Dividends

A Final Dividend of US$1.03 per Ordinary Share will be paid on 4 May 2023 to shareholders registered at the close of business on 17 March 2023.

The 2022 Final Dividend was declared in US Dollar and will be paid wholly in cash. If shareholders receive dividend payments in euro or Pounds Sterling, the exchange rate is expected to be set on 20 April 2023.

The Final Dividend will be paid in Euro, Pounds Sterling and US Dollars to shareholders in accordance with their payment instructions. For certified shareholders, if no such instructions are in place, the currency for dividend payments will be based on shareholders’ addresses on CRH’s Share Register. In the case of shares held in the Euroclear Bank system, dividends will be paid automatically in Euro, unless a currency election is put in place. Investors holding CREST Depositary Interests (“CDI”s) should refer to the CREST International Service Description. In respect of the Final Dividend, the latest date for receipt by the Company’s registrar of currency elections (and DWT exemption forms) is 31 March 2023. Earlier closing dates may apply to holders in Euroclear Bank and in CREST.

Dividends are paid to shareholders on the Register of Members on the record date for the dividend. An interim dividend is normally declared by the Board of Directors in August of each year and is generally paid in September/October. A final dividend is normally recommended by the Board of Directors following the end of the fiscal year to which it relates and, if approved by the shareholders at an AGM, is generally paid in April/May of that year.

The payment of future cash dividends will be dependent upon future earnings, the financial condition of the Group and other factors.

Shareholders who wish to have their dividends paid direct to a bank account, by electronic funds transfer, can do so. The benefits and steps to register for electronic payments are set out in the Electronic Payments Leaflet.

While dividends are declared in US Dollars, the default payment currency is Euro. In order to avoid costs to shareholders whose address, according to CRH’s Share Register, is in the UK and the US respectively, dividends are paid in Pounds Sterling and US Dollars (unless they require otherwise). Investors who hold their interests in the Company’s shares through the Euroclear Bank system or as CREST Depository Interests (“CDI”s) should refer to the Euroclear Bank Service Description or the CREST International Manual respectively or to the broker or custodian through whom they hold their shares if they wish to make a currency election.

Preference Shareholders
Dividends in respect of 7% ‘A’ Cumulative Preference Shares are paid half-yearly on 5 April and 5 October. Dividends in respect of 5% Cumulative Preference Shares are paid half-yearly on 15 April and 15 October.

Dividend Withholding Tax
Dividend Withholding Tax (DWT) (currently 25%) must be deducted from dividends paid by an Irish resident company, unless a shareholder is entitled to an exemption and has submitted a properly completed exemption form to the Company’s Registrars, Link Registrars Limited. Investors who hold their interests in the Company’s shares through Euroclear Bank or as CDI, and who are entitled to a DWT exemption, should refer to the Euroclear Bank Service Description or the CREST International Manual respectively or to the broker or custodian through whom they hold their shares in order to arrange for their dividends to be exempted.

Further details on DWT exemptions and all relevant forms can be obtained from the Irish Revenue Commissioners’ website - www.revenue.ie.