Transaction in Own Shares

28th February 2013

RE-ISSUE OF TREASURY SHARES

CRH plc announces that on 27th February 2013, it transferred to participants in its employee share schemes 134,584 Ordinary Shares at prices between €11.8573 and €15.0674 per Ordinary Share and at prices between £8.1694 and £11.19 per Ordinary Share.

Following the above transactions, CRH plc holds 7,225,974 Ordinary Shares in

Treasury. The number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury Shares) is 726,595,469.

Contact

Neil Colgan

Company Secretary

Tel: 00 3531 6344340

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