 DUBLIN, IRELAND ACCESSWIRE April 28, 2021 CRH PLC LSE:CRHISE:CRGNYSE:CRH Announces Trading Update April 2021: Key Highlights Positive start to the year with Q1 like-for-like sales 3 Good underlying demand continued pricing progress across key markets Year-to-date acquisition spend 0.2bn; strong pipeline of opportunities 0.2bn divestment of Brazil cement business complete Share buyback programme ongoing; 0.3bn tranche to be completed by end of June H1 Group EBITDA expected to be well ahead of prior year Albert Manifold, Chief Executive, said today: We had a positive start to the year in a seasonally quiet period for our business with good underlying demand and pricing progress across our key markets. While near-term uncertainties remain, we expect first-half profitability to be well ahead of the prior year period which experienced a heavily disrupted second quarter due to COVID-19. 