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Press Release

Board Change

CRH plc announces that, having completed two terms of three years as a Director, Don McGovern will step down from the Board at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting on 25 April 2019.

Commenting on the retirement, Mr. Nicky Hartery, Chairman of CRH, said: "On behalf of the Board I would like to thank Don for his commitment to CRH over his six years on the Board, and in particular for his service as Senior Independent Director and as Chairman of the Remuneration Committee. We wish him every success in the future."

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About CRH

CRH (LSE: CRH, ISE: CRG, NYSE: CRH) is a leading global diversified building materials group, employing 85,000 people at over 3,600 operating locations in 32 countries worldwide. CRH is the second largest building materials company worldwide and the largest in North America. The Group has leadership positions in Europe, where it is the largest heavyside materials business, as well as established strategic positions in the emerging economic regions of Asia and South America. CRH is committed to improving the built environment through the delivery of superior materials and products for the construction and maintenance of infrastructure, housing and commercial projects. A Fortune 500 company, CRH is a constituent member of the FTSE 100 index, the EURO STOXX 50 index, the ISEQ 20 and the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) Europe. CRH's American Depositary Shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). CRH's market capitalisation at 31 January 2019 was approximately €20 billion. For more information visit www.crh.com.

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