Preference Shareholders

Preference Shares Cancellation

On March 13, 2026, CRH announced its intention to cancel the listing of the 7% ‘A’ Cumulative Preference Shares from the London Stock Exchange and, subject to shareholder approval, to cancel the Company’s 5% Cumulative Preference Shares and 7% preference shares.

The proposed cancellations were in exchange for a cash payment of an amount equal to 40 times the annual dividend per preference share. This reflected a value determined by reference to the annual dividend per preference share capitalized at a rate of 2.5156% or approximately 100bps below the 30-year Bund rate as of March 12, 2026. The payments in respect of the cancellations were €2.54 per share in respect of the 5% preference shares representing 200% of nominal value, and €3.556 per share in respect of the 7% preference shares representing 280% of nominal value, with both classes having a nominal value of €1.27.

The proposed cancellations were approved by ordinary shareholders at CRH’s 2026 Annual General Meeting held on May 7, 2026, and at separate meetings of the preference shareholders held on May 21, 2026. Further details on the relevant meetings and the approvals granted can be found here.

The Irish High Court approved the separate schemes of arrangement to cancel the 5% and 7% preference shares on June 25, 2026, and became effective on that date. The consideration payable to the preference shareholders will be distributed to preference shareholders by July 8, 2026.

In connection with the cancellations, the 5% preference shares were delisted from Euronext Growth Dublin, with effect from 7.00 a.m. (Irish time) on June 26, 2026.

Further details can be found in the recent announcement available here. Any queries regarding the preference share cancellations should be directed to the companysecretaryoffice@crh.com, or by contacting Computershare Investor Services (Ireland) Limited using the contact details below.

Address:
Computershare Investor Services (Ireland) Limited
3100 Lake Drive,
Citywest Business Campus,
Dublin 24,
D24 AK82,
Ireland.
Telephone: (+353 (1) 6968467), (calls to this helpline from outside the Ireland are charged at the applicable international rates)

Email: webcorres@computershare.co.uk
Website: www.investorcentre.com/ie