IMS Notification

N E W S R E L E A S E

26 October 2010

CRH plc

INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT

NOTIFICATION

As part of its ongoing investor relations activity CRH plc will issue an interim management statement at 7:00 a.m. GMT on Tuesday 9 November 2010.

CRH will host an analysts' conference call at 8:00 a.m. GMT on Tuesday 9 November 2010 to discuss the statement.

To register in advance for the conference call please log on to:

https://eventreg1.conferencing.com/webportal3/reg.html?Acc=527315&Conf=175045 where you will be allocated a conference call number, participant user pin, conference pin and instructions on how to join the call. Alternatively the dial-in number is +44 (0)20 7162 0025.

A recording of this conference call will be available from 10:00 a.m. GMT on 9 November 2010 by dialing +44 (0)20 7031 4064. The security code for the replay will be 878125.

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