CRH Plc 2010 Interim Dividend Scrip Documents

CRH plc (the "Company")

17th September 2010

Letter to shareholders and scrip entitlement form regarding the Company's Scrip Dividend Offer in respect of the 2010 interim dividend of 18.5 cent per share to be paid on 29th October 2010:

Copies of the above documents have been submitted to the Irish Stock Exchange and the UK's National Storage Mechanism. The documents will shortly be available for inspection at:

Companies Announcement Office

The Irish Stock Exchange

28 Anglesea Street

Dublin 2

Tel no. + 353 1 677 8808

and at:

http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

(Documents will usually be available for inspection within six normal business hours of this notice being given).

Enquiries:

Contact

Neil Colgan

Company Secretary

Tel: 00 3531 6344 340