Transaction in Own Shares

7th November 2022

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ('CRH') announces that on 4th November 2022 it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares (the 'ordinary shares') on Euronext Dublin, from CRH's broker UBS. The ordinary shares purchased will be held as treasury shares.

Euronext Dublin

Number of ordinary shares purchased: 

6,048

Highest price paid per share:

€36.2300

Lowest price paid per share:

€35.9550

Volume weighted average price paid:

€36.0745

The purchases form part of CRH's intention to buy back ordinary shares of up to $300 million* in the period to 16th December 2022 following its announcement on 20th September 2022 and were effected by CRH's broker as part of the Programme announced on 20th September 2022.

Following settlement of the above transactions CRH will hold 25,569,623 of its ordinary shares in treasury which represents 3.303% of the issued ordinary share capital of CRH. Ordinary shares held in treasury do not have any voting rights. Following settlement, CRH will have 748,570,715 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation) (including as it forms part of retained EU law in the United Kingdom ('UK') from time to time and, where relevant, pursuant to the UK's European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and the UK's Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019), a detailed breakdown of individual trades made on 4th November 2022 by UBS on behalf of CRH as part of the buyback programme is scheduled to this announcement.

*Being an amount equal to €300 million (based on a FX rate of €1:$1 fixed for the duration of the buyback programme)

Contact

Diarmuid Enright

Assistant Company Secretary

Tel: 00 3531 6344340

Transaction Details

Issuer name:

CRH plc

LEI

549300MIDJNNTH068E74

ISIN:

IE0001827041

Intermediary name:

UBS Europe SE

Intermediary code:

5299007QVIQ7IO64NX37

Time zone:

BST

Currency:

EUR

Date of Transactions:

04/11/2022

Aggregated Information

Trading venue

Currency

Volume Weighted Average Price

Aggregated volume

Euronext Dublin (XMSM)

EUR

36.0745

6,048

Euronext Dublin

Number ofShares

Price per Share (EUR)

Currency

Trade Time

Trading Venue

MatchID

241

36.19

EUR

08:01:56

Euronext Dublin (XMSM)

1744117

248

36.16

EUR

08:12:21

Euronext Dublin (XMSM)

1766371

280

35.96

EUR

08:16:52

Euronext Dublin (XMSM)

1773104

200

36.05

EUR

08:24:14

Euronext Dublin (XMSM)

1787095

43

36.05

EUR

08:24:14

Euronext Dublin (XMSM)

1787093

272

36.06

EUR

08:24:14

Euronext Dublin (XMSM)

1787090

268

36.06

EUR

08:25:45

Euronext Dublin (XMSM)

1789246

281

35.96

EUR

08:30:21

Euronext Dublin (XMSM)

1797224

270

35.97

EUR

08:32:56

Euronext Dublin (XMSM)

1802581

264

36.00

EUR

08:34:30

Euronext Dublin (XMSM)

1805536

200

35.99

EUR

08:35:57

Euronext Dublin (XMSM)

1808553

59

35.99

EUR

08:35:58

Euronext Dublin (XMSM)

1808572

249

35.99

EUR

08:38:00

Euronext Dublin (XMSM)

1812385

37

36.00

EUR

08:38:49

Euronext Dublin (XMSM)

1813953

214

36.00

EUR

08:38:49

Euronext Dublin (XMSM)

1813951

200

36.01

EUR

08:40:36

Euronext Dublin (XMSM)

1817176

41

36.01

EUR

08:40:36

Euronext Dublin (XMSM)

1817178

99

36.06

EUR

08:42:52

Euronext Dublin (XMSM)

1821009

195

36.06

EUR

08:42:52

Euronext Dublin (XMSM)

1821007

152

36.09

EUR

08:44:16

Euronext Dublin (XMSM)

1823746

247

36.09

EUR

08:44:41

Euronext Dublin (XMSM)

1824415

200

36.12

EUR

08:45:59

Euronext Dublin (XMSM)

1826375

251

36.12

EUR

08:46:15

Euronext Dublin (XMSM)

1826861

167

36.12

EUR

08:46:15

Euronext Dublin (XMSM)

1826858

256

36.15

EUR

08:48:33

Euronext Dublin (XMSM)

1830512

88

36.16

EUR

08:49:04

Euronext Dublin (XMSM)

1831292

200

36.15

EUR

08:49:04

Euronext Dublin (XMSM)

1831290

214

36.16

EUR

08:49:04

Euronext Dublin (XMSM)

1831287

55

36.16

EUR

08:49:04

Euronext Dublin (XMSM)

1831285

267

36.19

EUR

08:51:43

Euronext Dublin (XMSM)

1836422

40

36.23

EUR

08:54:19

Euronext Dublin (XMSM)

1840927

250

36.23

EUR

08:54:19

Euronext Dublin (XMSM)

1840925