CRH PLC — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2011

Mar 31, 2011

CRH plc Form of Proxy for the Annual General Meeting to be held on 4th May 2011

CRH

Please indicate with an "X" in the boxes below how you wish your votes to be cast.

Resolutions to be voted on are set out in detail in the Notice of the Meeting.

	For	Against	Vote Withheld See Note 3
1. Consideration of financial statements and Reports of Directors and Auditors	☐	☐	☐
2. Declaration of a dividend	☐	☐	☐
3. Consideration of Report on Directors' Remuneration	☐	☐	☐
4. Re-election of Directors:
(a) M.C. Carton	☐	☐	☐
(b) W.P. Egan	☐	☐	☐
(c) U-H. Felcht	☐	☐	☐
(d) N. Hartery	☐	☐	☐
(e) J.M. de Jong	☐	☐	☐
(f) J.W. Kennedy	☐	☐	☐
(g) M. Lee	☐	☐	☐
(h) A. Manifold	☐	☐	☐
(i) K. McGowan	☐	☐	☐
(j) D.N. O'Connor	☐	☐	☐
(k) W.I. O'Mahony	☐	☐	☐
(l) M.S. Towe	☐	☐	☐
5. Remuneration of Auditors	☐	☐	☐
6. Disapplication of pre-emption rights	☐	☐	☐
7. Authority to purchase own Ordinary Shares	☐	☐	☐
8. Authority to re-issue Treasury Shares	☐	☐	☐
9. Notice period for Extraordinary General Meetings	☐	☐	☐

CRH plc Form of Proxy for Annual General Meeting

I/We the undersigned being an Ordinary shareholder/ shareholders of the Company HEREBY APPOINT the duly appointed Chairman of the Meeting (see note 1)

as my/our proxy to vote for me/us and on my/our behalf at the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held at 11.00 a.m. on 4th May 2011 and at any adjournment thereof. I/We direct my/our proxy to vote on the resolutions set out in the Notice convening the Meeting as instructed and in respect of other resolutions that may arise at the Meeting as the proxy thinks fit. This proxy may be exercised in respect of all/ (see note 5) shares registered in my/our name(s).

Names of all joint holders, if applicable (in block letters)

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Signed:

Date:

Notes on completing proxy form:

1. If it is desired to appoint another person as proxy the words "the duly appointed Chairman of the Meeting" should be deleted and the name of the proxy, who need not be a Shareholder of the Company, inserted instead. A Shareholder may appoint one or more proxies. If you would like to appoint more than one proxy, please contact the Company's Registrars, Capita Registrars (Ireland) Limited, to receive an additional proxy form.
2. Details in relation to Directors retiring at the 2011 Annual General Meeting and seeking re-election are set out in the Chairman's Statement and the Directors' Report in the 2010 Annual Report. This Report and other documentation relating to the 2011 Annual General Meeting (including the Notice of the Annual General Meeting) are available on the CRH website, www.crh.com.
3. Please indicate how you wish your proxy to vote by placing an "x" in the appropriate box. A proxy is required to vote in accordance with any instructions given to him/her. The Vote Withheld option is provided to enable you to abstain on any particular resolution. It should be noted, however, that it is not a vote in law and will not be counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes for and against the resolution. Unless otherwise directed, and in respect of any other resolutions moved during the Meeting, the proxy will vote as he/she thinks fit or abstain from voting.
4. This form of proxy together with the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed or a certified copy thereof must be received by the Company's Registrars, Capita Registrars (Ireland) Limited, either electronically or to P.O. Box 7117, Dublin 2 (if delivered by post) or to Unit 5, Manor Street Business Park, Manor Street, Dublin 7 (if delivered by hand) not later than 11.00 a.m. on 2nd May 2011.
5. If a proxy is not to have the authority to vote all shares registered in the name of the Shareholder, the Shareholder should specify the number of shares which may be voted by the proxy, where indicated above. Where the number of shares is not inserted, a proxy will be deemed to have authority to vote all of the shares registered in the Shareholder's name.
6. A Shareholder wishing to appoint a proxy by electronic means may do so by by accessing either CRH's website, www.crh.com, and selecting "Registrars" under "Shareholder Services" in the Investor Relations section or by accessing the Registrars' website, www.capitarregistrars.ie and selecting "login to Shareholder Services" under "Online Services". To submit a proxy on-line, Shareholders are initially required to register for the service.
7. CREST members wishing to appoint a proxy electronically should refer to the notes to the Notice of the Annual General Meeting.
8. Where the appointer is a body corporate this form must be under seal or under the hand of a duly authorised officer or attorney.
9. In joint accounts the names of all joint holders should be stated. However, the vote of the senior shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other registered holders of the shares and for this purpose seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the Register of Members.
10. The return of a proxy form will not preclude any member from attending the Meeting, speaking, asking questions and voting in person should he/she wish to do so.

CRH plc Annual General Meeting 2011

Holder Ref:

Royal Marine Hotel, Marine Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, 4th May 2011 at 11.00 a.m.

Attendance Form Ordinary Shareholders

Please do not post this section of the form but present it personally to gain admittance to the meeting

Signature: