Transaction in Own Shares

23rd January 2019

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 22nd January 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 Limited. The ordinary shares purchased will be held as treasury shares.

London Stock Exchange

Euronext Dublin

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

86,624

65,355

Highest price paid per share:

GBp 2,208.0000

€25.1400

Lowest price paid per share:

GBp 2,183.0000

€24.7900

Volume weighted average price paid:

GBp 2,196.3598

€24.9577

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 29,455,448 of its ordinary shares in treasury and will have 813,934,890 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 Limited 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 Limited

Intermediary code:

UBSWGB24

Time zone:

BST

Currency:

GBp & EUR (as indicated below)

Aggregated Information

Trading venue

Currency

Volume Weighted Average Price

Aggregated volume

London Stock Exchange

GBp

2,196.3598

86,624

Euronext Dublin

EUR

24.9577

65,355

London Stock Exchange

Number ofShares

Price per Share (GBp)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

569

2,203

LSE

08:11:58

662827

612

2,204

LSE

08:22:52

676560

71

2,208

LSE

08:29:58

684993

562

2,208

LSE

08:30:02

685082

327

2,208

LSE

08:49:24

709999

326

2,208

LSE

08:49:24

709997

382

2,203

LSE

09:06:27

730512

219

2,203

LSE

09:06:27

730510

594

2,205

LSE

09:16:33

740630

566

2,204

LSE

09:32:39

758204

64

2,204

LSE

09:32:39

758202

549

2,206

LSE

09:46:27

775830

614

2,202

LSE

09:51:26

782069

88

2,197

LSE

10:04:13

793903

546

2,197

LSE

10:04:38

794115

658

2,194

LSE

10:12:49

799126

333

2,188

LSE

10:24:38

805462

226

2,188

LSE

10:24:38

805464

672

2,187

LSE

10:31:31

809377

297

2,188

LSE

10:47:06

818010

47

2,188

LSE

10:47:06

818008

120

2,188

LSE

10:47:06

818006

80

2,188

LSE

10:47:06

818004

9

2,186

LSE

11:00:06

825508

338

2,186

LSE

11:00:06

825506

150

2,186

LSE

11:00:06

825504

66

2,186

LSE

11:00:06

825502

632

2,185

LSE

11:16:36

835780

561

2,183

LSE

11:30:32

843561

595

2,191

LSE

11:52:44

855768

57

2,191

LSE

11:54:16

856705

256

2,193

LSE

11:58:49

859218

55

2,194

LSE

12:04:52

863532

50

2,194

LSE

12:04:52

863534

300

2,194

LSE

12:04:52

863536

28

2,194

LSE

12:04:52

863530

195

2,194

LSE

12:06:13

864588

593

2,194

LSE

12:06:13

864586

125

2,193

LSE

12:13:42

868477

357

2,193

LSE

12:17:51

870558

69

2,193

LSE

12:17:51

870468

150

2,200

LSE

12:33:03

878803

131

2,200

LSE

12:36:33

880635

307

2,200

LSE

12:36:33

880637

599

2,201

LSE

12:45:44

885026

55

2,201

LSE

12:45:44

885024

620

2,201

LSE

12:59:25

892167

140

2,203

LSE

13:17:56

902943

510

2,203

LSE

13:17:56

902941

569

2,207

LSE

13:31:08

910452

554

2,205

LSE

13:36:33

914079

226

2,206

LSE

13:48:00

922109

369

2,206

LSE

13:48:00

922111

580

2,205

LSE

13:53:15

925725

575

2,207

LSE

14:03:42

933316

79

2,204

LSE

14:09:08

937523

32

2,204

LSE

14:09:41

937938

26

2,204

LSE

14:10:08

938272

26

2,204

LSE

14:10:35

938529

316

2,204

LSE

14:12:58

940252

139

2,204

LSE

14:12:58

940250

231

2,202

LSE

14:14:47

941720

417

2,202

LSE

14:14:47

941718

220

2,202

LSE

14:14:47

941716

655

2,202

LSE

14:16:38

943107

656

2,204

LSE

14:29:50

953510

33

2,205

LSE

14:32:45

963528

492

2,205

LSE

14:32:45

963388

685

2,205

LSE

14:32:45

963375

972

2,205

LSE

14:32:45

963355

120

2,208

LSE

14:37:29

973703

250

2,208

LSE

14:37:29

973701

250

2,208

LSE

14:37:29

973699

100

2,208

LSE

14:37:29

973697

219

2,208

LSE

14:37:29

973695

245

2,208

LSE

14:37:29

973693

111

2,208

LSE

14:37:29

973691

544

2,207

LSE

14:40:41

980166

213

2,207

LSE

14:44:03

986690

250

2,207

LSE

14:44:03

986688

100

2,207

LSE

14:44:03

986686

605

2,207

LSE

14:44:03

986684

597

2,207

LSE

14:44:18

987156

4

2,207

LSE

14:44:18

987154

85

2,207

LSE

14:45:03

989099

504

2,207

LSE

14:45:13

989511

627

2,206

LSE

14:45:19

989676

634

2,205

LSE

14:45:43

990432

633

2,204

LSE

14:46:39

992345

200

2,202

LSE

14:47:37

994356

612

2,201

LSE

14:47:38

994522

78

2,200

LSE

14:48:05

995566

93

2,200

LSE

14:48:05

995564

150

2,200

LSE

14:48:05

995562

299

2,200

LSE

14:48:05

995560

57

2,199

LSE

14:49:38

998759

575

2,199

LSE

14:50:00

999438

317

2,197

LSE

14:50:36

1000775

33

2,197

LSE

14:50:36

1000768

288

2,197

LSE

14:50:36

1000744

1

2,197

LSE

14:51:40

1002724

601

2,197

LSE

14:51:45

1002871

44

2,197

LSE

14:51:50

1003003

197

2,197

LSE

14:52:11

1003726

13

2,197

LSE

14:53:05

1005873

431

2,197

LSE

14:53:05

1005871

661

2,196

LSE

14:53:51

1007562

146

2,197

LSE

14:55:01

1009836

67

2,197

LSE

14:55:01

1009834

359

2,197

LSE

14:55:01

1009832

18

2,197

LSE

14:55:43

1011191

389

2,197

LSE

14:55:51

1011419

219

2,197

LSE

14:56:15

1012176

250

2,197

LSE

14:58:27

1016717

196

2,197

LSE

14:58:27

1016715

153

2,197

LSE

14:58:27

1016713

42

2,197

LSE

14:58:27

1016711

75

2,197

LSE

14:58:27

1016707

46

2,197

LSE

14:58:27

1016705

94

2,197

LSE

14:58:27

1016709

462

2,196

LSE

14:58:29

1016783

198

2,196

LSE

14:58:30

1016807

282

2,196

LSE

14:59:31

1019529

65

2,196

LSE

14:59:31

1019527

245

2,196

LSE

14:59:31

1019523

121

2,195

LSE

14:59:59

1020415

70

2,194

LSE

15:00:00

1020584

401

2,195

LSE

15:00:00

1020554

33

2,195

LSE

15:00:00

1020532

500

2,193

LSE

15:00:01

1020742

359

2,193

LSE

15:00:09

1021029

314

2,193

LSE

15:00:09

1021031

107

2,193

LSE

15:00:09

1021027

571

2,193

LSE

15:02:26

1025556

560

2,193

LSE

15:02:52

1026240

64

2,193

LSE

15:05:09

1029833

521

2,193

LSE

15:05:09

1029831

730

2,192

LSE

15:05:48

1031303

180

2,190

LSE

15:06:11

1032074

450

2,190

LSE

15:06:11

1032072

5

2,191

LSE

15:06:11

1032059

224

2,191

LSE

15:06:11

1032057

300

2,191

LSE

15:06:11

1032061

117

2,191

LSE

15:06:11

1032065

557

2,189

LSE

15:06:26

1032764

104

2,189

LSE

15:06:26

1032762

216

2,188

LSE

15:06:28

1032901

93

2,188

LSE

15:06:30

1032960

67

2,188

LSE

15:06:30

1032952

58

2,188

LSE

15:06:30

1032949

203

2,188

LSE

15:06:30

1032947

360

2,188

LSE

15:08:02

1036173

150

2,188

LSE

15:08:02

1036171

108

2,188

LSE

15:08:02

1036169

492

2,187

LSE

15:08:25

1036854

181

2,187

LSE

15:08:29

1037004

250

2,188

LSE

15:10:59

1041485

1,000

2,188

LSE

15:10:59

1041483

375

2,188

LSE

15:10:59

1041487

11

2,188

LSE

15:10:59

1041489

250

2,187

LSE

15:11:23

1042084

679

2,187

LSE

15:11:51

1042818

660

2,186

LSE

15:12:53

1044430

88

2,184

LSE

15:12:55

1044502

219

2,184

LSE

15:12:58

1044568

33

2,184

LSE

15:13:26

1045338

89

2,185

LSE

15:14:45

1047354

33

2,184

LSE

15:14:56

1047653

465

2,185

LSE

15:14:56

1047642

254

2,184

LSE

15:15:04

1047938

100

2,188

LSE

15:18:05

1052860

142

2,188

LSE

15:18:05

1052864

420

2,188

LSE

15:18:05

1052862

231

2,188

LSE

15:18:05

1052856

346

2,188

LSE

15:18:05

1052858

349

2,187

LSE

15:18:06

1053003

150

2,187

LSE

15:18:06

1053001

75

2,187

LSE

15:18:06

1052999

63

2,187

LSE

15:18:06

1052997

164

2,187

LSE

15:19:36

1055255

409

2,187

LSE

15:19:36

1055253

164

2,187

LSE

15:19:36

1055251

125

2,187

LSE

15:20:45

1056934

100

2,187

LSE

15:20:45

1056932

1,000

2,187

LSE

15:21:00

1057204

100

2,188

LSE

15:24:16

1062317

502

2,188

LSE

15:24:16

1062313

439

2,188

LSE

15:24:16

1062311

969

2,188

LSE

15:24:16

1062309

33

2,187

LSE

15:24:32

1063039

400

2,187

LSE

15:24:32

1062997

663

2,187

LSE

15:24:32

1062993

676

2,187

LSE

15:24:32

1062991

100

2,190

LSE

15:26:48

1066980

550

2,190

LSE

15:26:48

1066978

649

2,189

LSE

15:28:14

1069242

343

2,190

LSE

15:29:49

1071713

100

2,190

LSE

15:29:49

1071711

470

2,190

LSE

15:29:49

1071709

702

2,190

LSE

15:29:49

1071707

460

2,190

LSE

15:29:49

1071705

150

2,190

LSE

15:29:49

1071703

626

2,190

LSE

15:30:14

1072339

335

2,189

LSE

15:30:15

1072539

332

2,189

LSE

15:30:15

1072537

140

2,192

LSE

15:33:21

1077098

128

2,192

LSE

15:33:21

1077102

409

2,192

LSE

15:33:21

1077100

500

2,191

LSE

15:33:22

1077152

115

2,191

LSE

15:33:30

1077368

250

2,193

LSE

15:35:06

1079680

230

2,193

LSE

15:35:06

1079678

325

2,193

LSE

15:35:06

1079676

735

2,193

LSE

15:35:06

1079674

250

2,193

LSE

15:35:06

1079672

250

2,193

LSE

15:35:06

1079670

250

2,193

LSE

15:35:06

1079668

100

2,193

LSE

15:35:06

1079666

233

2,193

LSE

15:35:06

1079664

500

2,194

LSE

15:37:19

1083286

100

2,194

LSE

15:37:19

1083284

298

2,193

LSE

15:37:19

1083282

250

2,194

LSE

15:37:19

1083279

717

2,197

LSE

15:38:47

1085304

92

2,197

LSE

15:38:47

1085296

150

2,197

LSE

15:38:47

1085291

408

2,197

LSE

15:38:48

1085318

100

2,197

LSE

15:38:48

1085313

146

2,197

LSE

15:38:48

1085306

585

2,198

LSE

15:39:06

1085808

125

2,199

LSE

15:39:14

1085926

622

2,198

LSE

15:39:25

1086270

692

2,198

LSE

15:39:25

1086268

727

2,197

LSE

15:39:29

1086323

31

2,197

LSE

15:39:29

1086321

500

2,196

LSE

15:39:30

1086351

303

2,196

LSE

15:39:31

1086366

661

2,196

LSE

15:40:00

1087173

149

2,196

LSE

15:40:00

1087171

25

2,196

LSE

15:40:00

1087169

100

2,195

LSE

15:42:01

1090891

337

2,195

LSE

15:42:01

1090874

35

2,197

LSE

15:43:07

1092447

100

2,197

LSE

15:43:07

1092449

289

2,196

LSE

15:43:08

1092475

303

2,196

LSE

15:43:08

1092472

479

2,198

LSE

15:44:02

1093725

150

2,198

LSE

15:44:02

1093723

49

2,198

LSE

15:44:02

1093721

621

2,197

LSE

15:44:16

1094467

566

2,197

LSE

15:44:16

1094465

488

2,195

LSE

15:46:43

1097501

143

2,195

LSE

15:46:43

1097499

560

2,195

LSE

15:47:31

1098625

657

2,196

LSE

15:48:20

1099579

586

2,195

LSE

15:49:39

1101154

219

2,202

LSE

15:54:07

1107464

100

2,202

LSE

15:54:07

1107462

8

2,203

LSE

15:54:09

1107513

250

2,203

LSE

15:54:09

1107511

250

2,203

LSE

15:54:09

1107509

100

2,203

LSE

15:54:09

1107507

250

2,203

LSE

15:54:09

1107505

160

2,203

LSE

15:54:09

1107499

274

2,203

LSE

15:54:09

1107501

478

2,203

LSE

15:54:09

1107503

563

2,202

LSE

15:54:10

1107525

500

2,202

LSE

15:54:12

1107568

672

2,205

LSE

15:55:48

1109788

83

2,205

LSE

15:55:48

1109786

250

2,206

LSE

15:56:09

1110345

250

2,206

LSE

15:56:09

1110343

643

2,205

LSE

15:56:18

1110566

260

2,203

LSE

15:56:28

1110884

764

2,204

LSE

15:56:28

1110880

349

2,203

LSE

15:56:31

1110955

626

2,202

LSE

15:57:14

1111844

588

2,201

LSE

15:59:00

1113962

Euronext Dublin

Number ofShares

Price per Share (EUR)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

586

24.97

ISE

08:09:48

660030

532

24.95

ISE

08:13:16

664282

9

24.95

ISE

08:13:16

664276

602

24.93

ISE

08:14:50

666147

373

24.91

ISE

08:15:40

667181

71

24.91

ISE

08:15:41

667196

189

24.91

ISE

08:15:41

667194

1

24.91

ISE

08:15:41

667191

490

24.91

ISE

08:15:42

667208

453

24.95

ISE

08:17:27

669121

228

24.97

ISE

08:22:54

676604

352

24.97

ISE

08:22:54

676602

284

25.00

ISE

08:25:36

680000

505

25.00

ISE

08:25:44

680153

202

25.00

ISE

08:25:44

680151

479

25.00

ISE

08:28:55

683749

603

25.07

ISE

08:33:57

689643

466

25.06

ISE

08:35:40

691404

127

25.06

ISE

08:35:40

691402

591

25.06

ISE

08:44:05

702550

400

25.02

ISE

08:50:38

712014

87

25.02

ISE

08:50:51

712322

400

24.98

ISE

08:56:03

718451

124

24.98

ISE

08:56:04

718494

78

24.96

ISE

08:58:21

720773

497

24.96

ISE

08:58:21

720771

512

24.99

ISE

09:05:25

729516

273

24.98

ISE

09:06:24

730488

223

24.98

ISE

09:06:24

730486

531

25.00

ISE

09:16:33

740687

601

25.01

ISE

09:16:33

740681

7

24.98

ISE

09:17:03

741143

523

24.98

ISE

09:17:03

741141

234

24.99

ISE

09:22:12

746138

37

24.99

ISE

09:22:12

746136

41

24.99

ISE

09:22:12

746134

61

24.99

ISE

09:24:35

748444

516

25.00

ISE

09:27:01

751059

51

25.01

ISE

09:29:42

754044

51

25.01

ISE

09:29:43

754060

74

25.02

ISE

09:32:21

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