-24 above is  not information which has been required by or which I have been requested to provide to the Central Bank and is information which is relevant to the ISE's Listing Rule 6.10 only.

 

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