UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a - 16 OR 15d - 16 OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

December 1429, 2010

Commission File No. 001-33019

CRH America, Inc.

375 Northridge Road

Atlanta

Georgia ~~303350~~30350

United States of America

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December 1429, 2010

CRH Announces ~~Early~~ Results ~~for~~of the Cash Tender Offers

CRH plc (“CRH”) announced ~~today~~ the ~~results~~expiration toas ~~date~~ of ~~the~~11:59 ~~previously~~p.m., ~~announced cash~~New ~~tender~~York ~~offers~~time, on December 28, 2010 (the “~~Tender~~Expiration ~~Offer~~Time”) of the cash tender offers by CRH and its wholly owned subsidiary, CRH America, Inc. (“CRH America”), whereby (a) CRH America isoffered ~~offering~~ to ~~purchase,~~ ~~subject~~purchase ~~to certain conditions,~~ up to $750 million aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 6.95% Notes due 2012, the outstanding 5.625% Notes due 2011 and the outstanding 5.30% Notes due 2013 (upthe to“CRH aAmerica ~~$50 million purchase sublimit~~Offers”) and (b) CRH isoffered ~~offering~~ to purchase up to $50 million aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 6.40% Notes due 2033 (the “CRH Offer” and, together with the CRH America Offers, the “Tender Offer”). The terms and conditions of the Tender Offer are described in the Offer to Purchase dated November 30, 2010 (the “Offer to Purchase”), and the related Letter of Transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal”) that were distributed to Holders of the Notes.

AsIn of the ~~Early~~CRH ~~Tender~~America ~~Time~~Offers, ~~which~~$750 ~~was~~million ~~5:00~~in ~~p.m.,~~aggregate ~~New~~principal ~~York~~amount ~~City~~of ~~time,~~Notes onwere ~~December 13~~validly tendered and accepted for purchase, ~~2010~~and in the CRH Offer, $36.112 million in aggregate principal amount of Notes were validly tendered and ~~not~~accepted ~~validly~~for ~~withdrawn~~purchase, ~~were~~ as ~~follows~~more fully set forth below:

Title of Security	CUSIP/ISIN	Principal AmountOutstanding		~~Principal AmountTendered~~PrincipalAmountTendered		~~Percentage ofOutstanding PrincipalAmount Tendered(1)~~	~~AcceptancePriority Level~~PrincipalAmountAccepted		~~Maximum PurchaseSublimit~~FinalProrationPercentage(1)		AcceptancePriorityLevel
Offers to purchase up to $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount:
6.95% Notes due 2012	12626PAD5 / US12626PAD50		$1,000,000,000		$657,082,000			$657,082,000		100.00%		1
CRH America Offers:
5.625% Notes due 2011	12626PAH6 / US12626PAH64		$500,000,000		$267,979,000			$92,918,000		34.67%		2
6.95% Notes due 2012(2)	12626PAD5 /US12626PAD50		$1,000,000,000	$657,082,000		65.71%		1		N/A
5.30% Notes due 2013	12626PAE3 / US12626PAE34		$700,000,000		$106,698,000			$0		0.00%		3
5.625% Notes due 2011	12626PAH6 /US12626PAH64		$500,000,000	$267,853,000		53.57%		2		N/A
6.40% Notes due 2033	12626PAF0 / US12626PAF09		$248,667,000		$36,112,000			$36,112,000		100.00%		N/A
5.30% Notes due 2013	12626PAE3 /US12626PAE34		$700,000,000	$106,698,000		15.24%		3		$50,000,000
Offer to purchase up to $50,000,000 aggregate principal amount:
CRH Offer:
6.40% Notes due 2033	12626PAF0 /US12626PAF09		$248,667,000	$36,100,000		14.52%		N/A		N/A

(1)	Rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of one percent.

~~(2)~~CRH ~~Eligible~~America has accepted for ~~early~~purchase ~~settlement~~all 6.95% Notes due 2012 validly tendered and not validly withdrawn (Acceptance Priority Level one), ~~subject~~$92,918,000 toin aggregate principal amount of the ~~terms~~5.625% Notes due 2011 validly tendered and ~~conditions~~not ~~set~~validly ~~forth~~withdrawn (Acceptance Priority Level two), which represents a proration factor of approximately 34.67% (as provided in the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal), and none of the 5.30% Notes due 2013 validly tendered and not validly withdrawn (Acceptance Priority Level three). CRH has accepted for purchase all 6.40% Notes due 2033 validly tendered and not validly withdrawn.

~~The~~Each ~~Tender~~of ~~Offer~~CRH ~~will~~America ~~expire~~and atCRH, ~~11:59~~as ~~p.m.~~applicable, ~~New~~expects ~~York~~to ~~City~~make ~~time,~~payment onfor ~~December 28,~~all ~~2010,~~Notes ~~unless~~accepted ~~extended~~for orpurchase ~~earlier~~pursuant ~~terminated~~to ~~(such~~the ~~time~~Tender ~~and~~Offer ~~date~~in same-day funds today (except for $492,713,000 asin aggregate principal ~~the~~amount ~~same~~of ~~may~~6.95% beNotes ~~extended~~due 2012, for which payment was made on December 14, 2010, the ~~“Expiration~~Early ~~Time”~~Settlement Date).

~~Holders~~J.P. ofMorgan ~~Notes~~Securities ~~who~~LLC, ~~validly tendered and have not validly withdrawn their Notes~~UBS ~~before~~Securities ~~the~~LLC, ~~Early~~Merrill ~~Tender Time~~Lynch, ~~will receive the Total Consideration~~Pierce, ~~which~~Fenner ~~includes~~& anSmith ~~early tender premium of $30 per $1~~Incorporated,~~000~~ ~~principal~~Barclays ~~amount~~Capital ofInc. ~~Notes~~and ~~accepted~~RBS ~~for~~Securities ~~purchase (the “Early Tender Premium”)~~Inc. ~~Holders~~served ofas ~~Notes~~dealer ~~who~~managers ~~validly~~for ~~tender their Notes after~~ the ~~Early~~ Tender ~~Time~~Offer ~~will~~and ~~only~~D.F. beKing ~~eligible~~& toCo., ~~receive~~Inc. ~~the~~served ~~Total~~as ~~Consideration minus~~ the ~~Early~~information ~~Tender~~and ~~Premium~~tender ~~(the “Tender Offer Consideration”)~~agent.

Payment of the Total Consideration or the Tender Offer Consideration, as the case may be, to Holders of Notes that are accepted for purchase is expected to be made on December 29, 2010 (the “Final Settlement Date”), other than $492,713,000 in aggregate principal amount of 6.95% Notes due 2012 (representing an initial acceptance of 75% pending determination of the Final Proration Percentage) which have been accepted for purchase and for which payment is expected to be made today (the “Early Settlement Date”; each of the Early Settlement Date and the Final Settlement Date, a “Settlement Date”). Holders who validly tender and do not validly withdraw their Notes and whose Notes are accepted for purchase in the Tender Offer will also be paid on the applicable Settlement Date accrued and unpaid interest from the last interest payment date up to, but excluding, the applicable Settlement Date.

Notes tendered pursuant to the Tender Offer may no longer be withdrawn.

The Tender Offer is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase. The terms and conditions of the Tender Offer are described in the Offer to Purchase.

CRH America’s and CRH’s respective obligations to accept any Notes tendered and to pay the Total Consideration or the Tender Offer Consideration, as the case may be, are set forth solely in the Offer to Purchase and Letter of Transmittal.

CRH America and CRH may each amend, extend or terminate the Tender Offer at any time in their sole discretion.

CRH America and CRH have retained J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, UBS Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Barclays Capital Inc. and RBS Securities Inc. to serve as dealer managers for the Tender Offer. D.F. King & Co., Inc. has been retained to serve as the information and tender agent.

For additional information regarding the terms of the Tender Offer, please contact: J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at (866) 834-4666 (toll free) or (212) 834-3118 (collect) or UBS Securities LLC at (888) 719-4210 (toll free) or (203) 719-4210 (collect). Requests for documents may be directed to D.F. King & Co., Inc. at (800) 901-0068 (toll free) or (212) 269-5550 (collect for banks and brokers).

Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this announcement have the meanings given to them in the Offer to Purchase.

This news release is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell Notes, nor is it a solicitation for acceptance of the Tender Offer. CRH America and CRH are making the Tender Offer only by, and pursuant to the terms of, the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal. The Tender Offer is not being made in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction. None of CRH, its management, CRH America, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, UBS Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Barclays Capital Inc. and RBS Securities Inc. or D.F. King & Co., Inc. makes any recommendation as to whether holders should tender Notes in response to the Tender Offer.

DISCLOSURE NOTICE: Some statements in this news release may constitute forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. A description of risks and uncertainties can be found in the Annual Report on Form 20-F of CRH and its other public filings and press releases. Except as required by law, neither CRH nor CRH America assumes any obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this news release as a result of new information or future events or developments.

For more information contact:

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC		UBS Securities LLC
Dealer Manager		Dealer Manager
Tel: (866) 834-4666 (toll free)		Tel: (888) 719-4210 (toll free)
Tel: (212) 834-3118 (collect)		Tel: (203) 719-4210 (collect)
CRH plc Investor Relations
Tel: +353 1 404 1000


J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Dealer Manager Tel: (866) 834-4666 (toll free) Tel: (212) 834-3118 (collect)		UBS Securities LLC Dealer Manager Tel: (888) 719-4210 (toll free) Tel: (203) 719-4210 (collect)

CRH plc Investor Relations Tel: +353 1 404 1000

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 America, Inc.~~		CRH America, Inc.
	~~(Registrant)~~		(Registrant)
Date December 14, 2010	By:	/S/ MICHAEL O’DRISCOLL
Date December 29, 2010
		Michael O’Driscoll
		By:	/S/ MICHAEL O’DRISCOLL
		Chief Financial Officer
			Michael O’Driscoll
			Chief Financial Officer

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