31st Mar 2006 16:00
CRH PLC31 March 2006 N E W S R E L E A S E March 31, 2006 CRH BEGINS TRADING ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE CRH plc, the international building materials group, announces that its AmericanDepositary Shares (ADSs), representing the Company's Ordinary Shares, begantrading today on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CRH". To mark the event, Chief Executive Liam O'Mahony will ring The Opening BellSMTuesday, April 4th 2006 at 09:30 (EST). CRH plc is headquartered in Ireland and has operations in 25 countriesworldwide, employing more than 66,500 people at over 2,600 locations. Itsoperations focus on three closely related core businesses: primary materials,value-added building products and building materials distribution. In 2005, CRHgenerated operating profit of €1,392 million on sales of €14,449 million andreported profit before tax of €1,279 million. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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