Transaction in Own Shares

26th March 2019

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 25th March 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 Europe SE. The ordinary shares purchased will be held as treasury shares.

London Stock Exchange

Euronext Dublin

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

10,306

73,278

Highest price paid per share:

GBp 2,331.0000

€27.2300

Lowest price paid per share:

GBp 2,309.0000

€26.8100

Volume weighted average price paid:

GBp 2,320.4820

€27.0854

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 33,851,068 of its ordinary shares in treasury and will have 809,539,270 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 Europe SE 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 Europe SE

Intermediary code:

UBSWDE24

Time zone:

BST

Currency:

GBp & EUR (as indicated below)

Aggregated Information

Trading venue

Currency

Volume Weighted Average Price

Aggregated volume

London Stock Exchange

GBp

2,320.4820

10,306

Euronext Dublin

EUR

27.0854

73,278

London Stock Exchange

Number ofShares

Price per Share (GBp)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

622

2,309

LSE

08:37:59

1074440

631

2,309

LSE

09:02:36

1109532

399

2,311

LSE

09:18:53

1127122

186

2,311

LSE

09:18:53

1127120

643

2,328

LSE

09:56:44

1177171

167

2,330

LSE

10:38:39

1207586

471

2,330

LSE

10:38:39

1207584

250

2,319

LSE

11:34:09

1244710

333

2,319

LSE

11:34:09

1244708

349

2,317

LSE

12:23:25

1274172

302

2,317

LSE

12:23:25

1274170

623

2,315

LSE

13:29:10

1316066

631

2,316

LSE

13:47:52

1343206

587

2,315

LSE

14:08:09

1370685

573

2,318

LSE

14:33:12

1402261

292

2,315

LSE

14:48:04

1423617

487

2,326

LSE

15:04:29

1449096

162

2,326

LSE

15:04:29

1449094

213

2,322

LSE

15:15:51

1464470

483

2,322

LSE

15:15:51

1464468

614

2,331

LSE

15:30:06

1484112

133

2,331

LSE

15:30:06

1484110

200

2,331

LSE

15:30:06

1484108

200

2,331

LSE

15:30:06

1484106

100

2,331

LSE

15:30:06

1484104

655

2,331

LSE

15:30:06

1484097

Euronext Dublin

Number ofShares

Price per Share (EUR)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

100

26.94

ISE

08:24:20

1055337

96

26.94

ISE

08:24:20

1055335

250

26.93

ISE

08:25:54

1057513

645

26.93

ISE

08:25:54

1057511

127

26.91

ISE

08:26:04

1057793

111

26.91

ISE

08:26:08

1057878

58

26.91

ISE

08:26:11

1057974

200

26.91

ISE

08:26:11

1057972

111

26.91

ISE

08:26:11

1057970

181

26.89

ISE

08:32:02

1065852

12

26.89

ISE

08:33:00

1067252

203

26.89

ISE

08:33:00

1067226

384

26.89

ISE

08:33:00

1067221

528

26.93

ISE

08:37:59

1074453

525

26.94

ISE

08:37:59

1074442

200

26.91

ISE

08:42:58

1081205

203

26.91

ISE

08:42:58

1081201

241

26.91

ISE

08:43:02

1081426

307

26.88

ISE

08:46:10

1085222

300

26.88

ISE

08:46:10

1085220

219

26.81

ISE

08:52:12

1093017

331

26.81

ISE

08:52:12

1093015

19

26.81

ISE

08:52:12

1093013

637

26.81

ISE

08:56:43

1098281

546

26.95

ISE

09:02:43

1109695

568

26.99

ISE

09:12:03

1120356

545

26.98

ISE

09:13:18

1121835

200

26.99

ISE

09:14:51

1123132

288

26.99

ISE

09:14:51

1123121

127

26.99

ISE

09:14:55

1123222

48

26.94

ISE

09:18:53

1127124

598

26.94

ISE

09:19:12

1127570

629

26.99

ISE

09:34:06

1144198

615

27.01

ISE

09:38:36

1150731

629

27.00

ISE

09:38:46

1150981

29

27.10

ISE

09:46:08

1161664

550

27.10

ISE

09:46:08

1161662

88

27.12

ISE

09:50:48

1167924

531

27.12

ISE

09:52:15

1170192

602

27.11

ISE

09:53:46

1172783

526

27.11

ISE

09:56:44

1177173

200

27.09

ISE

10:02:45

1182688

253

27.08

ISE

10:05:04

1184415

354

27.08

ISE

10:05:04

1184413

97

27.08

ISE

10:05:27

1184710

250

27.08

ISE

10:05:27

1184708

71

27.03

ISE

10:09:21

1187312

449

27.03

ISE

10:10:06

1187825

555

27.10

ISE

10:24:45

1197230

599

27.11

ISE

10:24:45

1197228

250

27.10

ISE

10:33:11

1204166

100

27.10

ISE

10:33:11

1204164

646

27.10

ISE

10:33:11

1204162

453

27.08

ISE

10:33:14

1204196

592

27.11

ISE

10:38:44

1207741

81

27.08

ISE

10:43:54

1211359

557

27.12

ISE

10:46:31

1213066

620

27.13

ISE

10:52:19

1216951

432

27.10

ISE

10:53:18

1217873

102

27.10

ISE

10:53:18

1217871

234

27.10

ISE

11:01:42

1223950

582

27.09

ISE

11:04:22

1225595

578

27.09

ISE

11:07:12

1227567

13

27.08

ISE

11:11:13

1230528

544

27.08

ISE

11:11:13

1230523

646

27.09

ISE

11:16:51

1233683

94

27.10

ISE

11:25:17

1238786

100

27.10

ISE

11:25:17

1238784

352

27.10

ISE

11:25:17

1238782

608

27.07

ISE

11:27:04

1240108

117

27.03

ISE

11:31:06

1243079

262

27.04

ISE

11:33:00

1243898

301

27.04

ISE

11:33:00

1243896

25

27.00

ISE

11:37:58

1246677

563

27.00

ISE

11:38:00

1246716

530

26.99

ISE

11:46:32

1251894

533

26.99

ISE

11:51:57

1254826

541

26.99

ISE

11:59:21

1259856

1

27.04

ISE

12:10:00

1266251

569

27.04

ISE

12:10:02

1266272

577

27.03

ISE

12:10:28

1266512

583

27.03

ISE

12:16:47

1270144

481

27.03

ISE

12:19:39

1272236

93

27.09

ISE

12:41:20

1284524

562

27.09

ISE

12:41:20

1284528

450

27.09

ISE

12:41:20

1284526

92

27.10

ISE

12:45:45

1287001

200

27.10

ISE

12:46:00

1287176

615

27.10

ISE

12:48:04

1288283

647

27.10

ISE

12:48:04

1288277

537

27.11

ISE

13:00:07

1295989

199

27.11

ISE

13:00:22

1296132

564

27.10

ISE

13:02:07

1297370

552

27.07

ISE

13:07:06

1300705

529

27.08

ISE

13:15:49

1306403

101

27.07

ISE

13:19:23

1308607

249

27.07

ISE

13:19:23

1308605

153

27.07

ISE

13:19:24

1308614

615

27.07

ISE

13:23:49

1311671

254

27.07

ISE

13:30:00

1318011

74

27.07

ISE

13:30:07

1319162

200

27.07

ISE

13:30:07

1319160

546

27.09

ISE

13:33:23

1324094

573

27.16

ISE

13:38:50

1331871

100

27.16

ISE

13:40:02

1333455

100

27.16

ISE

13:40:03

1333584

204

27.16

ISE

13:40:09

1333706

670

27.15

ISE

13:41:26

1335086

107

27.15

ISE

13:42:02

1335649

598

27.15

ISE

13:42:02

1335647

96

27.15

ISE

13:42:36

1336130

250

27.15

ISE

13:42:48

1336391

250

27.15

ISE

13:42:49

1336412

628

27.11

ISE

13:44:38

1338972

601

27.09

ISE

13:48:12

1343725

250

27.09

ISE

13:53:16

1350403

101

27.09

ISE

13:53:16

1350401

271

27.09

ISE

13:53:16

1350393

250

27.09

ISE

13:53:16

1350391

124

27.08

ISE

13:54:00

1351595

19

27.08

ISE

13:54:00

1351593

100

27.08

ISE

13:54:20

1352009

366

27.08

ISE

13:54:28

1352142

593

27.07

ISE

13:58:46

1357412

100

27.09

ISE

14:02:06

1362532

168

27.08

ISE

14:02:53

1363589

380

27.08

ISE

14:02:53

1363587

248

27.05

ISE

14:04:44

1366312

398

27.05

ISE

14:04:44

1366310

598

27.05

ISE

14:08:09

1370687

45

27.05

ISE

14:08:10

1370715

250

27.04

ISE

14:10:48

1373891

643

27.04

ISE

14:17:30

1381628

587

27.03

ISE

14:17:36

1381857

20

27.03

ISE

14:19:47

1385065

400

27.03

ISE

14:19:47

1385063

104

27.03

ISE

14:20:02

1385305

250

27.02

ISE

14:21:41

1387202

99

27.02

ISE

14:21:41

1387200

559

27.00

ISE

14:24:29

1390566

548

27.05

ISE

14:29:22

1397204

99

27.07

ISE

14:33:12

1402263

630

27.06

ISE

14:33:33

1402984

27

27.05

ISE

14:35:57

1406474

96

27.08

ISE

14:38:13

1409662

704

27.07

ISE

14:38:17

1409901

97

27.07

ISE

14:39:42

1411590

60

27.06

ISE

14:39:55

1411932

468

27.06

ISE

14:39:59

1412014

373

27.03

ISE

14:43:07

1415891

225

27.03

ISE

14:43:52

1417073

76

27.04

ISE

14:45:22

1419472

276

27.04

ISE

14:45:22

1419470

185

27.04

ISE

14:45:22

1419468

95

27.04

ISE

14:45:22

1419466

592

27.15

ISE

14:54:15

1433232

95

27.14

ISE

14:56:27

1436986

100

27.14

ISE

14:56:28

1437010

841

27.13

ISE

14:57:35

1438843

96

27.13

ISE

14:59:47

1441872

558

27.15

ISE

15:01:48

1445829

510

27.14

ISE

15:02:58

1447107

474

27.14

ISE

15:06:49

1452412

95

27.14

ISE

15:06:49

1452410

604

27.14

ISE

15:06:49

1452407

603

27.13

ISE

15:08:02

1454061

92

27.11

ISE

15:11:54

1458804

404

27.11

ISE

15:12:02

1459019

94

27.12

ISE

15:15:51

1464476

574

27.12

ISE

15:15:51

1464472

95

27.12

ISE

15:18:12

1467861

95

27.12

ISE

15:18:13

1467881

368

27.12

ISE

15:18:15

1467898

95

27.12

ISE

15:18:15

1467900

882

27.19

ISE

15:34:00

1490902

253

27.20

ISE

15:34:46

1492060

97

27.20

ISE

15:35:02

1492376

97

27.20

ISE

15:35:07

1492502

353

27.20

ISE

15:35:07

1492500

240

27.17

ISE

15:35:27

1493232

200

27.17

ISE

15:35:27

1493230

200

27.17

ISE

15:35:27

1493217

6

27.17

ISE

15:40:31

1500610

297

27.17

ISE

15:40:31

1500608

273

27.17

ISE

15:40:31

1500606

866

27.16

ISE

15:43:34

1505010

561

27.17

ISE

15:46:32

1510012

100

27.17

ISE

15:47:59

1511890

98

27.17

ISE

15:47:59

1511888

98

27.17

ISE

15:48:00

1511927

100

27.17

ISE

15:48:07

1512242

98

27.17

ISE

15:48:07

1512240

62

27.17

ISE

15:48:08

1512275

98

27.17

ISE

15:48:08

1512273

762

27.17

ISE

15:48:08

1512271

855

27.16

ISE

15:49:26

1513804

392

27.16

ISE

15:49:40

1514170

34

27.17

ISE

15:51:41

1517004

217

27.17

ISE

15:51:41

1517002

371

27.17

ISE

15:51:41

1517000

250

27.21

ISE

15:55:18

1523556

250

27.21

ISE

15:55:18

1523527

96

27.21

ISE

15:55:18

1523529

618

27.20

ISE

15:55:23

1523712

154

27.20

ISE

15:55:23

1523710

30

27.19

ISE

15:57:31

1526590

532

27.19

ISE

15:57:37

1526741

68

27.17

ISE

15:58:10

1527506

199

27.17

ISE

15:58:14

1527640

311

27.17

ISE

15:58:56

1528601

161

27.19

ISE

16:02:06

1534587

449

27.19

ISE

16:02:06

1534585

543

27.21

ISE

16:03:49

1538133

96

27.21

ISE

16:04:03

1538389

100

27.21

ISE

16:04:03

1538391

415

27.21

ISE

16:04:21

1538910

96

27.21

ISE

16:04:21

1538908

344

27.21

ISE

16:04:21

1538912

306

27.21

ISE

16:04:21

1538914

569

27.23

ISE

16:07:51

1545350

93

27.22

ISE

16:08:54

1547023

98

27.22

ISE

16:10:00

1548548

1,410

27.22

ISE

16:10:01

1548747

240

27.22

ISE

16:11:49

1551842

379

27.22

ISE

16:11:49

1551840

25

27.22

ISE

16:11:49

1551838

100

27.21

ISE

16:13:30

1554513

52

27.20

ISE

16:13:56

1555169

385

27.20

ISE

16:15:10

1557321

21

27.20

ISE

16:15:10

1557311