Philip Wheatley - 23 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for CRH PUBLIC LTD CO (CRH)

Role: Chief Development Officer
Signature: /s/ Cot Eversole, Attorney-in-Fact for Philip Wheatley
Issuer symbol: CRH
Transactions as of: 23 Feb 2026
Net transactions value: -$1,800,614
Form type: 4
Filing time: 25 Feb 2026, 16:05:02 UTC
Previous filing: 15 May 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Wheatley Philip	Chief Development Officer	C/O CRH PLC, STONEMASON'S WAY, RATHFARNHAM DUBLIN, IRELAND	/s/ Cot Eversole, Attorney-in-Fact for Philip Wheatley	25 Feb 2026	0002039536

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CRH	Ordinary Shares	Award	$0	+28,466	+76%	$0.000000	65,902	23 Feb 2026	Direct	F1
transaction	CRH	Ordinary Shares	Tax liability	$1,800,614	-14,860	-23%	$121.17	51,042	23 Feb 2026	Direct	F2, F3

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CRH	Restricted Share Units	Award		+4,476	+76%		10,404	23 Feb 2026	Ordinary Shares	4,476		Direct	F4

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Reflects the vesting and release of awards granted in 2023 under the 2014 Performance Share Plan Rules on February 23, 2026 (including the award of 1,397 additional Ordinary Shares as dividend equivalents), pursuant to certification of the achievement of pre-established performance goals by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Issuer (the "Compensation Committee").
F2	Mandatory sale of sufficient Ordinary Shares to cover applicable withholding tax liabilities arising in connection with the aforementioned award.
F3	The reported price represents the volume-weighted average price of shares sold. Sale prices for the reported transaction ranged between $120.06 and $123.93, inclusive. Full information regarding the Ordinary Shares sold will be provided to the SEC upon request.
F4	Each restricted share unit ("RSU") represents the right to receive one Ordinary Share of the Issuer. Reflects a time-based conditional award, as defined in the CRH plc Equity Incentive Plan (the "EIP"), of RSUs of which 1/3 will vest on the grant anniversary in February 2027, 2028 and 2029, respectively (the "Awards"). In accordance with the EIP, dividend equivalents will apply to these Awards and will be reported at the time of vesting.