Director Declaration

CRH plc

28th October 2011

Pursuant to paragraph 6.6.7 of the Listing Rules, CRH plc hereby notifies the following in relation to Mr. Ernst Bärtschi, who was appointed a Director of the Company on 26th October 2011:

(a) Mr. Bärtschi is a director of Bucher Industries AG. He has not been a director of any other publicly listed company in the last five years.

(b) There are no details requiring disclosure for Mr. Bärtschi under paragraph 6.6.7 (2) to (6).

Contact:

Neil Colgan

Company Secretary

Tel: 00 3531 6344340