Transaction in Own Shares

17th January 2019

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 16th 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:

67,661

56,081

Highest price paid per share:

GBp 2,202.0000

€24.8400

Lowest price paid per share:

GBp 2,188.0000

€24.7200

Volume weighted average price paid:

GBp 2,196.8523

€24.7779

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 28,935,096 of its ordinary shares in treasury and will have 814,455,242 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

2,196.8523

67,661

Euronext Dublin

EUR

24.7779

56,081

London Stock Exchange

Number ofShares

Price per Share (GBp)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

363

2,195

LSE

08:13:21

747510

183

2,195

LSE

08:13:21

747508

171

2,194

LSE

08:14:00

748031

329

2,194

LSE

08:14:00

748029

592

2,197

LSE

08:16:11

750598

34

2,194

LSE

08:20:28

756551

147

2,194

LSE

08:21:31

758621

300

2,194

LSE

08:21:31

758619

250

2,188

LSE

08:25:50

764555

542

2,196

LSE

08:30:51

770931

380

2,196

LSE

08:36:10

777219

330

2,197

LSE

08:42:41

785329

180

2,200

LSE

08:46:40

789944

300

2,201

LSE

08:52:40

797807

198

2,201

LSE

08:52:40

797805

62

2,201

LSE

08:52:40

797809

310

2,199

LSE

08:58:01

804022

92

2,202

LSE

09:02:01

809002

170

2,202

LSE

09:02:01

809000

250

2,202

LSE

09:02:01

808998

353

2,198

LSE

09:07:34

815474

66

2,198

LSE

09:07:34

815472

250

2,197

LSE

09:12:49

820822

250

2,197

LSE

09:12:49

820820

250

2,198

LSE

09:20:01

828895

435

2,193

LSE

09:23:28

832822

264

2,194

LSE

09:32:20

845815

285

2,194

LSE

09:32:20

845817

156

2,194

LSE

09:39:36

858820

250

2,194

LSE

09:39:36

858818

100

2,194

LSE

09:39:36

858816

507

2,198

LSE

09:50:29

877176

506

2,198

LSE

09:55:31

884806

86

2,199

LSE

10:06:40

897941

314

2,199

LSE

10:06:40

897939

106

2,199

LSE

10:06:40

897937

587

2,198

LSE

10:17:01

905279

204

2,198

LSE

10:25:46

910839

250

2,198

LSE

10:29:23

912848

50

2,198

LSE

10:29:23

912846

228

2,197

LSE

10:33:27

915963

189

2,197

LSE

10:33:27

915965

94

2,197

LSE

10:46:32

925383

464

2,197

LSE

10:46:32

925381

200

2,196

LSE

10:56:51

932612

171

2,196

LSE

10:56:51

932610

25

2,196

LSE

10:57:23

932962

133

2,196

LSE

10:57:52

933267

63

2,191

LSE

11:05:23

938959

250

2,191

LSE

11:05:23

938957

270

2,191

LSE

11:05:23

938955

198

2,191

LSE

11:18:37

948174

207

2,191

LSE

11:18:37

948172

290

2,191

LSE

11:25:21

953093

235

2,191

LSE

11:25:21

953095

593

2,194

LSE

11:36:41

959936

606

2,194

LSE

11:49:42

967406

50

2,198

LSE

12:02:37

974815

175

2,198

LSE

12:02:37

974813

244

2,198

LSE

12:02:37

974811

538

2,196

LSE

12:06:07

976986

239

2,195

LSE

12:19:08

984147

288

2,195

LSE

12:19:08

984145

525

2,196

LSE

12:33:04

992161

50

2,196

LSE

12:47:22

1001538

250

2,196

LSE

12:47:22

1001536

6

2,196

LSE

12:47:22

1001542

250

2,196

LSE

12:47:22

1001540

576

2,195

LSE

12:58:03

1008375

592

2,191

LSE

13:07:19

1014789

255

2,190

LSE

13:17:37

1021330

51

2,195

LSE

13:32:09

1031584

250

2,195

LSE

13:32:09

1031582

380

2,195

LSE

13:32:09

1031580

192

2,195

LSE

13:32:09

1031578

99

2,194

LSE

13:40:16

1037742

511

2,194

LSE

13:40:16

1037740

476

2,195

LSE

13:52:32

1047756

133

2,195

LSE

13:52:32

1047754

572

2,196

LSE

14:00:05

1054735

532

2,197

LSE

14:11:37

1066129

513

2,194

LSE

14:19:52

1075346

614

2,194

LSE

14:27:10

1084382

581

2,194

LSE

14:31:26

1093961

566

2,193

LSE

14:34:08

1098860

228

2,194

LSE

14:42:34

1114217

300

2,194

LSE

14:42:34

1114215

10

2,194

LSE

14:42:34

1114213

615

2,194

LSE

14:46:57

1123755

280

2,197

LSE

14:49:56

1130423

250

2,197

LSE

14:49:56

1130421

318

2,198

LSE

14:55:23

1140063

217

2,198

LSE

14:55:23

1140061

811

2,199

LSE

14:57:29

1143661

513

2,197

LSE

14:58:39

1145557

605

2,195

LSE

15:00:16

1148540

611

2,195

LSE

15:00:16

1148538

313

2,196

LSE

15:01:21

1151588

52

2,196

LSE

15:01:21

1151586

225

2,196

LSE

15:02:29

1153372

250

2,196

LSE

15:02:29

1153370

615

2,196

LSE

15:04:17

1156789

59

2,196

LSE

15:04:17

1156787

16

2,196

LSE

15:05:51

1159670

100

2,197

LSE

15:07:18

1162622

535

2,197

LSE

15:07:18

1162616

538

2,197

LSE

15:07:18

1162614

535

2,197

LSE

15:07:18

1162612

100

2,198

LSE

15:09:37

1166762

227

2,198

LSE

15:09:37

1166760

211

2,198

LSE

15:09:37

1166766

250

2,198

LSE

15:09:37

1166764

511

2,197

LSE

15:10:10

1167771

527

2,197

LSE

15:10:10

1167769

363

2,195

LSE

15:10:21

1168132

202

2,195

LSE

15:10:21

1168130

75

2,195

LSE

15:14:19

1176219

357

2,195

LSE

15:14:19

1176216

176

2,195

LSE

15:14:19

1176214

507

2,195

LSE

15:14:19

1176211

357

2,195

LSE

15:14:19

1176204

683

2,195

LSE

15:14:19

1176202

346

2,196

LSE

15:16:17

1179904

2

2,196

LSE

15:16:17

1179908

250

2,196

LSE

15:16:17

1179906

298

2,193

LSE

15:17:22

1182111

600

2,194

LSE

15:21:09

1188757

576

2,194

LSE

15:21:09

1188755

217

2,194

LSE

15:21:09

1188753

284

2,194

LSE

15:21:09

1188751

596

2,194

LSE

15:23:03

1191632

26

2,194

LSE

15:23:03

1191630

499

2,193

LSE

15:24:03

1193339

620

2,193

LSE

15:24:55

1194786

643

2,195

LSE

15:26:24

1197624

317

2,197

LSE

15:28:17

1200805

215

2,197

LSE

15:28:17

1200803

250

2,200

LSE

15:30:06

1203954

33

2,200

LSE

15:30:06

1203952

222

2,200

LSE

15:30:06

1203948

250

2,200

LSE

15:30:06

1203950

250

2,200

LSE

15:30:26

1204536

22

2,200

LSE

15:30:26

1204534

233

2,200

LSE

15:30:26

1204532

100

2,200

LSE

15:30:26

1204530

222

2,200

LSE

15:30:26

1204528

250

2,200

LSE

15:30:26

1204526

501

2,197

LSE

15:32:22

1208095

565

2,198

LSE

15:32:22

1208090

116

2,198

LSE

15:33:11

1209722

418

2,198

LSE

15:33:11

1209720

559

2,198

LSE

15:35:12

1213382

300

2,197

LSE

15:35:13

1213493

250

2,197

LSE

15:35:13

1213491

68

2,197

LSE

15:35:13

1213495

610

2,200

LSE

15:37:33

1217648

585

2,200

LSE

15:37:33

1217646

182

2,198

LSE

15:38:56

1220046

274

2,198

LSE

15:39:01

1220251

71

2,198

LSE

15:39:01

1220249

222

2,195

LSE

15:41:31

1225080

280

2,195

LSE

15:41:31

1225078

619

2,196

LSE

15:41:31

1225071

212

2,195

LSE

15:42:24

1227164

97

2,195

LSE

15:42:24

1227162

250

2,196

LSE

15:43:09

1228271

100

2,196

LSE

15:43:09

1228273

592

2,196

LSE

15:43:09

1228269

435

2,196

LSE

15:44:31

1230331

26

2,196

LSE

15:45:10

1231660

229

2,196

LSE

15:45:10

1231658

250

2,196

LSE

15:45:10

1231656

118

2,196

LSE

15:45:10

1231648

523

2,193

LSE

15:46:23

1233752

330

2,194

LSE

15:48:07

1236713

251

2,194

LSE

15:48:07

1236711

250

2,198

LSE

15:50:21

1241330

100

2,198

LSE

15:50:21

1241328

127

2,198

LSE

15:50:21

1241336

252

2,198

LSE

15:50:21

1241332

250

2,198

LSE

15:50:21

1241334

141

2,198

LSE

15:50:27

1241578

231

2,198

LSE

15:50:27

1241576

250

2,198

LSE

15:50:27

1241574

100

2,198

LSE

15:50:27

1241572

635

2,198

LSE

15:51:55

1244023

100

2,200

LSE

15:53:19

1246612

218

2,200

LSE

15:53:19

1246610

250

2,200

LSE

15:53:19

1246608

738

2,200

LSE

15:54:43

1248901

550

2,202

LSE

15:55:15

1250484

513

2,202

LSE

15:55:15

1250481

521

2,202

LSE

15:56:37

1252657

23

2,201

LSE

15:59:23

1257108

602

2,202

LSE

15:59:56

1258454

991

2,202

LSE

15:59:56

1258456

575

2,201

LSE

16:00:36

1260009

554

2,200

LSE

16:01:35

1261749

100

2,200

LSE

16:02:12

1262775

63

2,200

LSE

16:02:12

1262773

250

2,200

LSE

16:02:12

1262771

214

2,200

LSE

16:03:36

1265209

505

2,200

LSE

16:03:36

1265207

595

2,200

LSE

16:03:36

1265205

605

2,200

LSE

16:05:29

1268862

512

2,200

LSE

16:06:01

1269931

541

2,199

LSE

16:06:26

1270738

150

2,201

LSE

16:08:12

1274191

150

2,201

LSE

16:08:12

1274189

17

2,201

LSE

16:08:12

1274195

300

2,201

LSE

16:08:12

1274193

109

2,201

LSE

16:08:45

1275240

44

2,201

LSE

16:09:03

1275720

24

2,201

LSE

16:09:11

1276036

507

2,201

LSE

16:09:29

1276569

376

2,201

LSE

16:09:29

1276567

163

2,200

LSE

16:10:20

1278623

100

2,200

LSE

16:10:20

1278621

250

2,200

LSE

16:10:20

1278619

25

2,200

LSE

16:11:29

1280633

177

2,201

LSE

16:12:11

1281998

332

2,201

LSE

16:12:12

1282061

486

2,201

LSE

16:12:12

1282063

23

2,201

LSE

16:13:20

1284143

Euronext Dublin

Number ofShares

Price per Share (EUR)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

115

24.79

ISE

08:17:42

752834

732

24.80

ISE

08:17:42

752778

7

24.78

ISE

08:17:48

753009

650

24.78

ISE

08:17:48

753007

189

24.76

ISE

08:18:24

753854

200

24.76

ISE

08:18:24

753852

239

24.76

ISE

08:18:24

753850

250

24.77

ISE

08:22:29

759959

167

24.77

ISE

08:22:32

760046

150

24.77

ISE

08:23:08

760849

44

24.77

ISE

08:23:09

760879

533

24.77

ISE

08:23:09

760881

462

24.72

ISE

08:24:44

763113

169

24.74

ISE

08:24:44

763092

323

24.74

ISE

08:24:44

763087

11

24.73

ISE

08:29:19

768823

328

24.78

ISE

08:32:51

773271

244

24.78

ISE

08:32:51

773269

192

24.76

ISE

08:36:30

777641

251

24.76

ISE

08:36:30

777639

55

24.76

ISE

08:36:31

777643

286

24.81

ISE

08:45:00

788042

128

24.81

ISE

08:45:05

788216

120

24.81

ISE

08:45:05

788214

157

24.81

ISE

08:45:05

788198

181

24.81

ISE

08:45:05

788190

109

24.81

ISE

08:45:05

788171

340

24.81

ISE

08:45:05

788152

194

24.82

ISE

08:46:00

789225

145

24.80

ISE

08:47:54

791468

261

24.80

ISE

08:47:54

791466

105

24.80

ISE

08:47:54

791461

166

24.80

ISE

08:53:14

798418

381

24.80

ISE

08:55:12

800802

754

24.79

ISE

08:55:38

801273

164

24.78

ISE

08:58:00

804004

318

24.82

ISE

09:03:25

810296

39

24.82

ISE

09:03:25

810294

142

24.82

ISE

09:03:25

810292

339

24.82

ISE

09:03:25

810290

185

24.82

ISE

09:03:25

810288

111

24.79

ISE

09:12:49

820826

383

24.79

ISE

09:12:49

820824

50

24.79

ISE

09:12:49

820808

384

24.77

ISE

09:13:48

821979

108

24.77

ISE

09:14:06

822273

38

24.77

ISE

09:14:46

822966

171

24.77

ISE

09:14:46

822964

241

24.77

ISE

09:14:50

823078

150

24.77

ISE

09:14:50

823076

221

24.79

ISE

09:20:01

828932

250

24.79

ISE

09:20:01

828930

497

24.76

ISE

09:22:13

831397

440

24.77

ISE

09:31:28

844178

192

24.76

ISE

09:32:20

845829

200

24.76

ISE

09:32:20

845827

139

24.76

ISE

09:32:20

845825

567

24.78

ISE

09:34:54

849924

361

24.76

ISE

09:35:21

850685

200

24.76

ISE

09:35:21

850683

15

24.77

ISE

09:39:11

858166

460

24.77

ISE

09:39:11

858168

87

24.79

ISE

09:44:55

867829

471

24.79

ISE

09:44:55

867826

223

24.77

ISE

09:46:01

869986

95

24.81

ISE

09:51:39

878995

472

24.81

ISE

09:51:39

878993

28

24.80

ISE

09:55:30

884727

527

24.79

ISE

09:55:41

885346

204

24.80

ISE

10:02:09

894920

339

24.80

ISE

10:02:14

895041

224

24.79

ISE

10:05:15

897051

289

24.79

ISE

10:05:15

897049

190

24.80

ISE

10:06:53

898044

316

24.80

ISE

10:06:53

898042

491

24.83

ISE

10:14:42

903466

373

24.82

ISE

10:15:10

903993

250

24.82

ISE

10:16:21

904892

346

24.79

ISE

10:19:41

907005

200

24.79

ISE

10:19:41

907003

460

24.79

ISE

10:25:46

910796

195

24.80

ISE

10:29:35

913011

195

24.78

ISE

10:33:04

915707

222

24.79

ISE

10:33:28

915985

253

24.79

ISE

10:33:28

915983

473

24.79

ISE

10:37:29

918683

535

24.77

ISE

10:42:16

922229

160

24.77

ISE

10:46:32

925391

50

24.77

ISE

10:46:32

925389

200

24.77

ISE

10:46:32

925387

150

24.77

ISE

10:46:32

925385

352

24.77

ISE

10:47:52

926227

201

24.77

ISE

10:47:53

926231

227

24.76

ISE

10:53:51

930613

130

24.78

ISE

10:55:24

931629

36

24.78

ISE

10:55:24

931627

546

24.78

ISE

10:55:47

931850

557

24.78

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