UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
 
 
 
FORM 6-K
 
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A - 16 OR 15D - 16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
08 August 2016
Commission File No. 001-32846
 
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CRH public limited company
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
 
 
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Belgard Castle, Clondalkin,
Dublin 22, Ireland.
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Press Release
Change in Segmental Reporting
 
 
8 August 2016
 
 
Following the significant acquisition activity undertaken during 2015, CRH has made some adjustments to its segmental reporting structure.
The LH Assets acquired in Q3 2015 have been fully integrated into the Group and will be reported as part of Europe Heavyside, Americas Materials and a newly created Asia reporting segment in our 2016 Interim Results announcement on Thursday, 25 August 2016.
 
Schedule 1 shows proforma figures for these segments for H1 2015. They have been adjusted to include proforma results attributable to the LH Assets and for C.R. Laurence ("CRL", also acquired in Q3 2015) for that period and exclude contributions from divested entities and certain one-off items. In addition they reflect a currency translation adjustment in order to provide comparatives on a constant currency basis with the first half 2016 figures for CRH which will be announced later this month.
Schedule 2 presents segmental sales and EBITDA for FY 2015 restated on the new reporting structure. Full year Group sales and EBITDA including the proforma FY 2015 contributions from the LH Assets and CRL acquisitions are also provided for comparison purposes.
 
 
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For further information, please contact CRH plc at Dublin 404 1000 (+353 1 404 1000)
 
Frank Heisterkamp      Head of Investor Relations
Schedule 1
CRH H1 2015 Proforma Comparatives
 
 
 
 
 
Exclude
 
 
 
CRH
LH Assets/CRL
CRH incl.
Divested
One-off
Currency
Proforma
 
Reported
Proforma1
LH Assets/CRL
entities
items2
translation3
H1 2015
Sales
€ m
€ m
€ m
€ m
€ m
€ m
€ m
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Europe Heavyside
      1,760
               1,961
              3,721
       (93)
 
         (125)
      3,503
Europe Lightside
         475
                   -  
                 475
       (26)
 
             (9)
         440
Europe Distribution
      2,010
                   -  
              2,010
       (26)
 
           (20)
      1,964
 
      4,245
               1,961
              6,206
     (145)
 
         (154)
      5,907
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Americas Materials
      2,235
                 496
              2,731
       (37)
 
           (46)
      2,648
Americas Products
      1,903
                 244
              2,147
     (171)
 
           (41)
      1,935
Americas Distribution
         987
                   -  
                 987
        -  
 
            -  
         987
 
      5,125
                 740
              5,865
     (208)
 
           (87)
      5,570
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asia
                   -  
                 277
                 277
        -  
 
           (14)
         263
 
      9,370
              2,978
            12,348
     (353)
 
         (255)
    11,740
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EBITDA
    € m
        € m
         € m
   € m
 € m
      € m
   € m
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Europe Heavyside
        125
                 255
                 380
       (10)
        8
           (16)
         362
Europe Lightside
          46
                   -  
                  46
         (2)
      -   
             (1)
          43
Europe Distribution
          54
                   -  
                  54
         (1)
      32
             (1)
          84
 
        225
                 255
                 480
       (13)
      40
           (18)
         489
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Americas Materials
        113
                  23
                 136
          4
      17
             (1)
         156
Americas Products
        179
                  43
                 222
         (1)
      -  
             (2)
         219
Americas Distribution
          38
                   -  
                  38
        -  
      -  
            -  
          38
 
        330
                  66
                 396
          3
      17
             (3)
         413
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asia
                   -  
                  58
                  58
        -  
      -  
             (4)
          54
 
        555
                 379
                 934
       (10)
      57
           (25)
         956
 
 
1 The LH Assets and CRL acquisitions were completed in the third quarter of 2015, and accordingly the reported first half numbers for CRH in 2015 did not include any contribution from these acquisitions. The adjustment column includes the proforma first half 2015 sales and EBITDA generated by these businesses to provide meaningful comparatives with the consolidated first half 2016 Group numbers.
 
2 Two significant "one-off" costs were incurred by CRH in the first half of 2015: (i) expenses of €25m associated with the acquisition of the LH Assets, and (ii) a provision of €32m in respect of a fine imposed on CRH by the Swiss Competition Commission ("ComCo") following an investigation by ComCo into the sanitary (bathroom fixtures and fittings) distribution industry in Switzerland.
 
3 This column reflects the adjustments required to restate proforma H1 2015 numbers on a constant currency basis at 2016 rates to provide a meaningful comparative with the results for first half 2016 which will be published on 25 August 2016.
 
 
Schedule 2
CRH FY 2015 Segment Restatement
and adjusted comparatives including proforma full year
contributions from LH Assets and CRL
 
 
 
 
Reallocation
 
 
 
 
 
CRH
of contribution
CRH
LH Assets/CRL
CRH incl.
 
 
Reported
from LH Assets1
Restated
Proforma2
LH Assets/CRL
Sales
 
€ m
€ m
€ m
€ m
€ m
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Europe Heavyside
        3,607
        1,649
        5,256
        2,260
        7,516
Europe Lightside
           961
             -  
           961
             -  
           961
Europe Distribution
        4,158
             -  
        4,158
             -  
        4,158
 
 
        8,726
        1,649
      10,375
        2,260
      12,635
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Americas Materials
        6,400
           618
        7,018
           526
        7,544
Americas Products
        3,862
             -
        3,862
           346
        4,208
Americas Distribution
        2,229
             -
        2,229
             -
        2,229
 
 
      12,491
           618
      13,109
           872
      13,981
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LH Assets
        2,418
       (2,418)
             -  
             -
             -  
Asia
 
             -
           151
           151
           371
           522
 
 
      23,635
             -  
      23,635
        3,503
      27,138
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EBITDA
 
€ m
€ m
€ m
€ m
€ m
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Europe Heavyside
           334
           126
           460
           309
           769
Europe Lightside
           100
             -  
           100
             -  
           100
Europe Distribution
           171
             -  
           171
             -  
           171
 
 
           605
           126
           731
           309
        1,040
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Americas Materials
           912
             43
           955
             45
        1,000
Americas Products
           391
             -
           391
             81
           472
Americas Distribution
           140
             -
           140
             -
           140
 
 
        1,443
             43
        1,486
           126
        1,612
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LH Assets
           171
          (171)
             -  
             -
             -  
Asia
 
             -
              2
              2
             98
           100
 
 
        2,219
             -  
        2,219
           533
        2,752
 
 
1 CRH's reported results for 2015 showed post-acquisition sales and EBITDA from LH Assets (acquired in Q3 2015) as separate items in the analysis of results by segment. As these businesses have now been integrated into the CRH Group for 2016 reporting, prior year comparatives will be restated to allocate the 2015 contributions, and certain related head office costs, to the relevant reporting segment.
 
2 The full year proforma sales for the LH Assets in 2015 amounted to €5,575m, on which EBITDA of €820m was generated (before integration costs of €197m incurred by CRH). Equivalent full year numbers for CRL were sales of €508m and EBITDA of €104m. As post-acquisition contributions for both acquisitions are included in the reported 2015 numbers for CRH, the adjustment column includes the pre-acquisition 2015 sales and EBITDA in order to provide proforma comparatives with 2016 which will include full year contributions from both acquisitions.
 
SIGNATURE
 
 
 
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
CRH public limited company
(Registrant)
 
 
Date 08 August 2016
 
 
By:___/s/Neil Colgan___
N.Colgan
Company Secretary