Transaction in Own Shares

18th January 2019

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 17th January 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:

70,044

85,676

Highest price paid per share:

GBp 2,186.0000

€24.6900

Lowest price paid per share:

GBp 2,158.0000

€24.3400

Volume weighted average price paid:

GBp 2,173.8707

€24.6029

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 29,090,816 of its ordinary shares in treasury and will have 814,299,522 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

2,173.8707

70,044

Euronext Dublin

EUR

24.6029

85,676

London Stock Exchange

Number ofShares

Price per Share (GBp)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

572

2,168

LSE

08:07:22

800718

172

2,166

LSE

08:07:42

801182

379

2,166

LSE

08:08:11

801875

519

2,162

LSE

08:13:21

812330

545

2,163

LSE

08:15:37

815758

604

2,163

LSE

08:15:37

815756

109

2,160

LSE

08:21:29

825298

189

2,160

LSE

08:21:29

825291

250

2,160

LSE

08:21:29

825289

71

2,160

LSE

08:21:29

825287

511

2,160

LSE

08:21:29

825285

548

2,159

LSE

08:27:17

834859

167

2,158

LSE

08:27:45

835644

212

2,158

LSE

08:27:45

835642

119

2,158

LSE

08:27:45

835640

584

2,158

LSE

08:27:45

835636

567

2,162

LSE

08:34:31

846958

530

2,162

LSE

08:35:52

849442

111

2,159

LSE

08:39:33

853760

451

2,159

LSE

08:39:33

853756

72

2,167

LSE

08:48:47

867429

158

2,167

LSE

08:49:27

868381

388

2,167

LSE

08:49:27

868383

595

2,175

LSE

08:57:20

880151

582

2,174

LSE

08:57:50

880991

518

2,181

LSE

09:03:29

888034

196

2,179

LSE

09:04:04

888821

401

2,179

LSE

09:04:04

888819

579

2,178

LSE

09:04:22

889647

149

2,177

LSE

09:06:05

891471

412

2,177

LSE

09:06:05

891469

573

2,177

LSE

09:11:10

897317

535

2,178

LSE

09:19:02

906521

537

2,180

LSE

09:23:17

911218

513

2,181

LSE

09:25:09

913237

121

2,176

LSE

09:31:00

920465

300

2,176

LSE

09:31:00

920463

189

2,176

LSE

09:31:00

920461

159

2,178

LSE

09:37:02

929000

380

2,178

LSE

09:37:02

928998

614

2,175

LSE

09:42:00

935360

508

2,176

LSE

09:49:34

944756

65

2,176

LSE

09:49:34

944754

562

2,174

LSE

09:54:00

949710

548

2,173

LSE

09:57:26

953807

531

2,178

LSE

10:02:34

958570

514

2,180

LSE

10:07:38

962350

549

2,181

LSE

10:18:02

968889

475

2,185

LSE

10:33:03

978183

76

2,185

LSE

10:33:03

978181

571

2,186

LSE

10:34:07

978881

500

2,186

LSE

10:36:22

980591

614

2,181

LSE

10:40:50

983512

574

2,179

LSE

10:57:59

994340

50

2,180

LSE

10:59:16

995424

250

2,180

LSE

10:59:16

995426

214

2,180

LSE

10:59:16

995428

397

2,180

LSE

10:59:16

995421

184

2,180

LSE

10:59:16

995419

585

2,178

LSE

11:20:33

1007849

436

2,178

LSE

11:21:23

1008440

136

2,178

LSE

11:21:23

1008438

498

2,177

LSE

11:22:00

1008849

524

2,181

LSE

11:28:32

1012609

602

2,178

LSE

11:32:26

1015174

108

2,179

LSE

11:41:17

1020095

399

2,179

LSE

11:41:17

1020093

12

2,179

LSE

11:41:17

1020091

567

2,176

LSE

11:43:48

1021428

586

2,175

LSE

11:54:35

1027201

544

2,176

LSE

12:03:41

1032424

1

2,176

LSE

12:04:28

1032842

512

2,176

LSE

12:04:28

1032840

510

2,177

LSE

12:07:33

1034452

262

2,176

LSE

12:11:04

1036248

264

2,176

LSE

12:11:04

1036246

563

2,176

LSE

12:16:19

1039778

619

2,178

LSE

12:22:31

1043685

205

2,175

LSE

12:32:16

1050011

300

2,175

LSE

12:32:16

1050009

508

2,176

LSE

12:38:07

1053466

549

2,179

LSE

12:58:17

1065974

370

2,179

LSE

12:58:17

1065972

199

2,179

LSE

12:58:17

1065976

250

2,179

LSE

12:58:17

1065978

200

2,179

LSE

12:58:18

1065980

455

2,176

LSE

13:05:25

1070172

518

2,176

LSE

13:05:32

1070276

68

2,176

LSE

13:05:32

1070274

483

2,174

LSE

13:07:02

1071237

124

2,174

LSE

13:07:02

1071235

533

2,174

LSE

13:19:57

1079821

250

2,174

LSE

13:23:14

1081740

528

2,174

LSE

13:23:14

1081738

296

2,174

LSE

13:23:14

1081742

610

2,178

LSE

13:32:48

1089615

521

2,178

LSE

13:35:36

1091754

526

2,177

LSE

13:40:03

1094873

574

2,176

LSE

13:44:52

1098519

256

2,175

LSE

13:49:02

1101138

312

2,175

LSE

13:49:02

1101136

146

2,175

LSE

13:53:30

1104045

441

2,175

LSE

13:53:53

1104334

581

2,177

LSE

13:57:41

1106814

81

2,176

LSE

14:00:25

1108877

492

2,176

LSE

14:00:25

1108879

510

2,175

LSE

14:04:47

1112196

598

2,176

LSE

14:08:25

1114840

216

2,174

LSE

14:14:04

1118590

306

2,174

LSE

14:14:04

1118588

174

2,173

LSE

14:18:54

1121699

259

2,173

LSE

14:18:54

1121697

100

2,173

LSE

14:18:54

1121695

614

2,171

LSE

14:22:11

1124121

543

2,169

LSE

14:26:06

1127401

587

2,170

LSE

14:30:42

1133838

607

2,170

LSE

14:30:48

1133958

607

2,168

LSE

14:32:52

1137754

14

2,172

LSE

14:34:43

1140869

563

2,172

LSE

14:34:43

1140867

583

2,169

LSE

14:37:56

1145571

85

2,168

LSE

14:39:01

1147120

418

2,168

LSE

14:39:01

1147112

532

2,171

LSE

14:44:09

1154389

151

2,171

LSE

14:46:22

1157787

185

2,171

LSE

14:46:22

1157791

250

2,171

LSE

14:46:22

1157789

512

2,171

LSE

14:46:22

1157771

617

2,171

LSE

14:49:40

1161815

533

2,171

LSE

14:52:48

1166362

229

2,171

LSE

14:54:02

1167954

272

2,171

LSE

14:54:40

1168775

536

2,175

LSE

14:57:39

1173476

585

2,175

LSE

14:58:11

1174044

112

2,175

LSE

15:00:40

1177534

45

2,175

LSE

15:00:40

1177536

399

2,175

LSE

15:00:40

1177532

54

2,175

LSE

15:00:40

1177530

400

2,174

LSE

15:05:03

1184034

165

2,174

LSE

15:05:03

1184036

200

2,173

LSE

15:05:40

1184952

100

2,173

LSE

15:06:14

1185609

300

2,173

LSE

15:06:14

1185607

581

2,172

LSE

15:10:55

1191629

603

2,171

LSE

15:11:02

1191899

1,435

2,172

LSE

15:16:00

1198466

602

2,170

LSE

15:18:13

1201929

523

2,171

LSE

15:25:38

1211975

290

2,171

LSE

15:27:18

1214260

399

2,171

LSE

15:27:18

1214254

67

2,171

LSE

15:27:18

1214258

100

2,171

LSE

15:27:18

1214256

569

2,175

LSE

15:31:06

1219691

59

2,175

LSE

15:33:26

1223187

250

2,175

LSE

15:33:26

1223185

250

2,175

LSE

15:33:26

1223183

226

2,175

LSE

15:33:26

1223176

372

2,175

LSE

15:33:26

1223174

600

2,175

LSE

15:35:51

1226344

570

2,176

LSE

15:38:13

1229203

237

2,175

LSE

15:43:16

1236377

300

2,175

LSE

15:43:16

1236379

21

2,175

LSE

15:43:16

1236381

549

2,178

LSE

15:47:15

1241283

617

2,178

LSE

15:47:40

1242272

483

2,176

LSE

15:50:14

1245460

100

2,176

LSE

15:50:14

1245458

94

2,175

LSE

15:52:10

1248508

210

2,175

LSE

15:52:10

1248506

119

2,175

LSE

15:52:10

1248504

160

2,175

LSE

15:52:10

1248502

176

2,175

LSE

15:54:10

1251649

393

2,175

LSE

15:54:11

1251694

557

2,175

LSE

15:56:09

1254879

533

2,175

LSE

15:57:00

1256070

580

2,174

LSE

15:59:57

1261051

204

2,174

LSE

16:02:16

1264879

984

2,174

LSE

16:02:16

1264877

141

2,172

LSE

16:05:09

1268984

281

2,172

LSE

16:05:09

1268982

183

2,172

LSE

16:05:09

1268980

565

2,173

LSE

16:07:06

1272315

506

2,174

LSE

16:08:40

1274487

619

2,173

LSE

16:11:08

1278725

395

2,173

LSE

16:11:08

1278723

113

2,173

LSE

16:11:08

1278721

Euronext Dublin

Number ofShares

Price per Share (EUR)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

538

24.44

ISE

08:08:11

801877

509

24.41

ISE

08:09:15

805557

554

24.40

ISE

08:13:21

812333

100

24.41

ISE

08:15:38

815775

9

24.40

ISE

08:16:00

816418

275

24.40

ISE

08:16:03

816499

390

24.40

ISE

08:16:03

816497

543

24.37

ISE

08:16:54

817709

516

24.37

ISE

08:17:06

817939

1

24.37

ISE

08:17:06

817937

561

24.36

ISE

08:17:50

819150

460

24.36

ISE

08:21:29

825293

525

24.35

ISE

08:27:45

835638

182

24.34

ISE

08:30:18

839399

499

24.35

ISE

08:31:48

841658

461

24.41

ISE

08:34:31

846960

182

24.38

ISE

08:39:34

853889

294

24.38

ISE

08:39:34

853887

525

24.55

ISE

08:57:20

880160

509

24.57

ISE

08:57:20

880153

461

24.63

ISE

09:03:29

888036

521

24.61

ISE

09:04:13

889352

121

24.62

ISE

09:04:13

889301

250

24.60

ISE

09:05:39

891051

498

24.59

ISE

09:06:05

891475

485

24.57

ISE

09:12:33

898808

44

24.56

ISE

09:13:25

899616

495

24.56

ISE

09:13:25

899614

231

24.59

ISE

09:19:03

906550

283

24.59

ISE

09:19:03

906548

360

24.63

ISE

09:23:17

911222

181

24.63

ISE

09:23:17

911220

462

24.63

ISE

09:26:52

914950

441

24.61

ISE

09:27:07

915186

100

24.61

ISE

09:27:07

915184

481

24.60

ISE

09:34:48

925704

522

24.61

ISE

09:35:40

926701

464

24.58

ISE

09:40:35

933039

9

24.56

ISE

09:41:35

934607

44

24.56

ISE

09:41:50

935004

447

24.56

ISE

09:41:50

935002

571

24.54

ISE

09:42:38

936316

458

24.58

ISE

09:49:37

944818

535

24.58

ISE

09:52:59

948459

542

24.59

ISE

09:57:26

953804

21

24.62

ISE

10:02:34

958613

533

24.62

ISE

10:02:34

958611

477

24.64

ISE

10:05:51

961167

495

24.66

ISE

10:18:02

968893

570

24.65

ISE

10:18:19

969095

16

24.67

ISE

10:26:00

973794

477

24.67

ISE

10:26:00

973792

485

24.68

ISE

10:29:16

975978

26

24.69

ISE

10:36:22

980601

533

24.69

ISE

10:36:22

980599

562

24.67

ISE

10:36:46

980907

10

24.62

ISE

10:43:07

984955

533

24.62

ISE

10:43:07

984953

318

24.60

ISE

10:43:49

985718

264

24.60

ISE

10:43:49

985714

14

24.60

ISE

10:43:49

985712

95

24.60

ISE

10:43:49

985709

570

24.61

ISE

10:56:08

993358

256

24.62

ISE

10:57:38

994163

297

24.62

ISE

10:57:38

994161

246

24.62

ISE

10:57:38

994159

506

24.63

ISE

10:59:13

995385

494

24.60

ISE

11:16:11

1005344

410

24.61

ISE

11:21:19

1008347

534

24.60

ISE

11:21:23

1008468

478

24.63

ISE

11:29:17

1013363

315

24.63

ISE

11:30:28

1014046

426

24.63

ISE

11:30:28

1014044

310

24.63

ISE

11:30:28

1014048

250

24.63

ISE

11:30:28

1014050

363

24.64

ISE

11:32:41

1015293

204

24.64

ISE

11:32:41

1015291

446

24.63

ISE

11:37:42

1018055

503

24.64

ISE

11:41:17

1020100

529

24.62

ISE

11:41:22

1020214

488

24.61

ISE

11:42:08

1020676

294

24.60

ISE

11:42:35

1020922

350

24.61

ISE

11:45:36

1022428

186

24.61

ISE

11:45:36

1022426

495

24.61

ISE

11:53:48

1026706

52

24.61

ISE

11:53:55

1026782

193

24.60

ISE

11:54:20

1027075

306

24.60

ISE

11:54:20

1027073

153

24.57

ISE

11:55:36

1027720

474

24.61

ISE

12:07:33

1034458

566

24.61

ISE

12:15:11

1038842

576

24.58

ISE

12:17:03

1040247

540

24.61

ISE

12:22:43

1043880

496

24.62

ISE

12:24:45

1045184

315

24.62

ISE

12:25:16

1045553

322

24.62

ISE

12:25:16

1045551

533

24.61

ISE

12:25:39

1045693

193

24.62

ISE

12:32:06

1049870

288

24.62

ISE

12:32:06

1049868

434

24.62

ISE

12:38:17

1053520

71

24.62

ISE

12:38:17

1053518

535

24.63

ISE

12:41:21

1055630

518

24.62

ISE

12:43:05

1056823

230

24.62

ISE

12:44:59

1058055

314

24.62

ISE

12:45:00

1058058

250

24.63

ISE

12:48:28

1059961

503

24.63

ISE

12:48:28

1059959

370

24.62

ISE

12:48:54

1060249

186

24.62

ISE

12:48:54

1060247

174

24.65

ISE

12:58:18

1065985

150

24.65

ISE

12:58:18

1065983

549

24.65

ISE

12:58:26

1066050

216

24.65

ISE

12:58:26

1066048

283

24.63

ISE

12:58:48

1066242

536

24.63

ISE

12:59:20

1066635

528

24.65

ISE

13:03:32

1069064

465

24.65

ISE

13:06:59

1071076

503

24.64

ISE

13:12:06

1074747

287

24.64

ISE

13:16:28

1077404

319

24.64

ISE

13:16:28

1077406

498

24.65

ISE

13:19:54

1079795

455

24.63

ISE

13:26:57

1084339

84

24.63

ISE

13:26:57

1084335

301

24.63

ISE

13:27:58

1084978

222

24.63

ISE

13:27:58

1084976

546

24.66

ISE

13:33:07

1089978

570

24.68

ISE

13:35:39

1091783

468

24.66

ISE

13:40:03

1094894

100

24.66

ISE

13:43:28

1097635

462

24.66

ISE

13:43:30

1097658

71

24.65

ISE

13:44:52

1098525

446

24.65

ISE

13:45:34

1098937

532

24.64

ISE

13:46:27

1099413

511

24.62

ISE

13:49:06

1101191

439

24.64

ISE

13:54:55

1105099

227

24.64

ISE

13:54:55

1105097

492

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