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Officer's Certificates of the Registrant and the Guarantor

 Exhibit 4.3 
 CRH AMERICA, INC. 
 OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE 
 Pursuant to Sections 102 and 301 of the Indenture 
 I, Michael
O’Driscoll, Executive Officer and Director of CRH America, Inc. (the “Company”) acting in my capacity as such pursuant to resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company on September 1, 2006 and
July 14, 2008 whereby, any Director, Michael Lynch and Gary Hickman is authorized to approve on behalf of the Company those terms of the issue of the Company’s $650,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.125% Guaranteed Notes due 2018
(the “Securities”) fully and unconditionally guaranteed by CRH plc (the “Guarantor”), HEREBY APPROVE AND CONFIRM the following such terms: 
 1. The undersigned has read the provisions of the Indenture setting forth covenants and conditions to the Trustee’s authentication and delivery of
the Securities and the Guarantees endorsed thereon by the Guarantor, and the definitions in the Indenture relating thereto. 
 2. The
undersigned has examined the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company relating to the authorization, issuance, authentication and delivery of the Securities and the Guarantees, such other corporate records of the Company and such other
documents deemed necessary as a basis for the opinion hereinafter expressed. 
 3. In the opinion of the undersigned, such examination is
sufficient to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether the covenants and conditions referred to above have been complied with. 
 4. The undersigned is of the opinion that the covenants and conditions referred to above have been complied with. 
 5. The terms of
the Securities are as follows: 
  

			
	Title:	 	8.125% Notes due 2018
		
	Issue Price:	 	99.963%
		
	Issue Date:	 	July 23, 2008
		
	Limit of Aggregate Principal Amount:	 	$650,000,000
		
	Form and Denomination of Securities:	 	The Securities will be issued in the form of two global notes (one note for $500,000,000 principal amount and one for $150,000,000 principal amount) that will be deposited with The Depository
Trust Company, New York, New York (“DTC”) on the Closing Date. The

  

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		 	global notes will be issued to DTC and will be executed and delivered in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. The Company will not issue certificated notes except in certain
circumstances as described in the Prospectus Supplement (the “Prospectus Supplement”) dated July 16, 2008 to the Prospectus dated September 1, 2006 (the “Prospectus”)
		
	Principal Payment Date:	 	July 15, 2018, unless redeemed earlier at the option of the Company or the Guarantor
		
	Maturity:	 	July 15, 2018
		
	Interest:	 	8.125% per annum, accruing from July 23, 2008, payable on January 15 and July 15 of each year to holders of record on the next preceding January 1 or July 1, commencing January 15,
2009
		
	Place of Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest:	 	 The Bank of New York Mellon
 101 Barclay Street, Floor
4E
 New York, New York 10286

		
	Notices and Demands to Company:	 	 375 Northridge Road
 Suite 350
 Atlanta, Georgia 30350
 Attn: Secretary

		
	Notices and Demands to Guarantor:	 	 Belgard Castle
 Clondalkin, Dublin 22
 Ireland
 Attn: Secretary

		
		 	 or

		
		 	 CT Corporation System
 111 8th Avenue
 New York, NY 10019

		
	Notices and Demands to Underwriters:	 	 J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
 270 Park
Avenue
 8th Floor
 New York, NY 10017

  

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		 	 Attn: High Grade Syndicate Desk
 Fax: +1-212-834-6081

		
		 	 Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
 388 Greenwich
St.
 New York, NY 10013
 Attn: General Counsel
 Fax: +1-212-816-7912

		
		 	 Barclays Capital Inc.
 200 Park Avenue, 4th Floor
 New York, NY 10166
 Attn: Investment Grade Syndicate
 Fax: +1-212-412-7305

		
		 	 BNP Paribas Securities Corp.
 787 Seventh
Avenue
 New York, NY 10019
 Attn: Syndicate Desk
 Fax: +1-212-412-7305

		
	Notes and Demands to Trustee:	 	 The Bank of New York Mellon
 101 Barclay Street, Floor
4E
 New York, New York 10286

		
	Tax Redemption:	 	In the event of various tax law changes that would require the Guarantor to pay additional amounts as described in the Prospectus, the Company or the Guarantor may call all, but not less than
all, of the Securities for redemption at 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption
		
	Optional Redemption:	 	The Securities will be redeemable at the Company’s option or at the option of the Guarantor, in whole at any time or in part from time to time. Upon redemption, the Company or the
Guarantor will pay a redemption price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the Securities plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption and (2)(a) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled
payments of principal and interest on such

  

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		 	Securities (excluding any interest accrued as of the date of the redemption) plus (b) accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. The present value will be determined by
discounting the remaining principal and interest payments to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) using the Treasury Rate (as defined in the Prospectus Supplement) plus 50 basis
points
		
	Change of Control Repurchase Event	 	If a change of control repurchase event occurs, unless we or the Guarantor have exercised our right to redeem the Securities in full as described above, we will make an offer to each holder
of the Securities to repurchase all or, at the holders’ option, any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of that holder’s notes at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal
amount of Securities repurchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest on the Securities repurchased to the date of purchase
		
	Interest Rate Adjustment	 	The interest rate payable on the Securities will be subject to adjustments from time to time if Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services downgrades
(or if either subsequently upgrades) the rating on the Securities as described in the Prospectus Supplement
		
	Defeasance and Discharge of Securities (Sections 1302 and 1303 of the Indenture):	 	Applicable
		
	Additional Amounts:	 	Additional Amounts will be payable by the Guarantor, as more fully described in the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement
		
	Other Terms of the Securities:	 	The other terms of the Securities shall be substantially as set forth in the Prospectus

 6. If an interest rate adjustment occurs, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee an
Officer’s Certificate notifying it of (a) the downgrade (or subsequent upgrade) of the rating on the Securities and (b) the adjustment of the interest rate payable on the Securities. 
  

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 Terms defined in the Pricing Agreement dated July 16, 2008 between the Company, CRH plc (the
“Guarantor”) and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Barclays Capital Inc. and BNP Paribas Securities Corp., as representatives of the several underwriters named therein, and not otherwise defined herein are
used herein as therein defined. 
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 Dated: July 23, 2008 
  

			
	CRH America, Inc.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Michael O’Driscoll

	Name:	 	Michael O’Driscoll
	Title:	 	Executive Officer and Director

  

 6Agreement by and among the Company and Timothy R. Oakes

 Exhibit 10.1 
 July 21, 2008 
 Timothy R. Oakes 
 5 Carolina Way

 Boxford, Massachusetts 01921 
  

	Re:	Severance Agreement 

 Dear Tim: 
 In order to ensure your continued service to the Edgewater Technology, Inc. (the “Company”) the Company wishes to offer you the following
severance package: 
 1. Severance. If at any time after the date hereof, you are terminated by the Company (or its
successor) without Cause, as defined below, and such termination occurs within one (1) year after the effective date of a Change in Control, as defined below, you shall be entitled to receive severance pay for a period of six
(6) months at the rate of your annual base salary then in effect, payable in the same manner as your regular salary, together with six (6) months continued coverage under the Company’s medical and dental plans at the rate applicable
to active employees. Such severance pay shall be in lieu of any other severance benefits to which you may be entitled under any other applicable policy or program. 
 2. Change in Control. A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have
occurred if: (i) any person, other than the Company or an employee benefit plan of the Company, acquires, directly or indirectly, the beneficial ownership of any voting security of the Company and immediately after such acquisition such person
is, directly or indirectly, the beneficial owner of voting securities representing 50% or more of the total voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of the Company; (ii) the individuals (A) who, as of the date of this
Agreement, constitute the Board (the “Original Directors”) or (B) who thereafter are elected to the Board and whose election, or nomination for election, to the Board was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds ( 2/3) of the Original Directors then still in office (such directors becoming “Additional Original Directors”
immediately following their election) or (C) who are elected to the Board and whose election, or nomination for election to the Board was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds ( 2/3) of the Original Directors and Additional Original Directors then still in office (such directors also becoming “Additional Original Directors” immediately
following their election), cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the members of the Board; (iii) the stockholders of the Company shall approve a merger, consolidation, recapitalization, or reorganization of the Company, a reverse
stock split of outstanding voting securities, or consummation of any such transaction if stockholder approval is not sought or obtained, other than any such transaction which would result in at least 75% of the total voting power represented by the
voting securities of the surviving entity outstanding immediately after such transaction being beneficially owned by at least 75% of the holders of outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to the transaction, with the voting
power of each such continuing holder relative to other such continuing holders not substantially altered in the transaction; or (iv)the stockholders of the 

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Company shall approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or a substantial
portion of the Company’s assets (i.e., 50% or more of the total assets of the Company). 
 3. Cause. For purposes of this
Agreement, “Cause” shall mean any of the following: (A) Employee’s material breach of any provision of the Employee’s Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement; (B) after providing 30 days prior notice to the
Employee and providing the opportunity for Employee to be heard by the Board of Directors during such time, the Board of Directors issues a final written determination that Employee has willfully failed and refused to comply with the material and
reasonable directives of the Company; (C) Employee’s failure to meet written performance standards established by the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company from time to time which Employee has failed to cure within ninety
(90) days after receipt of written notice of nonperformance from the Company ; (D) Employee’s gross negligence or willful or intentional misconduct; (E) after providing 30 days prior notice to the Employee and providing the
opportunity for Employee to be heard by the Board of Directors during such time, the Board of Directors issues a final written determination that Employee has breached his fiduciary duties to the Company; or (F) the conviction of, or the
entering of a guilty plea or plea of no contest with respect to, a felony with respect to Employee, or any other criminal activity which materially affects Employee’s ability to perform his duties or materially harms the reputation of the
Company; 
 4. Assignment. You may not assign your rights or obligations hereunder. The rights and obligations of the Company
hereunder shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon its respective successors and assigns. 
 5. General Release and
Cooperation Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the aforementioned severance benefits set forth above are subject to and conditioned upon, and will be paid only in the event of your execution and delivery
to the Company and/or its successor of a release of all claims and cooperation agreement in such form as may be required by the Company or its successor. No severance benefits will be paid by the Company or its successor unless the such release and
cooperation agreement has been executed and delivered by you to the Company or its successor and any revocation period thereunder has expired. 
 6. General Provisions. 
 a. This Agreement shall in no manner be considered a contract for employment with the Company
nor any guaranty of employment for any specified period of time, and your employment with the Company will remain at-will and may be terminated by either the Company or you, at any time, with or without cause and with or without notice. 

b. You agree to maintain this Agreement as confidential and shall not disclose the terms hereof to any other employee of the Company or to any other
person, firm, or entity other than (i) the members of your immediate family or (ii) your legal counsel and tax advisers, provided all of such individuals are informed of the confidential nature of this Agreement and agree to maintain it as
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 c. This
Agreement shall be subject to and governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts without regard to its choice of law principles. 
 d. The Company’s obligations to pay amounts hereunder are subject to all withholding obligations under applicable federal, state, and local laws. 
 If the foregoing is acceptable to you, please execute this correspondence in the space provided for below indicating your acceptance of and agreement with the foregoing. 
  

			
	Very truly yours,
	
	EDGEWATER TECHNOLOGY, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Shirley Singleton

		 	President and Chief Executive Officer

 Accepted and agreed to as 
 of the date written above: 
  

	
	 /s/ Timothy R. Oakes

	Timothy R. Oakes

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