Transaction in Own Shares

5th September 2018

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 4th September 2018 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:

136,511

63,489

Highest price paid per share:

GBp 2,601.0000

€28.8700

Lowest price paid per share:

GBp 2,548.0000

€28.3900

Volume weighted average price paid:

GBp 2,567.1323

€28.6097

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 2 Programme announced on 29th August 2018.

Following settlement of the above transactions CRH will hold 12,232,464 of its ordinary shares in treasury and will have 831,157,874 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 & EUR (as indicated below)

Aggregated Information

Trading venue

Currency

Volume Weighted Average Price

Aggregated volume

London Stock Exchange

GBp

2,567.1323

136,511

Euronext Dublin

EUR

28.6097

63,489

London Stock Exchange

Number ofShares

Price per Share (GBp)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

701

2,593

LSE

08:17:17

582175

582

2,592

LSE

08:20:51

587579

156

2,595

LSE

08:26:07

595118

250

2,595

LSE

08:26:07

595116

199

2,595

LSE

08:26:07

595114

500

2,599

LSE

08:30:21

601797

94

2,599

LSE

08:30:21

601795

37

2,601

LSE

08:30:21

601780

554

2,601

LSE

08:30:21

601778

387

2,597

LSE

08:39:25

615804

261

2,597

LSE

08:39:25

615802

678

2,599

LSE

08:48:36

628033

626

2,600

LSE

08:50:00

629874

704

2,600

LSE

08:53:50

635366

157

2,596

LSE

08:56:23

639517

500

2,597

LSE

08:59:49

645857

584

2,599

LSE

09:03:10

650544

39

2,599

LSE

09:03:10

650542

669

2,595

LSE

09:04:26

652251

221

2,595

LSE

09:09:04

659784

471

2,595

LSE

09:09:04

659782

628

2,593

LSE

09:13:37

665441

715

2,594

LSE

09:17:32

671254

229

2,597

LSE

09:21:41

677072

400

2,597

LSE

09:21:41

677070

8

2,597

LSE

09:21:41

677068

288

2,596

LSE

09:25:01

681517

408

2,596

LSE

09:25:01

681515

588

2,596

LSE

09:31:46

690866

1

2,594

LSE

09:32:02

691254

192

2,596

LSE

09:34:53

695129

250

2,596

LSE

09:34:53

695088

250

2,596

LSE

09:34:53

695086

399

2,597

LSE

09:39:16

701634

252

2,597

LSE

09:39:16

701632

670

2,592

LSE

09:42:12

706235

185

2,591

LSE

09:49:28

717730

422

2,591

LSE

09:49:28

717728

687

2,591

LSE

09:53:48

725511

692

2,591

LSE

09:58:01

732139

382

2,584

LSE

10:02:00

739241

174

2,584

LSE

10:02:00

739239

145

2,584

LSE

10:02:00

739237

628

2,583

LSE

10:05:42

744938

298

2,582

LSE

10:08:13

749305

699

2,586

LSE

10:16:49

761960

541

2,585

LSE

10:18:14

763846

101

2,585

LSE

10:18:14

763840

65

2,582

LSE

10:20:23

767404

120

2,582

LSE

10:20:23

767399

52

2,582

LSE

10:20:23

767394

50

2,582

LSE

10:20:23

767391

50

2,582

LSE

10:20:23

767388

213

2,582

LSE

10:20:23

767383

71

2,582

LSE

10:20:23

767358

8

2,582

LSE

10:20:25

767463

215

2,582

LSE

10:23:10

772129

500

2,582

LSE

10:23:10

772127

681

2,586

LSE

10:30:03

781546

1

2,586

LSE

10:30:03

781548

107

2,584

LSE

10:33:02

786224

146

2,584

LSE

10:33:02

786222

354

2,584

LSE

10:33:02

786220

660

2,582

LSE

10:36:00

789906

194

2,583

LSE

10:43:49

800577

502

2,583

LSE

10:43:49

800575

631

2,583

LSE

10:49:48

809176

6

2,583

LSE

10:49:48

809174

659

2,579

LSE

10:55:10

816291

75

2,577

LSE

10:56:57

818899

606

2,579

LSE

10:58:05

821078

363

2,581

LSE

11:06:24

830616

311

2,581

LSE

11:06:24

830618

432

2,578

LSE

11:13:27

836273

220

2,578

LSE

11:13:27

836271

667

2,576

LSE

11:17:20

839670

591

2,570

LSE

11:22:01

844004

111

2,570

LSE

11:26:59

847326

500

2,570

LSE

11:26:59

847324

192

2,569

LSE

11:31:33

850562

122

2,569

LSE

11:31:33

850560

250

2,569

LSE

11:31:33

850558

128

2,569

LSE

11:31:33

850556

289

2,567

LSE

11:35:00

853166

395

2,567

LSE

11:35:00

853164

603

2,568

LSE

11:41:07

858236

240

2,568

LSE

11:43:35

860189

482

2,568

LSE

11:43:35

860187

634

2,571

LSE

11:50:19

864872

651

2,574

LSE

11:56:33

869264

672

2,574

LSE

11:58:45

870500

721

2,573

LSE

12:02:29

873397

631

2,573

LSE

12:04:00

874573

357

2,572

LSE

12:06:48

876769

281

2,572

LSE

12:06:55

876869

7

2,572

LSE

12:07:07

877055

688

2,572

LSE

12:08:06

878073

456

2,574

LSE

12:11:38

880604

149

2,574

LSE

12:11:38

880602

605

2,572

LSE

12:16:20

884149

51

2,571

LSE

12:18:24

885772

657

2,571

LSE

12:18:24

885770

541

2,572

LSE

12:25:55

892137

120

2,572

LSE

12:25:55

892135

1

2,570

LSE

12:31:10

896311

312

2,572

LSE

12:32:42

897510

319

2,572

LSE

12:32:42

897508

338

2,571

LSE

12:32:43

897554

373

2,571

LSE

12:32:43

897552

366

2,569

LSE

12:35:12

899628

250

2,569

LSE

12:35:12

899626

679

2,567

LSE

12:40:21

904031

664

2,563

LSE

12:47:32

910461

321

2,563

LSE

12:51:06

913627

378

2,563

LSE

12:51:06

913625

678

2,562

LSE

12:59:44

920226

625

2,563

LSE

13:01:40

921510

500

2,562

LSE

13:03:23

922808

200

2,562

LSE

13:03:23

922806

599

2,564

LSE

13:11:27

928738

330

2,564

LSE

13:19:07

934568

286

2,564

LSE

13:19:07

934566

78

2,566

LSE

13:21:14

936337

516

2,566

LSE

13:21:14

936335

625

2,568

LSE

13:26:14

941039

279

2,564

LSE

13:28:10

942511

380

2,564

LSE

13:28:10

942509

528

2,564

LSE

13:32:12

945779

73

2,564

LSE

13:32:12

945777

67

2,565

LSE

13:38:21

949842

33

2,565

LSE

13:38:21

949840

43

2,565

LSE

13:38:21

949838

52

2,565

LSE

13:38:21

949836

100

2,565

LSE

13:38:21

949818

105

2,565

LSE

13:38:21

949816

57

2,565

LSE

13:38:21

949820

394

2,565

LSE

13:38:21

949822

662

2,566

LSE

13:40:04

951548

4

2,566

LSE

13:40:04

951546

686

2,565

LSE

13:44:21

954621

223

2,563

LSE

13:47:21

957325

400

2,563

LSE

13:47:21

957327

110

2,561

LSE

13:51:56

961310

200

2,561

LSE

13:51:56

961312

329

2,561

LSE

13:51:56

961314

661

2,561

LSE

13:56:11

965387

341

2,562

LSE

13:58:49

967569

39

2,562

LSE

14:00:47

969584

324

2,562

LSE

14:00:47

969582

614

2,564

LSE

14:03:17

972191

438

2,563

LSE

14:04:46

973493

246

2,563

LSE

14:04:46

973491

620

2,558

LSE

14:06:56

975646

640

2,556

LSE

14:09:15

977883

652

2,557

LSE

14:12:32

980891

99

2,556

LSE

14:12:34

980995

602

2,556

LSE

14:12:34

980997

414

2,558

LSE

14:15:46

984160

201

2,558

LSE

14:15:46

984158

601

2,557

LSE

14:16:00

984308

652

2,557

LSE

14:18:26

986600

703

2,555

LSE

14:20:33

988993

386

2,554

LSE

14:22:25

991064

235

2,554

LSE

14:22:25

991062

330

2,558

LSE

14:25:51

995211

393

2,558

LSE

14:25:51

995209

594

2,557

LSE

14:27:46

997059

372

2,558

LSE

14:30:00

999579

210

2,558

LSE

14:30:00

999581

718

2,560

LSE

14:31:24

1007536

150

2,559

LSE

14:31:36

1008093

250

2,559

LSE

14:31:36

1008091

250

2,559

LSE

14:31:36

1008089

382

2,559

LSE

14:31:36

1008087

298

2,559

LSE

14:31:36

1008085

93

2,559

LSE

14:33:13

1011297

449

2,559

LSE

14:33:13

1011295

168

2,559

LSE

14:33:13

1011293

649

2,558

LSE

14:34:04

1012996

723

2,558

LSE

14:39:00

1021330

697

2,555

LSE

14:39:35

1022864

123

2,555

LSE

14:39:48

1023220

99

2,555

LSE

14:39:58

1023585

270

2,555

LSE

14:39:58

1023583

284

2,555

LSE

14:39:58

1023581

89

2,555

LSE

14:40:47

1025156

400

2,555

LSE

14:40:47

1025154

221

2,555

LSE

14:40:47

1025152

721

2,554

LSE

14:40:55

1025479

283

2,555

LSE

14:42:18

1028261

317

2,555

LSE

14:42:18

1028259

704

2,554

LSE

14:47:26

1037228

657

2,554

LSE

14:47:26

1037199

701

2,556

LSE

14:49:47

1041645

699

2,555

LSE

14:50:11

1042352

583

2,554

LSE

14:50:40

1043197

47

2,553

LSE

14:51:18

1044595

118

2,553

LSE

14:51:18

1044592

530

2,553

LSE

14:51:18

1044590

305

2,553

LSE

14:51:18

1044585

295

2,553

LSE

14:51:18

1044569

203

2,552

LSE

14:51:56

1046093

415

2,552

LSE

14:51:56

1046091

470

2,552

LSE

14:51:56

1046059

243

2,552

LSE

14:51:56

1046035

82

2,552

LSE

14:52:09

1046644

237

2,552

LSE

14:52:09

1046642

265

2,552

LSE

14:52:09

1046640

691

2,551

LSE

14:52:09

1046638

636

2,551

LSE

14:52:09

1046636

217

2,551

LSE

14:52:10

1046686

452

2,551

LSE

14:52:13

1046757

688

2,550

LSE

14:53:10

1048493

555

2,551

LSE

14:53:10

1048491

212

2,551

LSE

14:53:10

1048489

507

2,550

LSE

14:54:09

1050197

114

2,550

LSE

14:54:09

1050195

323

2,549

LSE

14:55:43

1053585

375

2,549

LSE

14:55:43

1053583

528

2,548

LSE

14:55:45

1053648

250

2,548

LSE

14:55:45

1053646

419

2,548

LSE

14:56:17

1054568

150

2,548

LSE

14:56:17

1054565

683

2,550

LSE

14:57:10

1056371

137

2,551

LSE

14:57:50

1057178

208

2,551

LSE

14:57:50

1057176

711

2,551

LSE

14:57:50

1057174

221

2,551

LSE

14:59:58

1060975

496

2,551

LSE

14:59:58

1060973

220

2,554

LSE

15:00:36

1063964

94

2,554

LSE

15:00:36

1063962

405

2,554

LSE

15:00:36

1063960

250

2,554

LSE

15:00:36

1063958

405

2,554

LSE

15:00:36

1063956

250

2,554

LSE

15:00:36

1063954

990

2,554

LSE

15:02:32

1067881

582

2,553

LSE

15:03:21

1069678

250

2,554

LSE

15:03:21

1069658

100

2,554

LSE

15:03:21

1069660

773

2,554

LSE

15:03:21

1069662

286

2,554

LSE

15:03:21

1069664

250

2,554

LSE

15:03:21

1069666

646

2,552

LSE

15:03:38

1070197

646

2,551

LSE

15:04:34

1071888

568

2,551

LSE

15:04:34

1071886

151

2,551

LSE

15:04:34

1071884

813

2,550

LSE

15:05:08

1072951

668

2,555

LSE

15:08:33

1078744

628

2,555

LSE

15:08:33

1078742

266

2,560

LSE

15:09:34

1080634

280

2,560

LSE

15:09:34

1080636

39

2,560

LSE

15:09:34

1080638

1,030

2,560

LSE

15:10:28

1082258

928

2,564

LSE

15:11:14

1083797

612

2,563

LSE

15:11:25

1084039

348

2,562

LSE

15:11:49

1084847

400

2,562

LSE

15:11:49

1084845

54

2,562

LSE

15:11:49

1084843

721

2,564

LSE

15:12:41

1086772

63

2,561

LSE

15:14:29

1090630

437

2,561

LSE

15:14:29

1090624

777

2,563

LSE

15:14:29

1090601

594

2,564

LSE

15:16:32

1094867

166

2,565

LSE

15:17:39

1097316

250

2,565

LSE

15:17:39

1097314

250

2,565

LSE

15:17:39

1097312

62

2,565

LSE

15:18:35

1098972

538

2,565

LSE

15:18:35

1098970

607

2,564

LSE

15:18:41

1099206

321

2,564

LSE

15:21:24

1104927

217

2,565

LSE

15:21:24

1104921

473

2,565

LSE

15:21:24

1104919

1

2,568

LSE

15:23:47

1109473

723

2,568

LSE

15:23:47

1109471

380

2,567

LSE

15:24:36

1111177

336

2,567

LSE

15:24:36

1111179

600

2,566

LSE

15:24:58

1111821

4

2,565

LSE

15:27:24

1117207

21

2,565

LSE

15:27:34

1117422

400

2,565

LSE

15:27:34

1117420

230

2,565

LSE

15:27:34

1117418

634

2,566

LSE

15:28:35

1119230

247

2,565

LSE

15:28:36

1119354

357

2,565

LSE

15:28:36

1119352

40

2,562

LSE

15:29:07

1120266

100

2,562

LSE

15:29:07

1120268

150

2,562

LSE

15:29:07

1120270

100

2,562

LSE

15:29:07

1120272

200

2,562

LSE

15:29:07

1120274

64

2,562

LSE

15:29:07

1120276

625

2,565

LSE

15:30:47

1123618

289

2,566

LSE

15:32:55

1127537

115

2,566

LSE

15:32:55

1127535

287

2,566

LSE

15:32:55

1127533

624

2,567

LSE

15:34:25

1130618

756

2,565

LSE

15:35:19

1132513

24

2,566

LSE

15:35:19

1132509

600

2,566

LSE

15:35:19

1132507

400

2,564

LSE

15:35:36

1133167

224

2,564

LSE

15:35:36

1133169

39

2,563

LSE

15:36:56

1135806

333

2,563

LSE

15:36:56

1135804

301

2,563

LSE

15:36:56

1135802

699

2,561

LSE

15:38:07

1138048

104

2,563

LSE

15:40:11

1141978

250

2,563

LSE

15:40:11

1141976

393

2,563

LSE

15:40:11

1141969

64

2,563

LSE

15:40:11

1141967

200

2,563

LSE

15:40:11

1141965

42

2,563

LSE

15:40:11

1141963

592

2,562

LSE

15:41:44

1144529

613

2,564

LSE

15:43:51

1148700

49

2,563

LSE

15:44:14

1149454

187

2,563

LSE

15:44:14

1149452

401

2,563

LSE

15:44:14

1149450

103

2,562

LSE

15:45:00

1150852

622

2,562

LSE

15:45:00

1150850

143

2,560

LSE

15:47:34

1156472

58

2,560

LSE

15:47:37

1156539

513

2,560

LSE

15:47:37

1156537

655

2,559

LSE

15:47:51

1156966

789

2,565

LSE

15:51:07

1163491

366

2,564

LSE

15:51:15

1163668

421

2,564

LSE

15:51:15

1163670

402

2,564

LSE

15:52:30

1165917

687

2,564

LSE

15:52:40

1166242

201

2,564

LSE

15:52:40

1166240

55

2,566

LSE

15:55:13

1170792

553

2,566

LSE

15:55:13

1170790

655

2,565

LSE

15:55:14

1170875

622

2,564

LSE

15:55:57

1172021

95

2,567

LSE

15:58:52

1177008

588

2,567

LSE

15:58:52

1177006

347

2,566

LSE

15:59:04

1177436

187

2,566

LSE

15:59:04

1177434

64

2,566

LSE

15:59:04

1177432

730

2,566

LSE

15:59:04

1177425

15

2,566

LSE

15:59:04

1177423

708

2,566

LSE

15:59:56

1179603

706

2,564

LSE

16:01:09

1183801

16

2,567

LSE

16:03:29

1188025

672

2,567

LSE

16:03:29

1188023

169

2,566

LSE

16:03:38

1188403

284

2,569

LSE

16:05:05

1191620

310

2,569

LSE

16:05:05

1191607

168

2,570

LSE

16:05:05

1191575

550

2,570

LSE

16:05:05

1191573

647

2,568

LSE

16:06:23

1194271

208

2,567

LSE

16:08:11

1197638

400

2,567

LSE

16:08:11

1197636

85

2,569

LSE

16:10:11

1201984

424

2,570

LSE

16:10:49

1203305

184

2,570

LSE

16:10:50

1203315

281

2,568

LSE

16:11:43

1205179

100

2,568

LSE

16:11:43

1205170

100

2,568

LSE

16:11:43

1205172

100

2,568

LSE

16:11:43

1205174

30

2,568

LSE

16:11:43

1205162

561

2,569

LSE

16:11:43

1205159

87

2,569

LSE

16:11:43

1205157

561

2,569

LSE

16:11:43

1205155

659

2,567

LSE

16:12:37

1207346

136

2,566

LSE

16:14:14

1211254

553

2,566

LSE

16:14:14

1211252

195

2,566

LSE

16:15:53

1215207

250

2,566

LSE

16:15:53

1215205

25

2,566

LSE

16:16:40

1217271

75

2,566

LSE

16:16:40

1217265

315

2,566

LSE

16:16:40

1217217

46

2,567

LSE

16:16:40

1217087

230

2,567

LSE

16:16:40

1217085

250

2,567

LSE

16:16:40

1217083

250

2,567

LSE

16:16:40

1217081

182

2,566

LSE

16:16:41

1217319

36

2,568

LSE

16:17:58

1220472

100

2,568

LSE

16:17:58

1220470

250

2,568

LSE

16:17:58

1220468

76

2,568

LSE

16:17:58

1220466

250

2,567

LSE

16:17:58

1220451

320

2,567

LSE

16:17:58

1220449

220

2,567

LSE

16:17:58

1220447

252

2,567

LSE

16:17:58

1220445

122

2,567

LSE

16:18:05

1220746

315

2,567

LSE

16:18:05

1220744

Euronext Dublin

Number ofShares

Price per Share (EUR)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

608

28.77

ISE

08:17:31

582538

607

28.76

ISE

08:17:33

582567

514

28.75

ISE

08:17:44

582739

224

28.86

ISE

08:30:21

601799

168

28.86

ISE

08:30:21

601793

209

28.86

ISE

08:30:21

601791

287

28.87

ISE

08:30:21

601784

299

28.87

ISE

08:30:21

601782

506

28.81

ISE

08:32:12

604576

453

28.83

ISE

08:45:10

622851

86

28.83

ISE

08:45:10

622849

595

28.82

ISE

08:50:27

630749

532

28.81

ISE

08:53:59

635613

257

28.78

ISE

08:56:23

639513

300

28.78

ISE

08:56:23

639511

298

28.80

ISE

09:03:37

651031

23

28.80

ISE

09:03:37

651016

119

28.80

ISE

09:03:43

651187

181

28.80

ISE

09:03:43

651185

200

28.80

ISE

09:03:49

651309

245

28.80

ISE

09:03:50

651325

4

28.75

ISE

09:04:41

652669

300

28.75

ISE

09:04:41

652667

300

28.75

ISE

09:04:41

652665

9

28.77

ISE

09:08:02

657161

353

28.77

ISE

09:08:02

657157

200

28.77

ISE

09:08:02

657155

292

28.78

ISE

09:11:34

662913

308

28.78

ISE

09:11:34

662911

358

28.76

ISE

09:12:59

664598

200

28.76

ISE

09:12:59

664565

529

28.75

ISE

09:13:41

665571

488

28.74

ISE

09:14:48

666949

582

28.79

ISE

09:20:43

675431

90

28.79

ISE

09:20:43

675429

494

28.81

ISE

09:21:29

676722

12

28.80

ISE

09:21:39

677037

229

28.80

ISE

09:21:41

677076

298

28.80

ISE

09:21:41

677074

589

28.79

ISE

09:21:45

677169

592

28.81

ISE

09:24:59

681443

534

28.78

ISE

09:31:42

690664

211

28.77

ISE

09:32:00

691190

290

28.77

ISE

09:32:00

691188

501

28.75

ISE

09:32:52

692428

105

28.77

ISE

09:34:52

695027

200

28.77

ISE

09:34:52

695025

300

28.77

ISE

09:34:52

695023

510

28.75

ISE

09:35:02

695483

149

28.78

ISE

09:39:16

701638

400

28.78

ISE

09:39:16

701636

516

28.75

ISE

09:40:57

704180

584

28.75

ISE

09:44:55

710401

538

28.74

ISE

09:49:26

717573

202

28.70

ISE

09:52:01

722879

330

28.70

ISE

09:52:01

722877

453

28.73

ISE

09:53:48

725521

55

28.73

ISE

09:53:48

725519

53

28.73

ISE

09:53:48

725517

247

28.73

ISE

09:53:48

725515

300

28.73

ISE

09:53:48

725513

8

28.72

ISE

09:54:38

726574

671

28.72

ISE

09:54:38

726560

499

28.74

ISE

09:58:01

732144

61

28.74

ISE

09:58:01

732142

36

28.73

ISE

09:58:19

732764

300

28.73

ISE

09:58:19

732755

272

28.73

ISE

09:58:19

732714

195

28.68

ISE

10:01:47

738378

200

28.68

ISE

10:01:47

738376

200

28.68

ISE

10:01:47

738374

603

28.62

ISE