CRH Annual Report 2007 PERFORMANCE AND GROWTH
CRH Annual Report 2007 PERFORMANCE AND GROWTH
CRH Annual Report 2007 PERFORMANCE AND GROWTH
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Index continuedPage PageHHealth & safety 9Highlights (financial) 1IIncome Statement, Group 58Income tax expense (note 10) 80Innovest 9Intangible assets (note 14) 84Internal control 45Inventories (note 17) 87JJoint venture undertakings, principal 125Joint venture, proportionate consolidation (note 2) 71KKey components of <strong>2007</strong> performance 35Key financial performance indicators 37LLeases, commitments under operating and finance (note 32) 107Liquid investments (note 21) 89Loans and borrowing, interest-bearing (note 22) 90MManagement 118Minority interest (note 31) 107NNomination Committee 40, 44Notes on financial statements 68Notice of Meeting 131OOperating costs (note 3) 72Operating leases (note 32) 107Operating profit, Group (note 4) 72Operating profit margin 36Operations reviews- Americas Materials 28- Americas Products & Distribution 31- Europe Materials 20- Europe Products & Distribution 23PPayments, share-based (note 7) 73Pensions, retirement benefit obligations (note 27) 99Property, plant and equipment (note 13) 83Provisions for liabilities (note 25) 98Proxy voting, electronicRRegistrars 117Related party transactions (note 34) 112Remuneration Committee 40, 44Reserves, share premium account, own shares, foreigncurrency translation and retained income (note 30) 106Retirement benefit obligations (note 27) 99SSegmental information (note 1) 68Senior Independent Director 40, 42Share-based Payments (note 7) 73Share capital, equity and preference (note 29) 105Share options- Directors 53- Employees 74Share premium (note 30) 106Share price data 117Shareholder information 116Shareholdings as at 31st December <strong>2007</strong> 117Social & Community 9Statement of Directors’ responsibilities 56Statement of recognised income and expense, Group 58Stock Exchange listings 117Stakeholder communication 44Strategic visioninside coverStrategy 4, 5, 10, 11Subsidiary undertakings, principal 120Substantial holdings 47Succession Committee 44TTotal Shareholder Returninside coverTrade and other payables (note 19) 88Trade and other receivables (note 18) 87Treasury information (note 24) 95VVolumes, annualised production- Americas Materials 30- Americas Products & Distribution 34- Europe Materials 22- Europe Products & Distribution 26- Group 4, 5WWebsite 117Working capital, movement during year (note 20) 89<strong>CRH</strong> 129
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