CRH Annual Report 2007 PERFORMANCE AND GROWTH

Directors’ awards under the Performance Share Plan (i)31st 31st MarketDecember Granted in December Performance Release Price in euro2006 2007 2007 Period Date on awardD.W. Doyle - - - - - -T.W. Hill 30,000 - 30,000 01/01/06 - 31/12/08 March 2009 24.82 (ii)- 25,000 25,000 01/01/07 - 31/12/09 March 2010 33.55 (ii)M. Lee 20,000 - 20,000 01/01/06 - 31/12/08 March 2009 24.82 (ii)- 18,000 18,000 01/01/07 - 31/12/09 March 2010 33.55 (ii)W.I. O’Mahony 60,000 - 60,000 01/01/06 - 31/12/08 March 2009 24.82 (ii)(i)(ii)This is a long term share incentive plan under which share awards are granted in the form of a provisional allocation of shares for which no exercise priceis payable. The shares are scheduled for release in March 2009 and March 2010 to the extent that the relative TSR performance conditions are achieved.The structure of the Performance Share Plan is set out on pages 48 and 49.The Trustees of the CRH plc Employee Benefit Trust purchased Ordinary Shares at €24.82 per share on 21st June 2006 in respect of the 2006 award,and at €33.55 per share on 11th April 2007 in respect of part of the 2007 award. No dividends are payable on these shares until such time as they arereleased to plan participants.Directors’ interestsThe Company’s Register of Directors’ Interests contains full details of Directors’ shareholdings and options to subscribe for shares.Directors’ share optionsDetails of movements on outstanding options and those exercised during the year are set out in the table below:Options exercised during 2007Weighted average Weighted Weightedoption price at average average market31st December Granted Exercised 31st December 31st December exercise price at date2006 in 2007 in 2007 2007 2007 price of exercise€ € €D.W. Doyle 61,476 - - 61,476 (a) 15.4846,108 - - 46,108 (b) 15.66185,000 - - 185,000 (c) 15.9056,000 - - 56,000 (d) 19.28T.W. Hill 82,335 - - 82,335 (b) 18.01170,000 70,000 50,000 190,000 (c) 26.77 19.68 32.18195,000 - - 195,000 (d) 17.07M. Lee 40,454 - 40,454 - (a) - 17.26 34.1313,228 - - 13,228 (b) 17.26195,000 30,000 50,000 175,000 (c) 22.11 18.98 34.13125,000 - - 125,000 (d) 16.481,211 - 1,211 - (e) - 16.09 36.46W.I. O’Mahony 203,093 - 27,445 175,648 (a) 15.97 7.10 31.95241,516 - 54,890 186,626 (b) 14.83 7.10 31.95520,000 - - 520,000 (c) 20.30250,000 - - 250,000 (d) 18.842,385,421 100,000 224,000 2,261,421CRH53