## Notice of Meeting 

The Annual General Meeting of CRH plc will be held at the Royal Marine Hotel, Marine Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin at 11.00 a.m. on Wednesday, 8 May 2013 for the following purposes: 

1. To consider the Company’s financial statements and the Reports of the Directors and Auditors for the year ended 31 December 2012. 

2. To declare a dividend on the Ordinary Shares 1 . 

3. To consider the Report on Directors’ Remuneration for the year ended 31 December 2012 2 . 

4. To re-elect the following Directors 3 : 

Mr. E. Bärtschi Ms. M. Carton Mr. W. Egan Mr. U-H. Felcht Mr. N. Hartery Mr. J.M. de Jong 

5. To authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of the Auditors 4 . 

6. To consider and, if thought fit, to pass as a Special Resolution 5 : That, in accordance with the powers, provisions and limitations of Article 11(e) of the Articles of Association of the Company, the Directors be and they are hereby empowered to allot equity securities for cash provided that the sum of the nominal value of all allotments made pursuant to this authority in accordance with sub-paragraph (iii) of Article 11(e) and all Treasury Shares (as defined in Section 209 of the Companies Act, 1990) re-issued pursuant to Resolution 8 in the Notice of this meeting shall not exceed an aggregate nominal value of €12,474,000. This authority shall expire at the close of business on the earlier of the date of the Annual General Meeting in 2014 or 7 August 2014. 

7. To consider and, if thought fit, to pass as a Special Resolution: That the Company be and is hereby authorised to purchase Ordinary Shares on the market (as defined in Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1990), in the manner provided for in Article 8A of the Articles of Association of the Company up to a maximum of 10% of the Ordinary Shares in issue at the date of the passing of this Resolution. This authority shall expire at the close of business on the earlier of the date of the Annual General Meeting in 2014 or 7 August 2014. 

8. To consider and, if thought fit, to pass as a Special Resolution: That the Company be and is hereby authorised to re-issue Treasury Shares (as defined in Section 209 of the Companies Act, 1990), in the manner provided for in Article 8B of the Articles of Association of the Company. This authority shall expire at the close of business on the earlier of the date of the Annual General Meeting in 2014 or 7 August 2014. 

Mr. J. Kennedy Mr. M. Lee Ms. H.A. McSharry Mr. A. Manifold Mr. D. O’Connor Mr. M. Towe 

For the Board, N. Colgan, Company Secretary, 42 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin 2. 

25 March 2013 

