Breedon Group PLC Acquisition of assets from Tarmac Holdings Limited (1559Z)

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Breedon Group PLC

13 December 2017

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13 December 2017

BREEDON GROUP PLC ("Breedon" or "the Group")

Acquisition of assets from Tarmac Holdings Limited ("Tarmac")

Breedon, the UK's largest independent construction materials group, has agreed to acquire from Tarmac - a CRH company - four quarries and an asphalt plant for a total consideration of GBP16.5 million, to be satisfied by the transfer to Tarmac of 27 of Breedon's ready-mixed concrete plants and a payment of GBP4.9 million in cash.

The deal is conditional on approval by the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA).

The operations to be acquired by Breedon comprise quarries in Scotland, Cumbria and North Wales, together with a quarry and asphalt plant in West Wales. The ready-mixed concrete plants to be divested by Breedon are in multiple locations extending from Dumfries in Scotland to Exeter in Devon.

The deal is in line with Breedon's strategy of expanding its aggregates portfolio, in this case adding approximately 25 million tonnes to the Group's mineral reserves and resources, and furthering the development of its asphalt capacity. It also streamlines Breedon's readymix network. The transaction is not expected to have a material impact on the Group's earnings.

Pat Ward, Breedon's Group Chief Executive, commented: "This deal brings significant benefits: it adds to our reserve base; it is margin-enhancing; it releases value from peripheral readymix plants; and it will enable us to replace third-party aggregates providers with our own sources of supply.

"It is also a great example of how we can work with our larger peers - in this case CRH, one of the world's most successful global building materials companies - to benefit customers and other stakeholders on both sides."

The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2018, subject to approval by the CMA.

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The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Group to constitute inside information under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014.

Notes to editors

Breedon Group plc is the UK's largest independent construction materials group. Following this transaction, it will operate the country's largest cement plant, two cementitious import terminals, more than 60 quarries, 27 asphalt plants, around 170 ready-mixed concrete plants and three concrete products plants nationwide. The Group employs around 2,300 people and has more than 750 million tonnes of mineral reserves and resources. Its strategy is to continue growing organically and through acquisition of businesses in the UK heavyside construction materials market.

Tarmac assets to be acquired in this transaction:

Daviot Quarry, Inverness

Low Plains Quarry, Penrith

Borras Quarry, Wrexham

Minffordd Quarry & Asphalt Plant, near Porthmadog

Breedon ready-mixed concrete plants to be divested in this transaction:

   Alrewas                                                           Llandybie 
   Banbury                                                           Llanelli 
   Boroughbridge                                                Llynclys 
   Bournemouth                                                  Meriden 
   Bridgend                                                          Pembroke 
   Briton Ferry                                                     Portsmouth 
   Cardiff                                                             Scorton 
   Cardigan                                                         Shawell 
   Carmarthan                                                     Southampton 
   Colchester                                                      Stancombe 
   Dumfries                                                         Tongwynlais 
   Dunald Mill                                                       Tredegar 
   Exeter                                                              Wellington 

Halecombe

For further information:

Breedon Group plc

Pat Ward, Group Chief Executive

Rob Wood, Group Finance Director

01332 694444

Stephen Jacobs, Head of Communications

07831 764592

Cenkos Securities plc

Max Hartley (Nomad)

020 7397 8925

Numis Securities (joint broker)

Heraclis Economides/Ben Stoop

020 7260 1000

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