Transaction in Own Shares

28th February 2019

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 27th 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:

61,602

42,799

Highest price paid per share:

GBp 2,360.0000

€27.6000

Lowest price paid per share:

GBp 2,338.0000

€27.3900

Volume weighted average price paid:

GBp 2,345.3992

€27.4736

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 32,063,844 of its ordinary shares in treasury and will have 811,326,494 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

2,345.3992

61,602

Euronext Dublin

EUR

27.4736

42,799

London Stock Exchange

Number ofShares

Price per Share (GBp)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

171

2,350

LSE

10:05:06

1062236

519

2,350

LSE

10:05:06

1062234

630

2,354

LSE

10:19:17

1072864

150

2,354

LSE

10:30:18

1080689

328

2,354

LSE

10:30:23

1080756

86

2,354

LSE

10:30:23

1080754

18

2,354

LSE

10:31:50

1081686

582

2,354

LSE

10:38:18

1086249

73

2,354

LSE

10:38:18

1086247

691

2,360

LSE

10:44:57

1090660

63

2,355

LSE

10:51:34

1094987

321

2,355

LSE

10:51:34

1094985

227

2,355

LSE

10:52:27

1095453

358

2,358

LSE

10:59:36

1100019

291

2,358

LSE

10:59:36

1100017

251

2,353

LSE

11:14:57

1110254

126

2,353

LSE

11:14:57

1110252

247

2,353

LSE

11:14:57

1110250

579

2,356

LSE

11:29:50

1119845

606

2,355

LSE

11:40:12

1125754

695

2,352

LSE

11:48:47

1131136

628

2,355

LSE

12:05:06

1142125

217

2,354

LSE

12:19:00

1151949

469

2,354

LSE

12:19:00

1151947

641

2,354

LSE

12:35:12

1162731

591

2,342

LSE

12:48:28

1171436

113

2,342

LSE

13:01:00

1180102

393

2,346

LSE

13:08:16

1185208

219

2,346

LSE

13:08:16

1185206

64

2,349

LSE

13:14:46

1189922

95

2,349

LSE

13:14:59

1190083

362

2,349

LSE

13:14:59

1190085

58

2,349

LSE

13:14:59

1190087

20

2,348

LSE

13:32:36

1203279

611

2,348

LSE

13:32:36

1203277

381

2,348

LSE

13:44:03

1212686

264

2,348

LSE

13:44:03

1212684

428

2,345

LSE

13:54:09

1221012

197

2,345

LSE

13:54:09

1221010

273

2,348

LSE

14:09:28

1234038

385

2,348

LSE

14:09:28

1234036

150

2,353

LSE

14:23:45

1247011

63

2,353

LSE

14:23:45

1247007

433

2,353

LSE

14:23:45

1247013

41

2,350

LSE

14:26:42

1250072

639

2,350

LSE

14:26:48

1250184

643

2,356

LSE

14:32:27

1261013

589

2,355

LSE

14:36:39

1267242

226

2,343

LSE

15:31:39

1356021

200

2,343

LSE

15:31:39

1356019

250

2,343

LSE

15:31:39

1356017

580

2,342

LSE

15:31:50

1356307

487

2,342

LSE

15:31:50

1356309

72

2,342

LSE

15:31:50

1356311

250

2,343

LSE

15:32:28

1357290

244

2,343

LSE

15:32:41

1357585

260

2,343

LSE

15:32:41

1357583

250

2,343

LSE

15:32:41

1357581

640

2,342

LSE

15:33:06

1358216

406

2,342

LSE

15:34:33

1360771

593

2,342

LSE

15:35:01

1361598

205

2,342

LSE

15:35:01

1361596

284

2,343

LSE

15:36:07

1363080

250

2,343

LSE

15:36:07

1363078

200

2,343

LSE

15:36:07

1363076

316

2,342

LSE

15:36:07

1363073

378

2,345

LSE

15:37:55

1366185

197

2,345

LSE

15:37:55

1366183

218

2,345

LSE

15:37:55

1366181

306

2,345

LSE

15:37:55

1366179

1,191

2,344

LSE

15:38:10

1366698

133

2,342

LSE

15:39:06

1367810

200

2,342

LSE

15:39:06

1367808

784

2,343

LSE

15:39:06

1367806

383

2,343

LSE

15:39:25

1368191

200

2,343

LSE

15:39:25

1368189

300

2,343

LSE

15:39:25

1368187

200

2,343

LSE

15:40:31

1369812

186

2,343

LSE

15:40:31

1369816

250

2,343

LSE

15:40:31

1369814

569

2,343

LSE

15:40:31

1369810

111

2,343

LSE

15:40:31

1369808

100

2,344

LSE

15:41:21

1370863

200

2,344

LSE

15:41:21

1370861

269

2,344

LSE

15:41:21

1370867

250

2,344

LSE

15:41:21

1370865

630

2,343

LSE

15:43:04

1373482

791

2,343

LSE

15:43:04

1373480

477

2,344

LSE

15:44:33

1375834

587

2,344

LSE

15:44:33

1375832

557

2,344

LSE

15:44:56

1376426

435

2,344

LSE

15:44:56

1376424

639

2,343

LSE

15:45:35

1377539

350

2,343

LSE

15:45:35

1377541

406

2,342

LSE

15:45:48

1377961

67

2,342

LSE

15:45:48

1377959

328

2,342

LSE

15:45:48

1377957

309

2,341

LSE

15:46:33

1379317

343

2,341

LSE

15:46:33

1379315

672

2,341

LSE

15:48:37

1381953

801

2,341

LSE

15:48:37

1381951

739

2,340

LSE

15:48:41

1382043

228

2,340

LSE

15:48:41

1382045

635

2,339

LSE

15:49:40

1383364

820

2,339

LSE

15:49:45

1383502

325

2,343

LSE

15:52:05

1387838

100

2,343

LSE

15:52:05

1387836

200

2,343

LSE

15:52:05

1387834

387

2,343

LSE

15:52:05

1387832

195

2,343

LSE

15:52:05

1387830

600

2,342

LSE

15:53:02

1389295

288

2,342

LSE

15:53:02

1389293

479

2,342

LSE

15:53:02

1389290

433

2,341

LSE

15:54:09

1391318

369

2,341

LSE

15:54:09

1391316

270

2,341

LSE

15:54:09

1391320

686

2,341

LSE

15:54:09

1391322

117

2,340

LSE

15:54:48

1392285

719

2,340

LSE

15:54:48

1392283

586

2,340

LSE

15:55:32

1393326

680

2,340

LSE

15:55:32

1393309

461

2,340

LSE

15:55:32

1393285

224

2,340

LSE

15:55:32

1393283

66

2,339

LSE

15:55:59

1394179

555

2,339

LSE

15:55:59

1394181

931

2,338

LSE

15:57:53

1397180

345

2,339

LSE

15:58:20

1397846

445

2,339

LSE

15:58:20

1397848

570

2,339

LSE

15:58:50

1398840

78

2,339

LSE

15:58:50

1398838

672

2,339

LSE

16:00:06

1401486

76

2,343

LSE

16:01:20

1403853

50

2,343

LSE

16:01:29

1404056

200

2,343

LSE

16:02:59

1406571

100

2,343

LSE

16:02:59

1406569

673

2,344

LSE

16:02:59

1406567

527

2,344

LSE

16:04:40

1409574

200

2,344

LSE

16:04:42

1409629

250

2,344

LSE

16:04:42

1409627

294

2,344

LSE

16:04:42

1409625

399

2,344

LSE

16:04:42

1409623

101

2,344

LSE

16:04:42

1409621

568

2,343

LSE

16:05:23

1410667

618

2,343

LSE

16:07:41

1414288

589

2,343

LSE

16:07:41

1414286

1,010

2,347

LSE

16:10:17

1419005

101

2,347

LSE

16:11:06

1420304

600

2,347

LSE

16:11:06

1420296

20

2,347

LSE

16:11:06

1420299

466

2,347

LSE

16:11:06

1420301

100

2,348

LSE

16:12:02

1421596

230

2,348

LSE

16:12:02

1421594

250

2,348

LSE

16:12:02

1421592

641

2,348

LSE

16:12:54

1423030

114

2,347

LSE

16:13:36

1424173

343

2,347

LSE

16:13:36

1424171

153

2,347

LSE

16:13:36

1424169

66

2,347

LSE

16:13:36

1424165

577

2,347

LSE

16:13:36

1424167

295

2,347

LSE

16:13:36

1424163

466

2,347

LSE

16:13:36

1424161

93

2,349

LSE

16:15:00

1427118

8

2,349

LSE

16:15:00

1427116

466

2,349

LSE

16:15:00

1427114

105

2,349

LSE

16:15:00

1427112

200

2,349

LSE

16:15:29

1428122

38

2,349

LSE

16:15:29

1428126

286

2,349

LSE

16:15:29

1428124

383

2,349

LSE

16:15:29

1428120

943

2,349

LSE

16:15:29

1428114

291

2,348

LSE

16:15:40

1428438

Euronext Dublin

Number ofShares

Price per Share (EUR)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

139

27.39

ISE

10:04:37

1061587

113

27.39

ISE

10:04:37

1061585

37

27.39

ISE

10:05:24

1062516

139

27.47

ISE

10:11:47

1067724

461

27.47

ISE

10:11:47

1067722

100

27.47

ISE

10:11:50

1067776

259

27.47

ISE

10:11:50

1067774

650

27.46

ISE

10:11:50

1067772

94

27.45

ISE

10:19:35

1073130

875

27.45

ISE

10:19:35

1073128

311

27.45

ISE

10:19:35

1073126

248

27.45

ISE

10:19:35

1073124

294

27.45

ISE

10:25:18

1077611

340

27.45

ISE

10:25:18

1077609

362

27.45

ISE

10:30:58

1081088

190

27.45

ISE

10:31:02

1081144

566

27.45

ISE

10:31:05

1081178

93

27.46

ISE

10:37:24

1085663

250

27.46

ISE

10:38:18

1086251

240

27.46

ISE

10:38:38

1086386

78

27.43

ISE

10:40:23

1087467

179

27.47

ISE

10:43:41

1089596

280

27.47

ISE

10:43:41

1089594

521

27.49

ISE

10:46:51

1091865

237

27.48

ISE

10:47:11

1092078

154

27.48

ISE

10:47:13

1092096

165

27.48

ISE

10:47:13

1092090

167

27.47

ISE

10:49:28

1093506

538

27.47

ISE

10:49:28

1093504

369

27.47

ISE

10:52:27

1095460

221

27.47

ISE

10:52:27

1095457

360

27.47

ISE

10:52:27

1095455

240

27.49

ISE

10:55:18

1097324

407

27.49

ISE

10:55:19

1097337

115

27.49

ISE

10:55:19

1097335

197

27.50

ISE

10:56:58

1098211

41

27.50

ISE

10:56:58

1098201

649

27.50

ISE

10:59:40

1100056

327

27.45

ISE

11:07:07

1104759

310

27.45

ISE

11:07:07

1104757

106

27.43

ISE

11:08:11

1105437

32

27.43

ISE

11:08:11

1105435

397

27.43

ISE

11:08:11

1105432

159

27.45

ISE

11:15:02

1110312

365

27.45

ISE

11:15:02

1110310

485

27.43

ISE

11:16:08

1111164

3

27.43

ISE

11:16:08

1111162

380

27.50

ISE

11:21:37

1114723

331

27.51

ISE

11:29:50

1119851

186

27.51

ISE

11:29:50

1119849

99

27.51

ISE

11:29:50

1119847

596

27.51

ISE

11:30:38

1120307

540

27.51

ISE

11:40:12

1125756

597

27.50

ISE

11:40:44

1126290

116

27.49

ISE

11:42:33

1127255

442

27.49

ISE

11:42:33

1127253

551

27.47

ISE

11:45:50

1129227

57

27.47

ISE

11:45:50

1129225

50

27.49

ISE

11:51:45

1133001

91

27.49

ISE

11:53:31

1134135

100

27.49

ISE

11:53:31

1134137

378

27.50

ISE

11:55:28

1135366

128

27.50

ISE

11:55:28

1135364

100

27.50

ISE

11:58:07

1136945

437

27.50

ISE

11:58:07

1136943

599

27.49

ISE

11:59:50

1137974

558

27.51

ISE

12:05:28

1142494

526

27.50

ISE

12:08:05

1144094

418

27.49

ISE

12:17:00

1150494

4

27.49

ISE

12:17:00

1150496

48

27.50

ISE

12:18:00

1151266

144

27.50

ISE

12:18:00

1151264

163

27.50

ISE

12:18:00

1151262

311

27.50

ISE

12:18:00

1151260

413

27.51

ISE

12:27:18

1157916

394

27.51

ISE

12:27:18

1157914

311

27.51

ISE

12:27:18

1157912

48

27.51

ISE

12:27:18

1157910

427

27.52

ISE

12:29:49

1159430

600

27.51

ISE

12:33:22

1161707

481

27.48

ISE

12:40:22

1166162

96

27.48

ISE

12:40:22

1166160

593

27.45

ISE

12:41:35

1166851

488

27.41

ISE

12:45:37

1169434

398

27.40

ISE

12:51:18

1173305

116

27.40

ISE

12:51:18

1173303

372

27.42

ISE

12:54:26

1175174

200

27.42

ISE

12:54:26

1175172

5

27.42

ISE

12:54:26

1175176

630

27.40

ISE

13:00:14

1179326

529

27.43

ISE

13:06:35

1184152

321

27.42

ISE

13:08:16

1185218

329

27.42

ISE

13:08:16

1185216

10

27.47

ISE

13:19:08

1193137

186

27.47

ISE

13:19:08

1193135

394

27.47

ISE

13:19:08

1193133

532

27.46

ISE

13:21:35

1194856

419

27.44

ISE

13:22:50

1195628

121

27.44

ISE

13:23:04

1195823

360

27.45

ISE

13:28:02

1199455

399

27.45

ISE

13:28:32

1199787

359

27.45

ISE

13:30:42

1201652

546

27.46

ISE

13:32:33

1203243

626

27.48

ISE

13:37:22

1207525

100

27.48

ISE

13:45:13

1213546

419

27.48

ISE

13:45:13

1213544

356

27.48

ISE

13:46:44

1215027

186

27.48

ISE

13:46:44

1214972

103

27.48

ISE

13:46:44

1214970

558

27.46

ISE

13:47:08

1215385

560

27.47

ISE

13:50:28

1217906

533

27.44

ISE

13:52:33

1219689

362

27.42

ISE

13:55:18

1221917

266

27.42

ISE

13:55:25

1222022

348

27.40

ISE

14:02:13

1227914

66

27.44

ISE

14:04:01

1229556

467

27.44

ISE

14:04:01

1229554

250

27.43

ISE

14:04:08

1229640

311

27.46

ISE

14:08:48

1233454

41

27.46

ISE

14:08:48

1233452

361

27.46

ISE

14:08:48

1233456

288

27.46

ISE

14:08:48

1233458

82

27.47

ISE

14:12:07

1236676

93

27.49

ISE

14:13:28

1237892

626

27.48

ISE

14:14:35

1238936

511

27.48

ISE

14:16:18

1240439

74

27.49

ISE

14:16:18

1240437

403

27.51

ISE

14:19:06

1242806

568

27.51

ISE

14:24:26

1247849

777

27.49

ISE

14:28:18

1251769

89

27.55

ISE

14:31:28

1259302

108

27.55

ISE

14:31:28

1259300

711

27.55

ISE

14:31:28

1259298

575

27.55

ISE

14:32:27

1261015

35

27.55

ISE

14:32:30

1261088

277

27.54

ISE

14:32:41

1261367

346

27.54

ISE

14:32:41

1261365

433

27.60

ISE

14:38:26

1270411