RNS Number : 9432T

CRH PLC

26 March 2019

26th March 2019

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 25th March 2019 it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares (the "ordinary shares") on the London Stock Exchange and/or Euronext Dublin, from CRH's broker UBS Europe SE. The ordinary shares purchased will be held as treasury shares.

London Stock Exchange

Euronext Dublin

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

10,306

73,278

Highest price paid per share:

GBp 2,331.0000

€27.2300

Lowest price paid per share:

GBp 2,309.0000

€26.8100

Volume weighted average price paid:

GBp 2,320.4820

€27.0854

The purchases form part of CRH's intention to buy back ordinary shares of up to €1 billion over a 12 month period following its announcement on 25th April 2018 and were effected by CRH's broker as part of the Phase 4 Programme announced on 28th December 2018.

Following settlement of the above transactions CRH will hold 33,851,068 of its ordinary shares in treasury and will have 809,539,270 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), a detailed breakdown of individual trades made by UBS Europe SE on behalf of CRH as part of the buyback programme is scheduled to this announcement.

Contact:

Diarmuid Enright

Assistant Company Secretary

Tel: 00 3531 6344340

Issuer name:		CRH plc
LEI		549300MIDJNNTH068E74
ISIN:		IE0001827041
Intermediary name:		UBS Europe SE
Intermediary code:		UBSWDE24
Time zone:		BST
Currency:		GBp & EUR (as indicated below)
Aggregated Information
Trading venue		Currency	Volume Weighted Average Price	Aggregated volume
London Stock Exchange		GBp	2,320.4820	10,306
Euronext Dublin		EUR	27.0854	73,278
London Stock Exchange
Number of Shares	Price per Share (GBp)	Trading Venue	Time of Transaction	MatchId
622	2,309	LSE	08:37:59	1074440
631	2,309	LSE	09:02:36	1109532
399	2,311	LSE	09:18:53	1127122
186	2,311	LSE	09:18:53	1127120
643	2,328	LSE	09:56:44	1177171
167	2,330	LSE	10:38:39	1207586
471	2,330	LSE	10:38:39	1207584
250	2,319	LSE	11:34:09	1244710
333	2,319	LSE	11:34:09	1244708
349	2,317	LSE	12:23:25	1274172
302	2,317	LSE	12:23:25	1274170
623	2,315	LSE	13:29:10	1316066
631	2,316	LSE	13:47:52	1343206
587	2,315	LSE	14:08:09	1370685
573	2,318	LSE	14:33:12	1402261
292	2,315	LSE	14:48:04	1423617
487	2,326	LSE	15:04:29	1449096
162	2,326	LSE	15:04:29	1449094
213	2,322	LSE	15:15:51	1464470
483	2,322	LSE	15:15:51	1464468
614	2,331	LSE	15:30:06	1484112
133	2,331	LSE	15:30:06	1484110
200	2,331	LSE	15:30:06	1484108
200	2,331	LSE	15:30:06	1484106
100	2,331	LSE	15:30:06	1484104
655	2,331	LSE	15:30:06	1484097

Euronext Dublin
Number of Shares	Price per Share (EUR)	Trading Venue	Time of Transaction	MatchId
100	26.94	ISE	08:24:20	1055337
96	26.94	ISE	08:24:20	1055335
250	26.93	ISE	08:25:54	1057513
645	26.93	ISE	08:25:54	1057511
127	26.91	ISE	08:26:04	1057793
111	26.91	ISE	08:26:08	1057878
58	26.91	ISE	08:26:11	1057974
200	26.91	ISE	08:26:11	1057972
111	26.91	ISE	08:26:11	1057970
181	26.89	ISE	08:32:02	1065852
12	26.89	ISE	08:33:00	1067252
203	26.89	ISE	08:33:00	1067226
384	26.89	ISE	08:33:00	1067221
528	26.93	ISE	08:37:59	1074453
525	26.94	ISE	08:37:59	1074442
200	26.91	ISE	08:42:58	1081205
203	26.91	ISE	08:42:58	1081201
241	26.91	ISE	08:43:02	1081426
307	26.88	ISE	08:46:10	1085222
300	26.88	ISE	08:46:10	1085220
219	26.81	ISE	08:52:12	1093017
331	26.81	ISE	08:52:12	1093015
19	26.81	ISE	08:52:12	1093013
637	26.81	ISE	08:56:43	1098281
546	26.95	ISE	09:02:43	1109695
568	26.99	ISE	09:12:03	1120356
545	26.98	ISE	09:13:18	1121835
200	26.99	ISE	09:14:51	1123132
288	26.99	ISE	09:14:51	1123121
127	26.99	ISE	09:14:55	1123222
48	26.94	ISE	09:18:53	1127124
598	26.94	ISE	09:19:12	1127570
629	26.99	ISE	09:34:06	1144198
615	27.01	ISE	09:38:36	1150731
629	27.00	ISE	09:38:46	1150981
29	27.10	ISE	09:46:08	1161664
550	27.10	ISE	09:46:08	1161662
88	27.12	ISE	09:50:48	1167924
531	27.12	ISE	09:52:15	1170192
602	27.11	ISE	09:53:46	1172783
526	27.11	ISE	09:56:44	1177173
200	27.09	ISE	10:02:45	1182688
253	27.08	ISE	10:05:04	1184415
354	27.08	ISE	10:05:04	1184413
97	27.08	ISE	10:05:27	1184710
250	27.08	ISE	10:05:27	1184708
71	27.03	ISE	10:09:21	1187312
449	27.03	ISE	10:10:06	1187825
555	27.10	ISE	10:24:45	1197230
599	27.11	ISE	10:24:45	1197228
250	27.10	ISE	10:33:11	1204166
100	27.10	ISE	10:33:11	1204164
646	27.10	ISE	10:33:11	1204162
453	27.08	ISE	10:33:14	1204196
592	27.11	ISE	10:38:44	1207741
81	27.08	ISE	10:43:54	1211359
557	27.12	ISE	10:46:31	1213066
620	27.13	ISE	10:52:19	1216951
432	27.10	ISE	10:53:18	1217873
102	27.10	ISE	10:53:18	1217871
234	27.10	ISE	11:01:42	1223950
582	27.09	ISE	11:04:22	1225595
578	27.09	ISE	11:07:12	1227567
13	27.08	ISE	11:11:13	1230528
544	27.08	ISE	11:11:13	1230523
646	27.09	ISE	11:16:51	1233683
94	27.10	ISE	11:25:17	1238786
100	27.10	ISE	11:25:17	1238784
352	27.10	ISE	11:25:17	1238782
608	27.07	ISE	11:27:04	1240108
117	27.03	ISE	11:31:06	1243079
262	27.04	ISE	11:33:00	1243898
301	27.04	ISE	11:33:00	1243896
25	27.00	ISE	11:37:58	1246677
563	27.00	ISE	11:38:00	1246716
530	26.99	ISE	11:46:32	1251894
533	26.99	ISE	11:51:57	1254826
541	26.99	ISE	11:59:21	1259856
1	27.04	ISE	12:10:00	1266251
569	27.04	ISE	12:10:02	1266272
577	27.03	ISE	12:10:28	1266512
583	27.03	ISE	12:16:47	1270144
481	27.03	ISE	12:19:39	1272236
93	27.09	ISE	12:41:20	1284524
562	27.09	ISE	12:41:20	1284528
450	27.09	ISE	12:41:20	1284526
92	27.10	ISE	12:45:45	1287001
200	27.10	ISE	12:46:00	1287176
615	27.10	ISE	12:48:04	1288283
647	27.10	ISE	12:48:04	1288277
537	27.11	ISE	13:00:07	1295989
199	27.11	ISE	13:00:22	1296132
564	27.10	ISE	13:02:07	1297370
552	27.07	ISE	13:07:06	1300705
529	27.08	ISE	13:15:49	1306403
101	27.07	ISE	13:19:23	1308607
249	27.07	ISE	13:19:23	1308605
153	27.07	ISE	13:19:24	1308614
615	27.07	ISE	13:23:49	1311671
254	27.07	ISE	13:30:00	1318011
74	27.07	ISE	13:30:07	1319162
200	27.07	ISE	13:30:07	1319160
546	27.09	ISE	13:33:23	1324094
573	27.16	ISE	13:38:50	1331871
100	27.16	ISE	13:40:02	1333455
100	27.16	ISE	13:40:03	1333584
204	27.16	ISE	13:40:09	1333706
670	27.15	ISE	13:41:26	1335086
107	27.15	ISE	13:42:02	1335649
598	27.15	ISE	13:42:02	1335647
96	27.15	ISE	13:42:36	1336130
250	27.15	ISE	13:42:48	1336391
250	27.15	ISE	13:42:49	1336412
628	27.11	ISE	13:44:38	1338972
601	27.09	ISE	13:48:12	1343725
250	27.09	ISE	13:53:16	1350403
101	27.09	ISE	13:53:16	1350401
271	27.09	ISE	13:53:16	1350393
250	27.09	ISE	13:53:16	1350391
124	27.08	ISE	13:54:00	1351595
19	27.08	ISE	13:54:00	1351593
100	27.08	ISE	13:54:20	1352009
366	27.08	ISE	13:54:28	1352142
593	27.07	ISE	13:58:46	1357412
100	27.09	ISE	14:02:06	1362532
168	27.08	ISE	14:02:53	1363589
380	27.08	ISE	14:02:53	1363587
248	27.05	ISE	14:04:44	1366312
398	27.05	ISE	14:04:44	1366310
598	27.05	ISE	14:08:09	1370687
45	27.05	ISE	14:08:10	1370715
250	27.04	ISE	14:10:48	1373891
643	27.04	ISE	14:17:30	1381628
587	27.03	ISE	14:17:36	1381857
20	27.03	ISE	14:19:47	1385065
400	27.03	ISE	14:19:47	1385063
104	27.03	ISE	14:20:02	1385305
250	27.02	ISE	14:21:41	1387202
99	27.02	ISE	14:21:41	1387200
559	27.00	ISE	14:24:29	1390566
548	27.05	ISE	14:29:22	1397204
99	27.07	ISE	14:33:12	1402263
630	27.06	ISE	14:33:33	1402984
27	27.05	ISE	14:35:57	1406474
96	27.08	ISE	14:38:13	1409662
704	27.07	ISE	14:38:17	1409901
97	27.07	ISE	14:39:42	1411590
60	27.06	ISE	14:39:55	1411932
468	27.06	ISE	14:39:59	1412014
373	27.03	ISE	14:43:07	1415891
225	27.03	ISE	14:43:52	1417073
76	27.04	ISE	14:45:22	1419472
276	27.04	ISE	14:45:22	1419470
185	27.04	ISE	14:45:22	1419468
95	27.04	ISE	14:45:22	1419466
592	27.15	ISE	14:54:15	1433232
95	27.14	ISE	14:56:27	1436986
100	27.14	ISE	14:56:28	1437010
841	27.13	ISE	14:57:35	1438843
96	27.13	ISE	14:59:47	1441872
558	27.15	ISE	15:01:48	1445829
510	27.14	ISE	15:02:58	1447107
474	27.14	ISE	15:06:49	1452412
95	27.14	ISE	15:06:49	1452410
604	27.14	ISE	15:06:49	1452407
603	27.13	ISE	15:08:02	1454061
92	27.11	ISE	15:11:54	1458804
404	27.11	ISE	15:12:02	1459019
94	27.12	ISE	15:15:51	1464476
574	27.12	ISE	15:15:51	1464472
95	27.12	ISE	15:18:12	1467861
95	27.12	ISE	15:18:13	1467881
368	27.12	ISE	15:18:15	1467898
95	27.12	ISE	15:18:15	1467900
882	27.19	ISE	15:34:00	1490902
253	27.20	ISE	15:34:46	1492060
97	27.20	ISE	15:35:02	1492376
97	27.20	ISE	15:35:07	1492502
353	27.20	ISE	15:35:07	1492500
240	27.17	ISE	15:35:27	1493232
200	27.17	ISE	15:35:27	1493230
200	27.17	ISE	15:35:27	1493217
6	27.17	ISE	15:40:31	1500610
297	27.17	ISE	15:40:31	1500608
273	27.17	ISE	15:40:31	1500606
866	27.16	ISE	15:43:34	1505010
561	27.17	ISE	15:46:32	1510012
100	27.17	ISE	15:47:59	1511890
98	27.17	ISE	15:47:59	1511888
98	27.17	ISE	15:48:00	1511927
100	27.17	ISE	15:48:07	1512242
98	27.17	ISE	15:48:07	1512240
62	27.17	ISE	15:48:08	1512275
98	27.17	ISE	15:48:08	1512273
762	27.17	ISE	15:48:08	1512271
855	27.16	ISE	15:49:26	1513804
392	27.16	ISE	15:49:40	1514170
34	27.17	ISE	15:51:41	1517004
217	27.17	ISE	15:51:41	1517002
371	27.17	ISE	15:51:41	1517000
250	27.21	ISE	15:55:18	1523556
250	27.21	ISE	15:55:18	1523527
96	27.21	ISE	15:55:18	1523529
618	27.20	ISE	15:55:23	1523712
154	27.20	ISE	15:55:23	1523710
30	27.19	ISE	15:57:31	1526590
532	27.19	ISE	15:57:37	1526741
68	27.17	ISE	15:58:10	1527506
199	27.17	ISE	15:58:14	1527640
311	27.17	ISE	15:58:56	1528601
161	27.19	ISE	16:02:06	1534587
449	27.19	ISE	16:02:06	1534585
543	27.21	ISE	16:03:49	1538133
96	27.21	ISE	16:04:03	1538389
100	27.21	ISE	16:04:03	1538391
415	27.21	ISE	16:04:21	1538910
96	27.21	ISE	16:04:21	1538908
344	27.21	ISE	16:04:21	1538912
306	27.21	ISE	16:04:21	1538914
569	27.23	ISE	16:07:51	1545350
93	27.22	ISE	16:08:54	1547023
98	27.22	ISE	16:10:00	1548548
1,410	27.22	ISE	16:10:01	1548747
240	27.22	ISE	16:11:49	1551842
379	27.22	ISE	16:11:49	1551840
25	27.22	ISE	16:11:49	1551838
100	27.21	ISE	16:13:30	1554513
52	27.20	ISE	16:13:56	1555169
385	27.20	ISE	16:15:10	1557321
21	27.20	ISE	16:15:10	1557311

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