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A committee of the Chairman and the executive Directors reviews the remuneration of the non-executive Directors. That committee has recommended to the Board that the fees payable to non-executive Directors remain unchanged for the present. However, as the fee levels have remained unchanged since 2008, the committee has recommended that a comprehensive review of the current fee levels be carried out. In accordance with the Articles of Association, shareholders set the maximum aggregate amount of the fees payable to non-executive Directors. The current limit was set by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held in 2005. 

It is the Board’s policy that non-executive Directors do not receive pensions. 

## Executives’ External Appointments 

Myles Lee is a non-executive Director of IBEC Limited (the Irish Business and Employers Confederation). Maeve Carton is a non-executive Director of the British and Irish Chamber of Commerce. Neither Mr. Lee nor Ms. Carton receives fees for carrying out these roles. 

## Total Shareholder Return 

The value at 31 December 2012 of €100 invested in 2002 and 2007 respectively, compared with the value of €100 invested in the Eurofirst 300 Index and the FTSE100 Index (which CRH joined in December 2011) is shown in graphs on the previous page. 

## Employee share ownership 

The Group also operates share participation plans and savings-related share option schemes for eligible employees in all regions where the regulations permit the operation of such plans. In total there are approximately 6,500 employees of all categories who are shareholders in the Group. 

## Directors’ Remuneration 

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## Notes to Directors’ remuneration 

1 See analysis of 2012 remuneration by individual on page 63. 

2 As set out on page 58, the Chief Executive has a special long-term incentive plan tied to the achievement of exceptional growth and key strategic goals for the five-year period 2009 to 2013 with a total maximum earnings potential of 40% of aggregate basic salary. While accruals are made on an annual basis, there is no commitment to any payment until the end of the five-year period. 

3 Consulting and other fees paid to a number of former directors. 

