Additional Listing

CRH PLC
6 December 2000



06 December 2000


                                   CRH plc
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Application has been made for the admission to listing of 240,597 Ordinary
shares of EUR0.32 each ('shares') on the Official List of the UK Listing
Authority and the Irish Stock Exchange and to trading on the London Stock
Exchange's market for listed securities. It is expected admission will be
granted on Friday, 8 December 2000 and trading will commence thereafter.

These shares have been issued as a result of allotments under the Employee
Share Participation Scheme and will rank pari passu with the existing issued
Ordinary shares.

Enquiries:-

Ms. A. Malone

Company Secretary

CRH plc

Tel. [phone]