How often does the Board meet?  Typical Board Agenda Items  Recurring items on each agenda: Periodic agenda items during the year: Are the Directors subject to securities dealing  policies or codes? How are Board agendas determined?  What are the Committees of the Board? CRH 43 There were eight full meetings of the Board during  2012. Details of Directors’ attendance at those  meetings are set out in the table on page 51. Each  year additional meetings to consider specific  matters are held when and if required. The Chairman sets the agenda for each meeting, in  consultation with the Chief Executive and  Company Secretary. Board agendas typically cover  items set out in the table to the right. The non-executive Directors generally meet before  or after each Board meeting without executives  being present. Details of the CRH shares held by Directors are set  out on page 67. CRH has a policy on dealings in  securities that applies to all Directors and senior  management. Under the policy, Directors are  required to obtain clearance from the Chairman  and Chief Executive before dealing in CRH  securities. Directors and senior management are  prohibited from dealing in CRH securities during  designated periods and at any time that the  individual is in possession of inside information (as  defined in the Market Abuse (Directive 2003/6/EC)  Regulations 2005). The policy adopts the terms of  the Model Code, as set out in the Listing Rules  published by the UK Listing Authority (which has  been amended in relation to Irish company law and  taxation references). The Board has established five permanent  Committees to assist in the execution of its  responsibilities. These are the  Acquisitions  Committee , the  Audit Committee , the  Finance  Committee , the  Nomination and Corporate  Governance Committee  and the  Remuneration  Committee . Ad hoc committees are formed from  time to time to deal with specific matters. Each of the permanent Committees has terms of  reference, under which authority is delegated to  them by the Board. The Chairman of each  Committee reports to the Board on its deliberations  and minutes of all Committee meetings are  circulated to all Directors. The current membership of each Committee and  each member’s length of service is set out on page  37. Attendance at meetings held in 2012 is set out  in the table on page 51. Chairmen of the Committees attend the Annual  General Meeting and are available to answer  questions from shareholders. – Minutes – Board matters (including Board Committee  updates) – Trading results and cost saving initiatives – Acquisitions – Full-year/Interim financial results and  reports – Group budget – Group strategy and Divisional strategy  updates – Performance review of acquisitions against  the original Board proposal following three  years of Group ownership – Human resources and succession planning – Risk management and internal controls – Compliance and ethics – Health and safety review, with a particular  focus on the Group’s fatality elimination  programme – Environmental review – Investor interaction and feedback Corporate Governance Report  | continued