OREANDA-NEWS. The Board of CRH plc is pleased to announce that CRH has established a commercial paper program in the United States on a private placement basis. Under the program, CRH America Finance, Inc., a wholly-owned US finance subsidiary of CRH plc, may issue, from time to time, unsecured short-term promissory notes (the “Notes”) through appointed dealers up to a maximum aggregate amount outstanding at any time of $1 billion. The Notes will be guaranteed by CRH plc.

The Notes have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or any relevant securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.