CRH PUBLIC LTD CO

CRH moved its primary listing to the NYSE in fiscal 2023. In addition, 61% of CRH’s overall fiscal 2024 revenues can be attributed to the U.S. business, and a majority of our NEOs are either U.S. based executives or spend a substantial portion of their time working in the U.S.

To ensure alignment with market practice and to preserve our ability to compete for executive talent in the U.S., the Compensation Committee elected to conduct a thorough, ground-up review of the Company’s executive compensation programs during 2024. The primary objective of this review was to ensure that CRH’s programs would allow the Company to attract, retain, and motivate high performing executives in a U.S. market context, and to ensure that program designs aligned with U.S. investor and governance expectations.

Based on this review, the Compensation Committee made a number of key changes to the Company’s executive compensation programs beginning in 2025. A detailed summary of these adjustments is provided below.