CRH PLC — M&A Activity 2025

Jul 29, 2025

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): July 29, 2025

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
(Address of principal executive offices)

+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:

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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
5.200% Guaranteed Notes due 2029	CRH/29	New York Stock Exchange
5.125% Guaranteed Notes due 2030	CRH/30	New York Stock Exchange
6.400% Notes due 2033	CRH/33A	New York Stock Exchange
5.400% Guaranteed Notes due 2034	CRH/34	New York Stock Exchange
5.500% Guaranteed Notes due 2035	CRH/35	New York Stock Exchange
5.875% Guaranteed Notes due 2055	CRH/55	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 July 29, 2025, CRH issued a press release announcing the entry into an agreement with Eco Material Technologies (‘Eco Material’), under which CRH has agreed to acquire Eco Material for a total consideration of $2.1 billion (the ‘Acquisition’).

The Acquisition is subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions.

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

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated July 29, 2025
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: July 29, 2025

CRH public limited company
	/s/ Nancy Buese
By:	Nancy Buese
	Chief Financial Officer