Oldcastle Materials, Inc.
1055 Thomas Jefferson St., NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 625-2122
(202) 625-2153 fax

CRH plc, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, has established a definitive presence in the construction materials and supply industry with its management of three closely related core businesses: primary materials, value-added building products, and specialist building materials distribution.

A Eurotop 300 company, CRH plc has operations in 32 countries, employing approximately 90,000 people at over 3,200 locations. Our operations focus on three closely related core businesses: primary materials, value-added building products, and specialist building materials distribution.

In Europe, CRH plc operates in two divisions: Europe Materials and Europe Products and Distribution. These divisions produce a range of products including cement, aggregates, ready mixed concrete, precast concrete products, concrete and clay brick, insulation, fencing and other building products.

In the United States, Oldcastle, Inc., the holding company for CRH’s operations in the Americas, operates six product groups: Oldcastle Materials, Architectural Products, Precast Concrete, Glass, Distribution, and MMI Products.

These Oldcastle product groups produce a range of building materials and products including asphalt, aggregates, ready mixed concrete, fabricated glass and precast concrete products, prepackaged concrete mixes, concrete pavers and block, masonry products, and concrete construction and fencing products.

CRH plc reported sales of 20.9 billion euros in 2007. CRH shares are listed on the Irish and London stock exchanges. In the United States CRH shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: CRH) in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADR). Each ADR represents one ordinary share of the company.

For further information, visit the CRH plc website: www.crh.com.

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