Transaction in Own Shares

21st November 2013

RE-ISSUE OF TREASURY SHARES

CRH plc announces that on 20th November 2013, it transferred to participants in its employee share schemes 58,261 Ordinary Shares at prices between €15.0674 and €16.58 per Ordinary Share and at prices of £13.13 and £14.4903 per Ordinary Share.

Following the above transactions, CRH plc holds 6,066,182 Ordinary Shares in Treasury. The number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury Shares) is 733,165,418.

Contact

Neil Colgan

Company Secretary

Tel: +353 1 634 4340

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