Preliminary Proxy Statement and Irish Statutory Accounts

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CRH (NYSE: CRH), the leading provider of building materials, today filed a Preliminary Proxy Statement for the 2026 Annual General Meeting on Schedule 14A with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

The Preliminary Proxy Statement is filed with the SEC in accordance with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Preliminary Proxy Statement is available to view on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov and the Company’s website at https://www.crh.com.

The financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the European Union (the “Irish Statutory Accounts”) were also published by the Company today and are also available to view on the Company’s website at https://www.crh.com.

The Preliminary Proxy Statement and the Irish Statutory Accounts have also been submitted to the U.K. National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

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