Transaction in Own Shares

21st February 2019

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 20th February 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 Limited. The ordinary shares purchased will be held as treasury shares.

London Stock Exchange

Euronext Dublin

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

16,429

65,353

Highest price paid per share:

GBp 2,412.0000

€27.7700

Lowest price paid per share:

GBp 2,393.0000

€27.4500

Volume weighted average price paid:

GBp 2,401.1435

€27.6242

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 31,487,609 of its ordinary shares in treasury and will have 811,902,729 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 Limited 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 Limited

Intermediary code:

UBSWGB24

Time zone:

BST

Currency:

GBp & EUR (as indicated below)

Aggregated Information

Trading venue

Currency

Volume Weighted Average Price

Aggregated volume

London Stock Exchange

GBp

2,401.1435

16,429

Euronext Dublin

EUR

27.6242

65,353

London Stock Exchange

Number ofShares

Price per Share (GBp)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

699

2,402

LSE

08:13:45

976240

195

2,412

LSE

08:22:26

991034

474

2,412

LSE

08:22:26

991032

572

2,408

LSE

08:29:11

1001931

609

2,403

LSE

08:45:35

1027408

290

2,397

LSE

08:55:45

1042723

210

2,397

LSE

08:55:45

1042721

148

2,397

LSE

08:55:45

1042719

668

2,403

LSE

09:03:46

1055398

610

2,404

LSE

09:07:14

1060056

502

2,403

LSE

09:19:46

1075981

142

2,403

LSE

09:19:46

1075983

706

2,393

LSE

09:45:54

1119104

443

2,395

LSE

10:10:26

1153884

152

2,395

LSE

10:10:28

1153919

382

2,394

LSE

10:14:41

1158161

255

2,394

LSE

10:14:41

1158159

643

2,393

LSE

10:24:12

1166655

7

2,393

LSE

10:24:12

1166653

611

2,394

LSE

10:45:17

1181550

591

2,394

LSE

10:46:20

1182287

515

2,396

LSE

11:23:08

1208380

107

2,396

LSE

11:23:08

1208378

597

2,400

LSE

11:40:46

1220639

149

2,404

LSE

11:52:02

1229203

149

2,404

LSE

11:52:02

1229199

381

2,404

LSE

11:52:02

1229197

129

2,404

LSE

12:06:37

1241865

144

2,404

LSE

12:06:37

1241863

34

2,404

LSE

12:06:37

1241861

25

2,404

LSE

12:06:37

1241859

270

2,404

LSE

12:06:37

1241857

569

2,405

LSE

12:24:34

1255733

582

2,398

LSE

13:02:07

1287021

280

2,398

LSE

13:26:21

1307366

296

2,398

LSE

13:26:21

1307370

596

2,400

LSE

13:38:44

1317979

529

2,408

LSE

13:58:10

1337024

140

2,408

LSE

13:58:10

1337022

109

2,406

LSE

14:18:27

1358880

297

2,406

LSE

14:18:27

1358878

280

2,406

LSE

14:18:27

1358876

65

2,407

LSE

14:33:00

1379031

616

2,407

LSE

14:33:00

1379029

60

2,407

LSE

14:41:51

1394659

301

2,407

LSE

14:42:01

1394976

300

2,407

LSE

14:42:01

1394974

Euronext Dublin

Number ofShares

Price per Share (EUR)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

553

27.60

ISE

08:11:30

973156

611

27.60

ISE

08:12:23

974378

791

27.65

ISE

08:17:29

981663

188

27.69

ISE

08:19:44

985988

820

27.69

ISE

08:19:44

985986

10

27.74

ISE

08:21:41

989692

568

27.74

ISE

08:21:42

989720

560

27.73

ISE

08:21:56

990108

2

27.73

ISE

08:22:18

990844

54

27.73

ISE

08:22:20

990863

543

27.72

ISE

08:22:20

990865

300

27.72

ISE

08:22:26

991039

597

27.69

ISE

08:24:13

994351

570

27.68

ISE

08:27:43

999635

518

27.66

ISE

08:29:13

1001971

589

27.67

ISE

08:35:05

1011274

406

27.64

ISE

08:38:27

1016007

145

27.64

ISE

08:38:34

1016167

552

27.62

ISE

08:39:40

1018294

58

27.62

ISE

08:39:40

1018296

582

27.62

ISE

08:44:05

1025342

596

27.58

ISE

08:49:02

1032629

627

27.55

ISE

08:51:53

1037484

622

27.53

ISE

08:54:53

1041735

869

27.56

ISE

08:59:24

1048350

1,070

27.60

ISE

09:03:39

1055157

524

27.61

ISE

09:07:00

1059760

631

27.65

ISE

09:11:26

1065672

506

27.62

ISE

09:14:00

1068671

129

27.62

ISE

09:14:00

1068669

520

27.60

ISE

09:17:35

1073329

519

27.53

ISE

09:28:34

1087336

588

27.52

ISE

09:51:42

1130918

424

27.53

ISE

09:56:07

1139082

110

27.51

ISE

10:01:11

1146095

41

27.54

ISE

10:04:44

1149425

250

27.54

ISE

10:04:58

1149665

390

27.54

ISE

10:04:58

1149663

100

27.51

ISE

10:09:03

1152584

91

27.51

ISE

10:09:03

1152582

338

27.51

ISE

10:10:04

1153510

226

27.51

ISE

10:10:06

1153547

250

27.50

ISE

10:19:03

1161927

406

27.50

ISE

10:19:03

1161925

550

27.49

ISE

10:19:12

1162087

93

27.49

ISE

10:20:55

1163127

75

27.49

ISE

10:22:52

1165148

530

27.48

ISE

10:23:59

1166158

464

27.48

ISE

10:24:06

1166457

50

27.48

ISE

10:24:08

1166527

100

27.46

ISE

10:27:36

1169156

56

27.46

ISE

10:27:36

1169154

599

27.46

ISE

10:27:36

1169143

562

27.45

ISE

10:27:45

1169308

223

27.46

ISE

10:30:21

1171472

381

27.46

ISE

10:30:40

1171687

393

27.51

ISE

10:35:38

1175309

358

27.50

ISE

10:35:48

1175441

171

27.50

ISE

10:35:48

1175439

232

27.51

ISE

10:40:34

1178249

273

27.51

ISE

10:41:24

1178698

528

27.49

ISE

10:42:03

1179185

100

27.50

ISE

10:45:44

1181876

429

27.50

ISE

10:45:44

1181874

202

27.50

ISE

10:45:44

1181872

98

27.50

ISE

10:46:20

1182289

585

27.53

ISE

10:52:50

1186694

619

27.53

ISE

10:52:50

1186696

152

27.52

ISE

10:52:55

1186772

400

27.52

ISE

10:52:55

1186770

575

27.52

ISE

10:52:55

1186768

593

27.53

ISE

11:03:13

1194234

96

27.51

ISE

11:12:23

1201092

216

27.51

ISE

11:12:23

1201090

250

27.50

ISE

11:13:54

1202273

250

27.50

ISE

11:13:54

1202265

148

27.52

ISE

11:23:08

1208386

599

27.52

ISE

11:23:08

1208384

413

27.52

ISE

11:23:08

1208382

556

27.57

ISE

11:40:46

1220641

120

27.58

ISE

11:45:14

1223871

206

27.58

ISE

11:45:14

1223869

688

27.58

ISE

11:45:14

1223867

521

27.60

ISE

11:52:02

1229201

637

27.61

ISE

11:53:40

1230958

25

27.62

ISE

11:58:25

1234433

25

27.62

ISE

11:58:25

1234431

300

27.62

ISE

11:58:25

1234429

218

27.62

ISE

11:58:25

1234427

634

27.62

ISE

11:58:26

1234437

590

27.62

ISE

11:58:26

1234435

293

27.63

ISE

11:59:09

1235223

300

27.63

ISE

11:59:09

1235221

245

27.63

ISE

11:59:09

1235219

463

27.63

ISE

11:59:09

1235217

696

27.63

ISE

11:59:09

1235215

545

27.62

ISE

12:03:01

1239150

560

27.62

ISE

12:08:41

1243332

100

27.65

ISE

12:25:09

1256241

98

27.65

ISE

12:25:09

1256239

520

27.63

ISE

12:26:05

1257299

583

27.59

ISE

12:50:19

1276707

93

27.57

ISE

12:54:53

1281097

94

27.57

ISE

13:01:32

1286578

319

27.57

ISE

13:01:42

1286745

538

27.56

ISE

13:18:18

1299781

92

27.56

ISE

13:22:39

1303712

92

27.56

ISE

13:22:41

1303738

408

27.56

ISE

13:26:21

1307374

118

27.56

ISE

13:26:21

1307372

250

27.60

ISE

13:36:45

1316432

250

27.60

ISE

13:36:45

1316427

557

27.58

ISE

13:40:36

1319632

446

27.62

ISE

13:45:13

1324532

146

27.62

ISE

13:45:13

1324530

137

27.68

ISE

13:57:23

1336149

124

27.68

ISE

13:58:10

1337030

186

27.68

ISE

13:58:10

1337028

228

27.68

ISE

13:58:10

1337026

145

27.67

ISE

13:58:19

1337257

424

27.67

ISE

13:58:19

1337255

567

27.65

ISE

13:58:46

1337787

178

27.62

ISE

14:09:05

1350469

159

27.62

ISE

14:09:06

1350485

186

27.62

ISE

14:09:06

1350483

410

27.66

ISE

14:18:27

1358874

179

27.66

ISE

14:18:27

1358872

473

27.64

ISE

14:21:30

1361550

159

27.64

ISE

14:21:50

1361860

153

27.66

ISE

14:28:19

1368066

372

27.66

ISE

14:28:19

1368064

558

27.66

ISE

14:32:40

1378525

605

27.66

ISE

14:39:09

1390609

222

27.67

ISE

14:39:09

1390599

9

27.67

ISE

14:39:09

1390596

584

27.67

ISE

14:39:09

1390590

48

27.66

ISE

14:45:09

1400936

100

27.66

ISE

14:45:21

1401368

93

27.66

ISE

14:45:21

1401366

1,080

27.68

ISE

14:50:29

1412009

317

27.68

ISE

14:50:29

1412007

87

27.68

ISE

14:50:29

1412005

577

27.73

ISE

14:58:33

1425625

520

27.72

ISE

14:59:15

1427032

198

27.73

ISE

15:02:50

1435158

47

27.73

ISE

15:03:14

1436021

515

27.72

ISE

15:05:17

1439561

449

27.73

ISE

15:05:17

1439349

99

27.73

ISE

15:05:17

1439347

586

27.73

ISE

15:05:17

1439323

98

27.71

ISE

15:10:29

1449185

180

27.71

ISE

15:10:29

1449173

625

27.70

ISE

15:10:34

1449341

295

27.70

ISE

15:11:42

1451582

456

27.70

ISE

15:11:42

1451580

445

27.70

ISE

15:12:53

1454056

143

27.69

ISE

15:13:16

1454914

186

27.69

ISE

15:13:16

1454908

274

27.69

ISE

15:13:16

1454903

982

27.73

ISE

15:19:20

1465092

601

27.71

ISE

15:21:05

1468283

186

27.73

ISE

15:29:21

1482545

186

27.73

ISE

15:29:21

1482543

1,155

27.74

ISE

15:30:00

1483619

609

27.72

ISE

15:32:35

1488065

610

27.72

ISE

15:33:43

1489612

513

27.72

ISE

15:36:58

1494062

1,493

27.75

ISE

15:40:06

1499765

233

27.75

ISE

15:40:06

1499767

250

27.75

ISE

15:40:25

1500547

373

27.75

ISE

15:40:25

1500545

206

27.77

ISE

15:44:54

1509119

250

27.77

ISE

15:44:56

1509157

531

27.76

ISE

15:45:50

1510803

196

27.77

ISE

15:48:10

1514698

55

27.77

ISE

15:48:10

1514696

573

27.75

ISE

15:51:08

1519464

250

27.76

ISE

15:55:12

1526254

92

27.76

ISE

15:55:12

1526252