Transaction in Own Shares

8th March 2019

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 7th 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:

59,964

70,534

Highest price paid per share:

GBp 2,387.0000

€27.7900

Lowest price paid per share:

GBp 2,340.0000

€27.3200

Volume weighted average price paid:

GBp 2,353.3406

€27.4389

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 32,212,815 of its ordinary shares in treasury and will have 811,177,523 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

2,353.3406

59,964

Euronext Dublin

EUR

27.4389

70,534

London Stock Exchange

Number ofShares

Price per Share (GBp)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

584

2,387

LSE

08:15:52

921656

545

2,387

LSE

08:29:11

937932

666

2,373

LSE

08:38:36

949826

551

2,368

LSE

08:51:06

965329

346

2,370

LSE

09:05:21

982905

258

2,370

LSE

09:05:21

982903

629

2,367

LSE

09:06:58

984491

505

2,362

LSE

09:16:44

994574

134

2,362

LSE

09:16:44

994572

649

2,366

LSE

09:24:55

1002657

196

2,360

LSE

09:31:40

1009738

265

2,360

LSE

09:31:40

1009736

120

2,360

LSE

09:31:40

1009740

81

2,360

LSE

09:31:40

1009734

582

2,359

LSE

09:49:26

1033154

641

2,356

LSE

09:52:08

1037488

596

2,359

LSE

10:19:03

1062765

100

2,356

LSE

10:24:04

1066052

152

2,356

LSE

10:24:04

1066050

71

2,356

LSE

10:24:30

1066345

302

2,356

LSE

10:24:30

1066343

73

2,359

LSE

10:34:12

1072366

21

2,359

LSE

10:34:12

1072364

479

2,359

LSE

10:34:12

1072362

21

2,359

LSE

10:34:12

1072360

32

2,359

LSE

10:34:12

1072358

169

2,359

LSE

10:34:12

1072352

250

2,359

LSE

10:34:12

1072354

65

2,359

LSE

10:34:12

1072356

16

2,359

LSE

10:34:12

1072350

648

2,354

LSE

11:00:28

1089425

624

2,353

LSE

11:00:34

1089493

81

2,344

LSE

11:02:26

1090623

512

2,344

LSE

11:02:26

1090621

332

2,355

LSE

11:16:04

1099687

256

2,355

LSE

11:16:04

1099685

530

2,355

LSE

11:25:44

1106166

71

2,355

LSE

11:25:44

1106164

274

2,361

LSE

11:44:11

1117342

287

2,361

LSE

11:44:11

1117340

512

2,361

LSE

11:44:11

1117338

82

2,361

LSE

11:44:11

1117336

669

2,355

LSE

11:55:49

1125641

464

2,358

LSE

12:06:58

1132416

108

2,358

LSE

12:06:58

1132414

539

2,358

LSE

12:34:48

1147681

550

2,359

LSE

12:37:48

1149376

573

2,359

LSE

12:37:48

1149374

297

2,357

LSE

12:45:42

1155824

308

2,357

LSE

12:45:42

1155822

255

2,356

LSE

12:52:59

1163338

326

2,356

LSE

12:52:59

1163336

418

2,356

LSE

12:54:36

1164580

198

2,356

LSE

12:54:36

1164578

384

2,353

LSE

12:58:11

1167608

209

2,353

LSE

12:58:11

1167606

383

2,362

LSE

13:18:35

1184697

277

2,362

LSE

13:18:35

1184692

154

2,360

LSE

13:29:34

1192652

451

2,360

LSE

13:29:34

1192650

446

2,352

LSE

13:32:12

1195321

190

2,352

LSE

13:32:49

1195803

325

2,352

LSE

13:33:17

1196233

87

2,352

LSE

13:33:17

1196231

609

2,344

LSE

14:46:33

1284441

263

2,347

LSE

14:48:31

1287615

100

2,347

LSE

14:48:31

1287613

200

2,347

LSE

14:48:31

1287611

200

2,346

LSE

14:49:43

1290378

250

2,346

LSE

14:49:43

1290376

84

2,346

LSE

14:49:43

1290380

114

2,346

LSE

14:49:43

1290382

20

2,346

LSE

14:49:43

1290374

314

2,346

LSE

14:49:43

1290372

100

2,346

LSE

14:49:43

1290370

160

2,345

LSE

14:49:43

1290368

614

2,346

LSE

14:49:43

1290366

220

2,344

LSE

14:51:04

1293162

428

2,344

LSE

14:51:04

1293160

365

2,342

LSE

14:55:01

1301191

243

2,342

LSE

14:55:01

1301189

551

2,341

LSE

14:57:01

1304243

551

2,341

LSE

14:57:42

1305573

547

2,340

LSE

14:58:05

1306150

111

2,340

LSE

14:58:05

1306148

378

2,343

LSE

15:00:44

1310879

274

2,343

LSE

15:00:44

1310881

81

2,345

LSE

15:03:08

1314929

280

2,345

LSE

15:03:08

1314927

200

2,345

LSE

15:03:08

1314925

45

2,345

LSE

15:03:08

1314922

609

2,345

LSE

15:03:08

1314920

98

2,345

LSE

15:03:08

1314918

462

2,345

LSE

15:03:08

1314916

540

2,349

LSE

15:05:52

1318955

97

2,347

LSE

15:06:17

1319912

694

2,348

LSE

15:06:17

1319907

100

2,346

LSE

15:06:29

1320207

108

2,346

LSE

15:06:29

1320202

274

2,346

LSE

15:06:29

1320200

257

2,346

LSE

15:06:29

1320204

57

2,345

LSE

15:06:42

1320484

337

2,348

LSE

15:07:33

1321585

305

2,348

LSE

15:07:33

1321583

476

2,349

LSE

15:08:34

1323105

123

2,349

LSE

15:08:34

1323103

287

2,350

LSE

15:09:20

1324396

63

2,350

LSE

15:09:20

1324394

100

2,350

LSE

15:09:20

1324392

395

2,350

LSE

15:09:20

1324390

17

2,350

LSE

15:09:22

1324467

254

2,350

LSE

15:09:22

1324462

547

2,349

LSE

15:09:41

1324819

131

2,348

LSE

15:12:07

1328518

119

2,348

LSE

15:14:14

1331386

6

2,348

LSE

15:14:14

1331384

399

2,348

LSE

15:14:14

1331382

127

2,349

LSE

15:16:57

1334742

100

2,349

LSE

15:16:57

1334740

250

2,349

LSE

15:16:57

1334738

71

2,349

LSE

15:16:57

1334736

615

2,348

LSE

15:17:06

1335221

625

2,348

LSE

15:17:06

1335209

255

2,345

LSE

15:19:40

1339485

131

2,345

LSE

15:19:40

1339483

139

2,345

LSE

15:19:40

1339481

143

2,345

LSE

15:19:40

1339479

289

2,346

LSE

15:22:11

1344093

341

2,346

LSE

15:22:11

1344091

43

2,346

LSE

15:23:44

1346529

620

2,347

LSE

15:24:23

1347511

103

2,346

LSE

15:25:56

1351155

500

2,346

LSE

15:25:56

1351153

121

2,351

LSE

15:28:55

1356298

136

2,351

LSE

15:28:55

1356296

100

2,351

LSE

15:28:55

1356294

200

2,351

LSE

15:28:55

1356292

192

2,351

LSE

15:28:55

1356284

135

2,351

LSE

15:28:55

1356282

139

2,351

LSE

15:28:55

1356286

143

2,351

LSE

15:28:55

1356288

28

2,350

LSE

15:29:51

1357816

500

2,350

LSE

15:29:51

1357814

125

2,350

LSE

15:29:51

1357812

610

2,355

LSE

15:35:28

1366380

654

2,353

LSE

15:35:49

1366972

641

2,352

LSE

15:36:31

1368348

611

2,355

LSE

15:38:50

1371766

641

2,354

LSE

15:40:32

1374076

720

2,354

LSE

15:40:32

1374074

45

2,355

LSE

15:43:10

1377248

250

2,355

LSE

15:43:10

1377246

100

2,355

LSE

15:43:10

1377252

146

2,355

LSE

15:43:10

1377250

40

2,355

LSE

15:43:10

1377254

133

2,355

LSE

15:43:10

1377244

100

2,355

LSE

15:43:10

1377242

380

2,355

LSE

15:43:10

1377240

394

2,355

LSE

15:43:10

1377237

208

2,355

LSE

15:43:10

1377235

655

2,350

LSE

15:45:01

1379983

618

2,352

LSE

15:46:19

1382327

546

2,353

LSE

15:48:28

1385231

80

2,352

LSE

15:51:39

1389442

100

2,352

LSE

15:51:39

1389438

166

2,352

LSE

15:51:39

1389436

94

2,352

LSE

15:51:39

1389434

200

2,352

LSE

15:51:39

1389440

336

2,352

LSE

15:51:39

1389424

315

2,352

LSE

15:51:39

1389422

113

2,351

LSE

15:51:52

1389846

507

2,351

LSE

15:51:52

1389844

572

2,348

LSE

15:53:35

1392070

77

2,353

LSE

15:58:11

1398467

400

2,353

LSE

15:58:11

1398465

126

2,353

LSE

15:58:11

1398463

703

2,352

LSE

15:58:44

1399080

660

2,352

LSE

16:01:00

1402616

384

2,351

LSE

16:01:13

1403055

251

2,351

LSE

16:01:13

1403053

596

2,350

LSE

16:01:31

1403450

660

2,355

LSE

16:04:29

1407474

582

2,354

LSE

16:05:01

1408177

131

2,354

LSE

16:06:40

1410189

437

2,354

LSE

16:06:40

1410187

547

2,353

LSE

16:07:00

1410761

464

2,355

LSE

16:09:52

1414454

278

2,355

LSE

16:09:52

1414452

191

2,355

LSE

16:09:52

1414450

525

2,355

LSE

16:13:02

1419167

126

2,355

LSE

16:13:02

1419165

635

2,355

LSE

16:13:02

1419163

393

2,355

LSE

16:13:23

1419636

196

2,355

LSE

16:14:05

1420771

210

2,355

LSE

16:14:05

1420767

170

2,355

LSE

16:14:05

1420769

Euronext Dublin

Number ofShares

Price per Share (EUR)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

101

27.78

ISE

08:12:38

917354

434

27.78

ISE

08:12:38

917352

618

27.79

ISE

08:17:16

923296

282

27.78

ISE

08:24:10

931993

598

27.76

ISE

08:29:33

938347

400

27.69

ISE

08:37:07

948077

536

27.62

ISE

08:44:38

957300

254

27.57

ISE

08:57:07

973060

130

27.57

ISE

08:57:07

973058

321

27.57

ISE

08:57:07

973056

451

27.57

ISE

08:57:07

973054

610

27.58

ISE

09:05:25

982990

554

27.58

ISE

09:05:25

982992

537

27.51

ISE

09:08:09

985802

636

27.51

ISE

09:08:09

985800

192

27.47

ISE

09:19:22

996988

601

27.46

ISE

09:19:42

997266

646

27.51

ISE

09:24:55

1002661

600

27.51

ISE

09:24:55

1002659

534

27.47

ISE

09:34:47

1013277

31

27.47

ISE

09:34:47

1013275

628

27.47

ISE

09:36:16

1014956

583

27.46

ISE

09:39:04

1018994

90

27.45

ISE

09:41:11

1022222

497

27.45

ISE

09:41:11

1022224

106

27.44

ISE

09:49:26

1033174

437

27.44

ISE

09:49:26

1033171

182

27.44

ISE

09:49:26

1033169

374

27.44

ISE

09:49:26

1033156

131

27.44

ISE

09:59:27

1048853

452

27.44

ISE

09:59:27

1048851

164

27.44

ISE

09:59:27

1048849

452

27.44

ISE

09:59:27

1048847

602

27.47

ISE

10:06:41

1054529

525

27.44

ISE

10:09:00

1056029

533

27.43

ISE

10:19:41

1063174

544

27.43

ISE

10:19:41

1063176

592

27.39

ISE

10:28:24

1068811

649

27.42

ISE

10:32:46

1071546

574

27.40

ISE

10:40:24

1076527

639

27.40

ISE

10:42:47

1077943

263

27.41

ISE

10:49:58

1082614

297

27.41

ISE

10:49:58

1082612

599

27.41

ISE

10:52:17

1084060

101

27.41

ISE

10:53:14

1084863

284

27.41

ISE

10:53:15

1084869

75

27.41

ISE

10:53:50

1085341

141

27.41

ISE

10:53:50

1085343

396

27.42

ISE

10:55:07

1086118

145

27.42

ISE

10:55:07

1086116

566

27.42

ISE

10:57:12

1087411

531

27.42

ISE

10:57:12

1087409

31

27.42

ISE

10:57:12

1087407

633

27.42

ISE

10:57:12

1087405

348

27.41

ISE

10:57:13

1087423

176

27.41

ISE

10:57:13

1087421

613

27.32

ISE

11:01:50

1090298

601

27.36

ISE

11:12:21

1097504

571

27.35

ISE

11:12:21

1097506

1

27.37

ISE

11:15:45

1099438

606

27.37

ISE

11:15:45

1099436

583

27.36

ISE

11:18:24

1101336

541

27.36

ISE

11:22:57

1104313

563

27.34

ISE

11:27:07

1107154

607

27.33

ISE

11:27:09

1107387

474

27.38

ISE

11:35:37

1112271

176

27.38

ISE

11:36:07

1112598

186

27.38

ISE

11:36:45

1113026

223

27.40

ISE

11:38:47

1114156

575

27.41

ISE

11:44:11

1117344

524

27.41

ISE

11:44:11

1117346

26

27.41

ISE

11:44:11

1117348

573

27.38

ISE

11:47:39

1119525

279

27.36

ISE

11:51:08

1122571

277

27.36

ISE

11:51:29

1122777

447

27.36

ISE

11:56:00

1125763

100

27.36

ISE

11:56:39

1126174

93

27.36

ISE

11:56:39

1126172

100

27.36

ISE

11:56:40

1126218

93

27.36

ISE

11:56:40

1126216

93

27.36

ISE

11:56:41

1126238

93

27.36

ISE

11:56:42

1126243

264

27.36

ISE

12:00:47

1128352

258

27.36

ISE

12:01:16

1128509

434

27.36

ISE

12:01:58

1128755

100

27.36

ISE

12:01:58

1128753

92

27.36

ISE

12:01:58

1128751

11

27.36

ISE

12:02:37

1129660

421

27.36

ISE

12:02:37

1129658

170

27.36

ISE

12:02:37

1129656

443

27.36

ISE

12:03:17

1130106

100

27.36

ISE

12:03:17

1130108

250

27.36

ISE

12:03:17

1130100

202

27.36

ISE

12:03:17

1130098

270

27.38

ISE

12:16:02

1137603

234

27.38

ISE

12:16:02

1137601

176

27.38

ISE

12:16:02

1137599

142

27.38

ISE

12:16:02

1137597

98

27.38

ISE

12:16:27

1137802

620

27.36

ISE

12:18:36

1138961

625

27.36

ISE

12:20:27

1139972

366

27.36

ISE

12:20:33

1140065

530

27.37

ISE

12:24:01

1141949

262

27.36

ISE

12:31:19

1145597

538

27.36

ISE

12:31:19

1145599

260

27.35

ISE

12:31:46

1145867

302

27.35

ISE

12:31:48

1145900

33

27.34

ISE

12:33:07

1146803

500

27.34

ISE

12:33:07

1146801

235

27.34

ISE

12:33:57

1147217

314

27.34

ISE

12:33:57

1147215

58

27.35

ISE

12:39:25

1150540

500

27.35

ISE

12:39:25

1150538

100

27.35

ISE

12:39:25

1150536

500

27.35

ISE

12:39:25

1150534

608

27.33

ISE

12:44:15

1152866

559

27.36

ISE

12:49:19

1159484

545

27.37

ISE

12:54:36

1164576

640

27.37

ISE

12:54:36

1164574

364

27.37

ISE

13:00:16

1169635

617

27.36

ISE

13:01:20

1170772

594

27.39

ISE

13:05:27

1173857

44

27.39

ISE

13:05:27

1173855

632

27.39

ISE

13:05:27

1173853

567

27.46

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