Transaction in Own Shares

16th May 2018

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 15th May 2018 it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares (the "ordinary shares") on the London Stock Exchange from CRH's broker UBS Limited. The ordinary shares purchased will be held as treasury shares.

London Stock Exchange

Date of purchase

15 May 2018

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

156,863

Highest price paid per share (GBp):

2,695.0000

Lowest price paid per share (GBp):

2,672.0000

Volume weighted average price paid (GBp):

2,684.7100

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 1 Programme announced on 2nd May 2018.

Following settlement of the above transactions CRH will hold 1,573,264 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 841,817,074 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

Transaction Details

Issuer name:

CRH plc

LEI

549300MIDJNNTH068E74

ISIN:

IE0001827041

Intermediary name:

UBS Limited

Intermediary code:

UBSWGB24

Time zone:

BST

Currency:

GBP

Aggregated Information

Trading venue

Volume Weighted Average Price (GBp)

Aggregated volume

London Stock Exchange

2,684.7092

156,863

Number ofShares

Price per Share (GBp)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

473

2,680

LSE

08:06:33

842425

412

2,679

LSE

08:06:37

842574

329

2,683

LSE

08:07:55

846274

102

2,683

LSE

08:07:55

846272

407

2,681

LSE

08:09:07

849786

434

2,690

LSE

08:13:19

863228

336

2,692

LSE

08:14:12

865961

80

2,690

LSE

08:15:00

868117

391

2,690

LSE

08:15:00

868115

358

2,689

LSE

08:16:14

871557

358

2,690

LSE

08:17:59

876268

399

2,691

LSE

08:19:23

880063

466

2,691

LSE

08:19:24

880084

394

2,693

LSE

08:21:20

885780

368

2,693

LSE

08:22:55

890026

494

2,691

LSE

08:23:11

890812

445

2,689

LSE

08:23:59

893072

432

2,689

LSE

08:24:29

894620

234

2,685

LSE

08:24:30

894657

492

2,686

LSE

08:24:30

894645

124

2,685

LSE

08:24:32

894730

216

2,685

LSE

08:24:32

894726

366

2,685

LSE

08:24:44

895234

214

2,684

LSE

08:25:00

895950

307

2,684

LSE

08:26:08

899010

391

2,684

LSE

08:26:08

899012

492

2,682

LSE

08:27:50

903635

349

2,683

LSE

08:29:47

909024

200

2,683

LSE

08:30:41

911864

100

2,683

LSE

08:30:41

911862

52

2,683

LSE

08:30:41

911856

382

2,683

LSE

08:30:41

911854

237

2,680

LSE

08:31:13

913149

520

2,682

LSE

08:31:13

913143

417

2,679

LSE

08:31:14

913173

127

2,679

LSE

08:31:17

913351

290

2,679

LSE

08:31:17

913349

625

2,682

LSE

08:31:59

915371

220

2,679

LSE

08:32:01

915522

98

2,679

LSE

08:32:02

915556

333

2,679

LSE

08:32:02

915554

35

2,679

LSE

08:32:03

915649

224

2,679

LSE

08:32:05

915747

403

2,679

LSE

08:32:08

915876

369

2,679

LSE

08:32:08

915874

174

2,679

LSE

08:32:08

915872

358

2,678

LSE

08:32:11

916029

277

2,678

LSE

08:32:11

916027

160

2,677

LSE

08:32:14

916130

213

2,677

LSE

08:33:10

918836

148

2,677

LSE

08:33:11

918891

96

2,677

LSE

08:33:11

918893

276

2,677

LSE

08:35:35

926107

371

2,677

LSE

08:35:35

926105

481

2,676

LSE

08:36:11

928477

513

2,674

LSE

08:38:32

935391

30

2,674

LSE

08:39:59

939084

303

2,674

LSE

08:39:59

939082

371

2,674

LSE

08:39:59

939080

144

2,674

LSE

08:42:43

946542

200

2,674

LSE

08:42:43

946540

100

2,674

LSE

08:42:43

946538

347

2,674

LSE

08:42:43

946536

382

2,674

LSE

08:42:43

946534

611

2,674

LSE

08:43:58

949922

703

2,673

LSE

08:44:50

952395

717

2,681

LSE

08:54:12

978394

346

2,681

LSE

08:54:12

978396

145

2,681

LSE

08:56:08

984672

690

2,681

LSE

08:56:08

984670

248

2,681

LSE

08:56:08

984674

808

2,684

LSE

09:00:52

999415

750

2,688

LSE

09:07:20

1013569

892

2,687

LSE

09:08:26

1015851

336

2,691

LSE

09:14:35

1031446

200

2,691

LSE

09:14:35

1031444

250

2,691

LSE

09:14:35

1031442

658

2,691

LSE

09:14:35

1031411

264

2,694

LSE

09:18:18

1039299

200

2,694

LSE

09:18:18

1039297

250

2,694

LSE

09:18:18

1039295

100

2,694

LSE

09:18:18

1039293

414

2,694

LSE

09:18:18

1039287

69

2,694

LSE

09:18:18

1039285

387

2,694

LSE

09:18:18

1039289

100

2,693

LSE

09:18:31

1039820

250

2,693

LSE

09:18:31

1039818

299

2,693

LSE

09:18:31

1039822

762

2,693

LSE

09:18:31

1039807

148

2,693

LSE

09:20:29

1044060

246

2,693

LSE

09:20:29

1044058

275

2,692

LSE

09:21:58

1047354

237

2,692

LSE

09:21:58

1047352

518

2,690

LSE

09:24:18

1052380

486

2,689

LSE

09:24:34

1052861

481

2,688

LSE

09:25:31

1055029

123

2,687

LSE

09:25:32

1055069

55

2,687

LSE

09:25:32

1055067

123

2,687

LSE

09:25:32

1055065

175

2,687

LSE

09:25:32

1055063

447

2,691

LSE

09:28:27

1061249

467

2,690

LSE

09:30:06

1064885

371

2,689

LSE

09:30:45

1066580

242

2,691

LSE

09:33:33

1073250

143

2,691

LSE

09:33:33

1073252

2

2,690

LSE

09:34:16

1074792

200

2,690

LSE

09:34:16

1074790

250

2,690

LSE

09:34:16

1074788

487

2,690

LSE

09:34:16

1074785

19

2,690

LSE

09:35:31

1077421

399

2,690

LSE

09:35:31

1077419

450

2,695

LSE

09:38:25

1082828

494

2,693

LSE

09:38:40

1083311

463

2,694

LSE

09:38:40

1083309

386

2,692

LSE

09:38:46

1083480

21

2,692

LSE

09:38:46

1083474

400

2,692

LSE

09:38:46

1083472

342

2,692

LSE

09:38:46

1083464

85

2,692

LSE

09:38:46

1083462

10

2,692

LSE

09:38:46

1083460

387

2,691

LSE

09:40:46

1087395

361

2,691

LSE

09:42:47

1091771

66

2,691

LSE

09:42:47

1091769

353

2,691

LSE

09:42:47

1091767

328

2,690

LSE

09:43:04

1092484

20

2,690

LSE

09:43:04

1092482

341

2,689

LSE

09:43:33

1093756

395

2,691

LSE

09:48:04

1105476

373

2,691

LSE

09:50:26

1113326

351

2,694

LSE

09:54:08

1122151

413

2,693

LSE

09:54:16

1122590

380

2,692

LSE

09:55:08

1124523

239

2,691

LSE

09:55:22

1125172

113

2,691

LSE

09:55:22

1125170

99

2,692

LSE

09:59:44

1136073

290

2,692

LSE

09:59:44

1136071

275

2,691

LSE

10:00:36

1138706

117

2,691

LSE

10:00:36

1138704

386

2,691

LSE

10:00:46

1138958

394

2,693

LSE

10:03:49

1144716

399

2,694

LSE

10:03:49

1144714

352

2,692

LSE

10:04:14

1145525

212

2,692

LSE

10:06:28

1153199

189

2,692

LSE

10:06:28

1153197

14

2,690

LSE

10:09:27

1159254

300

2,690

LSE

10:09:58

1160159

24

2,690

LSE

10:09:58

1160157

356

2,691

LSE

10:13:08

1165659

321

2,690

LSE

10:13:16

1165838

38

2,690

LSE

10:13:16

1165836

352

2,688

LSE

10:14:06

1167266

290

2,687

LSE

10:16:48

1171664

110

2,687

LSE

10:16:48

1171662

210

2,687

LSE

10:19:32

1177175

193

2,687

LSE

10:19:32

1177173

402

2,687

LSE

10:22:01

1181864

388

2,688

LSE

10:25:15

1188054

355

2,687

LSE

10:26:12

1189749

40

2,687

LSE

10:26:12

1189747

376

2,690

LSE

10:29:16

1195665

315

2,689

LSE

10:32:08

1201304

69

2,689

LSE

10:32:08

1201302

249

2,688

LSE

10:32:50

1203054

121

2,688

LSE

10:32:50

1203052

376

2,687

LSE

10:36:00

1209824

340

2,687

LSE

10:37:49

1212122

295

2,685

LSE

10:41:11

1217026

101

2,685

LSE

10:41:11

1217024

390

2,685

LSE

10:41:11

1217007

259

2,692

LSE

10:49:44

1230015

125

2,692

LSE

10:49:44

1230013

87

2,692

LSE

10:49:44

1230010

200

2,692

LSE

10:49:44

1230008

125

2,692

LSE

10:49:44

1230006

50

2,692

LSE

10:49:44

1230004

325

2,692

LSE

10:49:44

1230000

366

2,691

LSE

10:49:56

1230435

401

2,692

LSE

10:54:17

1235903

406

2,692

LSE

11:01:17

1246923

146

2,691

LSE

11:01:23

1247018

256

2,691

LSE

11:01:23

1247016

389

2,690

LSE

11:08:07

1254751

313

2,689

LSE

11:09:14

1255847

158

2,689

LSE

11:09:14

1255845

414

2,691

LSE

11:14:32

1261530

396

2,693

LSE

11:19:59

1267922

78

2,693

LSE

11:22:45

1271072

356

2,694

LSE

11:25:01

1273414

463

2,694

LSE

11:27:30

1276069

465

2,693

LSE

11:27:53

1276435

358

2,693

LSE

11:29:30

1278235

371

2,695

LSE

11:31:54

1280832

486

2,694

LSE

11:32:02

1281025

470

2,693

LSE

11:32:37

1281713

157

2,694

LSE

11:41:00

1291306

200

2,694

LSE

11:41:00

1291304

125

2,694

LSE

11:41:00

1291302

431

2,694

LSE

11:41:00

1291289

313

2,693

LSE

11:45:48

1296947

148

2,693

LSE

11:45:48

1296949

398

2,692

LSE

11:45:57

1297137

72

2,692

LSE

11:45:57

1297135

397

2,691

LSE

11:46:10

1297238

119

2,690

LSE

11:47:47

1298993

289

2,690

LSE

11:47:47

1298991

370

2,688

LSE

11:50:30

1301754

387

2,689

LSE

11:50:30

1301752

425

2,687

LSE

11:57:22

1309456

384

2,688

LSE

11:57:22

1309454

97

2,687

LSE

11:58:34

1310855

297

2,687

LSE

11:58:34

1310852

362

2,687

LSE

11:59:21

1311676

382

2,686

LSE

11:59:34

1312030

372

2,685

LSE

12:02:28

1315729

119

2,692

LSE

12:10:12

1325236

272

2,692

LSE

12:10:12

1325234

348

2,691

LSE

12:13:57

1330533

6

2,690

LSE

12:14:26

1331356

125

2,690

LSE

12:14:59

1331904

80

2,690

LSE

12:14:59

1331894

300

2,690

LSE

12:14:59

1331892

24

2,690

LSE

12:14:59

1331890

354

2,690

LSE

12:16:15

1333246

331

2,687

LSE

12:18:06

1335283

9

2,687

LSE

12:18:06

1335281

36

2,687

LSE

12:18:06

1335279

183

2,687

LSE

12:18:06

1335275

164

2,687

LSE

12:18:06

1335277

225

2,689

LSE

12:18:06

1335273

116

2,689

LSE

12:18:06

1335271

172

2,686

LSE

12:18:31

1335603

100

2,686

LSE

12:18:39

1335695

92

2,686

LSE

12:18:40

1335697

39

2,683

LSE

12:21:51

1339292

202

2,683

LSE

12:21:51

1339290

101

2,683

LSE

12:21:51

1339288

251

2,683

LSE

12:23:55

1341812

125

2,683

LSE

12:23:55

1341810

400

2,686

LSE

12:27:21

1345519

373

2,685

LSE

12:30:06

1348946

125

2,685

LSE

12:32:11

1351461

219

2,685

LSE

12:32:11

1351463

380

2,685

LSE

12:32:11

1351459

200

2,690

LSE

12:37:53

1359044

161

2,690

LSE

12:37:53

1359046

341

2,689

LSE

12:38:50

1360344

356

2,691

LSE

12:41:55

1364050

45

2,695

LSE

12:48:28

1372462

300

2,695

LSE

12:48:28

1372460

172

2,694

LSE

12:49:14

1373219

194

2,694

LSE

12:49:14

1373217

369

2,695

LSE

12:52:18

1376503

361

2,694

LSE

12:52:34

1376951

381

2,694

LSE

12:53:55

1378879

333

2,693

LSE

12:54:54

1380309

354

2,693

LSE

12:54:54

1380287

424

2,693

LSE

12:54:54

1380283

382

2,695

LSE

13:00:01

1386964

393

2,694

LSE

13:00:22

1387380

398

2,693

LSE

13:00:27

1387585

397

2,693

LSE

13:00:27

1387569

376

2,695

LSE

13:04:27

1392435

353

2,691

LSE

13:05:59

1394342

334

2,694

LSE

13:10:58

1400528

51

2,694

LSE

13:10:58

1400526

351

2,694

LSE

13:10:58

1400524

32

2,694

LSE

13:13:09

1403068

335

2,694

LSE

13:13:10

1403082

363

2,693

LSE

13:16:32

1406560

28

2,692

LSE

13:17:02

1407068

125

2,692

LSE

13:17:02

1407066

200

2,692

LSE

13:17:02

1407064

389

2,695

LSE

13:20:56

1411844

230

2,691

LSE

13:22:45

1414387

170

2,691

LSE

13:22:45

1414385

59

2,690

LSE

13:27:28

1420374

335

2,691

LSE

13:27:28

1420370

313

2,690

LSE

13:27:56

1420939

340

2,692

LSE

13:30:54

1425739

345

2,692

LSE

13:30:54

1425737

326

2,691

LSE

13:32:16

1427749

334

2,690

LSE

13:35:20

1431542

390

2,689

LSE

13:36:01

1432435

367

2,689

LSE

13:38:31

1436127

35

2,689

LSE

13:38:31

1436125

361

2,688

LSE

13:40:48

1439503

357

2,686

LSE

13:40:55

1439657

330

2,685

LSE

13:43:02

1442946

354

2,685

LSE

13:45:40

1446727

381

2,686

LSE

13:47:02

1448863

256

2,685

LSE

13:48:45

1451168

100

2,685

LSE

13:48:45

1451166

92

2,684

LSE

13:51:36

1455587

232

2,684

LSE

13:51:36

1455585

262

2,686

LSE

13:54:05

1458763

332

2,686

LSE

13:54:05

1458755

371

2,685

LSE

13:54:27

1459378

395

2,683

LSE

13:55:10

1460943

385

2,685

LSE

14:03:02

1473736

363

2,685

LSE

14:04:23

1475905

10

2,684

LSE

14:05:01

1476909

25

2,684

LSE

14:05:29

1477751

481

2,686

LSE

14:07:26

1480833

221

2,686

LSE

14:09:29

1484489

150

2,686

LSE

14:09:29

1484486

481

2,685

LSE

14:10:05

1485388

446

2,687

LSE

14:13:14

1489526

120

2,689

LSE

14:16:02

1493423

329

2,689

LSE

14:16:02

1493421

82

2,690

LSE

14:18:33

1496888

250

2,690

LSE

14:18:33

1496886

416

2,691

LSE

14:24:04

1506162

503

2,690

LSE

14:24:08

1506389

347

2,690

LSE

14:24:45

1507136

356

2,691

LSE

14:26:17

1509914

399

2,690

LSE

14:26:49

1510782

58

2,690

LSE

14:26:49

1510780

435

2,689

LSE

14:28:06

1512873

200

2,689

LSE

14:29:31

1515622

222

2,689

LSE

14:29:31

1515624

295

2,689

LSE

14:29:31

1515616

83

2,689

LSE

14:29:31

1515614

301

2,688

LSE

14:30:00

1517867

136

2,688

LSE

14:30:00

1517864

425

2,687

LSE

14:30:05

1519240

125

2,686

LSE

14:30:06

1519385

303

2,686

LSE

14:30:06

1519383

363

2,685

LSE

14:30:08

1519475

384

2,684

LSE

14:32:06

1525997

294

2,686

LSE

14:34:02

1532423

141

2,686

LSE

14:34:02

1532425

466

2,685

LSE

14:34:43

1534609

94

2,683

LSE

14:34:53

1535121

188

2,683

LSE

14:34:53

1535119

188

2,683

LSE

14:34:53

1535117

59

2,682

LSE

14:35:32

1537289

363

2,682

LSE

14:35:32

1537287

153

2,687

LSE

14:40:45

1550840

250

2,687

LSE

14:40:45

1550838

100

2,687

LSE

14:40:45

1550834

394

2,687

LSE

14:40:45

1550804

350

2,687

LSE

14:43:12

1557193

50

2,687

LSE

14:43:12

1557191

402

2,691

LSE

14:48:02

1567974

145

2,691

LSE

14:48:57

1570034

411

2,691

LSE

14:49:36

1571622

341

2,691

LSE

14:49:36

1571620

710

2,692

LSE

14:51:52

1577350

27

2,692

LSE

14:51:52

1577348

60

2,693

LSE

14:51:52

1577199

400

2,693

LSE

14:51:52

1577197

360

2,693

LSE

14:51:52

1577195

591

2,691

LSE

14:52:05

1578029

178

2,691

LSE

14:53:22

1581189

150

2,691

LSE

14:53:22

1581186

516

2,690

LSE

14:54:38

1584141

64

2,689

LSE

14:54:41

1584252

459

2,689

LSE

14:54:45

1584357

509

2,687

LSE

14:57:10

1590341

545

2,686

LSE

14:57:17

1590599

426

2,685

LSE

14:59:04

1595298

51

2,685

LSE

14:59:04

1595296

221

2,683

LSE

15:00:09

1599659

186

2,683

LSE

15:00:09

1599653

25

2,683

LSE

15:00:09

1599651

331

2,683

LSE

15:00:09

1599646

290

2,684

LSE

15:00:09

1599602

106

2,684

LSE

15:00:09

1599600

117

2,684

LSE

15:00:09

1599598

303

2,683

LSE

15:00:10

1599760

115

2,683

LSE

15:00:10

1599758

85

2,683

LSE

15:00:10

1599756

21

2,682

LSE

15:01:14

1602162

17

2,682

LSE

15:01:26

1602639

410

2,682

LSE

15:01:40

1603134

18

2,682

LSE

15:01:40

1603136

373

2,681

LSE

15:02:37

1605439

122

2,681

LSE

15:02:37

1605437

465

2,680

LSE

15:02:49

1605905

348

2,680

LSE

15:03:50

1608459

356

2,680

LSE

15:03:50

1608457

404

2,680

LSE

15:04:14

1609395

38

2,680

LSE

15:04:14

1609397

401

2,680

LSE

15:04:14

1609393

179

2,679

LSE

15:04:42

1610509

211

2,679

LSE

15:04:42

1610507

436

2,679

LSE

15:04:42

1610481

33

2,679

LSE

15:04:42

1610479

214

2,679

LSE

15:04:42

1610477

200

2,679

LSE

15:04:42

1610475

122

2,681

LSE

15:07:44

1618789

250

2,681

LSE

15:07:44

1618785

100

2,681

LSE

15:07:44

1618787

401

2,681

LSE

15:07:44

1618774

415

2,679

LSE

15:07:56

1619534

347

2,679

LSE

15:07:56

1619536

404

2,680

LSE

15:07:56

1619321

126

2,680

LSE

15:07:56

1619319

250

2,680

LSE

15:07:56

1619317

100

2,680

LSE

15:07:56

1619315

379

2,680

LSE

15:07:56

1619305

491

2,680

LSE

15:07:56

1619301

351

2,678

LSE

15:07:59

1619663

375

2,678

LSE

15:07:59

1619661

381

2,678

LSE

15:10:37

1625826

208

2,678

LSE

15:10:37

1625824

200

2,678

LSE

15:10:37

1625822

55

2,681

LSE

15:12:42

1631094

325

2,681

LSE

15:12:42

1631092

382

2,682

LSE

15:14:40

1636753

137

2,681

LSE

15:15:30

1638833

340

2,681

LSE

15:15:30

1638831

407

2,680

LSE

15:16:19

1640718

75

2,680

LSE

15:16:19

1640716

261

2,680

LSE

15:16:19

1640714

399

2,680

LSE

15:19:06

1647033

365

2,680

LSE

15:19:06

1647031

392

2,681

LSE

15:20:56

1651629

91

2,681

LSE

15:20:56

1651631

459

2,680

LSE

15:21:00

1651783

371

2,680

LSE

15:21:00

1651781

381

2,680

LSE

15:22:24

1654918

371

2,680

LSE

15:22:24

1654916

315

2,682

LSE

15:24:41

1661174

100

2,682

LSE

15:24:41

1661172

334

2,681

LSE

15:29:34

1673732

328

2,681

LSE

15:29:34

1673730

150

2,681

LSE

15:29:34

1673728

431

2,680

LSE

15:30:01

1674831

431

2,680

LSE

15:30:01

1674829

264

2,680

LSE

15:30:01

1674827

379

2,684

LSE

15:32:51

1682366

13

2,684

LSE

15:32:51

1682364

354

2,684

LSE

15:32:51

1682362

701

2,683

LSE

15:32:56

1682583

335

2,684

LSE

15:38:07

1695697

31

2,684

LSE

15:38:07

1695695

659

2,684

LSE

15:38:07

1695693

771

2,683

LSE

15:39:00

1697851

147

2,682

LSE

15:39:10

1698310

255

2,680

LSE

15:40:05

1700694

26

2,680

LSE

15:40:05

1700692

119

2,680

LSE

15:40:05

1700690

293

2,680

LSE

15:40:05

1700682

143

2,680

LSE

15:40:05

1700680

369

2,680

LSE

15:40:05

1700675

641

2,683

LSE

15:40:05

1700673

100

2,680

LSE

15:40:06

1700752

200

2,680

LSE

15:40:06

1700750

389

2,680

LSE

15:40:06

1700748

117

2,680

LSE

15:40:06

1700746

144

2,680

LSE

15:40:07

1700804

403

2,680

LSE

15:40:07

1700806

361

2,680

LSE

15:40:08

1700892

403

2,680

LSE

15:40:08

1700890

341

2,680

LSE

15:40:09

1700943

44

2,680

LSE

15:40:09

1700941

391

2,680

LSE

15:42:18

1706290

536

2,680

LSE

15:42:18

1706288

521

2,679