CRH PLC — M&A Activity 2024

Feb 12, 2024

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 12, 2024

CRH public limited company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ireland	001-32846	98-0366809
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Stonemason’s Way , Rathfarnham , Dublin 16, D16 KH51 , Ireland	Not Applicable
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

• 353 1 404 1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Ordinary Shares of €0.32 each	CRH	New York Stock Exchange
6.40% Notes due 2033	CRH/33A	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter)

☐ Emerging Growth Company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(e) of the Exchange Act ☐

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On February 12, 2024, CRH plc issued an announcement regarding the completion of its previously announced acquisition of certain cement and readymixed concrete assets from Martin Marietta Materials Inc.

A copy of the announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Announcement of CRH plc, dated February 12, 2024
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File ** (formatted in Inline XBRL)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: February 12, 2024

CRH public limited company
	/s/ Neil Colgan
By:	Neil Colgan
	Company Secretary