Transaction in Own Shares

7th January 2019

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

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

55,690

56,353

Highest price paid per share:

GBp 2,159.0000

€23.8000

Lowest price paid per share:

GBp 2,090.0000

€23.1600

Volume weighted average price paid:

GBp 2,133.7120

€23.4775

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 27,973,297 of its ordinary shares in treasury and will have 815,417,041 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

Neil Colgan

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

2,133.7120

55,690

Euronext Dublin

EUR

23.4775

56,353

London Stock Exchange

Number ofShares

Price per Share (GBp)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

592

2,090

LSE

08:15:26

859593

675

2,096

LSE

08:22:00

866188

647

2,095

LSE

08:28:03

872412

62

2,094

LSE

08:50:05

896936

600

2,094

LSE

08:50:05

896934

33

2,094

LSE

09:02:04

907391

558

2,094

LSE

09:02:04

907389

608

2,096

LSE

09:12:59

916505

250

2,108

LSE

09:25:54

930107

120

2,108

LSE

09:25:54

930109

720

2,108

LSE

09:29:06

933245

654

2,106

LSE

09:33:20

939229

660

2,108

LSE

09:46:20

955861

331

2,098

LSE

10:05:30

974987

381

2,098

LSE

10:05:30

974985

717

2,098

LSE

10:19:49

983690

69

2,097

LSE

10:25:48

986979

133

2,097

LSE

10:25:48

986981

461

2,097

LSE

10:25:48

986983

683

2,104

LSE

10:40:20

995157

478

2,108

LSE

10:51:24

1001564

220

2,108

LSE

10:51:24

1001562

243

2,115

LSE

10:56:13

1004465

133

2,115

LSE

10:56:13

1004463

133

2,115

LSE

10:56:13

1004461

95

2,115

LSE

10:56:13

1004459

372

2,115

LSE

11:02:54

1008015

252

2,115

LSE

11:02:54

1008017

239

2,127

LSE

11:58:50

1041245

267

2,127

LSE

11:58:50

1041243

220

2,127

LSE

11:58:50

1041241

633

2,127

LSE

12:18:14

1049932

679

2,131

LSE

12:32:08

1058860

589

2,131

LSE

12:43:04

1065518

267

2,132

LSE

12:48:01

1068261

361

2,132

LSE

12:48:01

1068259

675

2,132

LSE

13:08:43

1079238

260

2,129

LSE

13:15:44

1083414

176

2,129

LSE

13:15:44

1083412

205

2,129

LSE

13:15:44

1083410

587

2,127

LSE

13:24:43

1089004

694

2,129

LSE

13:30:23

1093420

47

2,129

LSE

13:38:12

1100059

476

2,129

LSE

13:38:12

1100055

173

2,129

LSE

13:38:12

1100053

667

2,140

LSE

13:58:45

1115795

94

2,140

LSE

14:05:16

1120579

608

2,140

LSE

14:05:16

1120577

494

2,143

LSE

14:14:09

1126950

225

2,143

LSE

14:14:09

1126948

671

2,144

LSE

14:17:28

1129565

532

2,142

LSE

14:23:13

1134156

99

2,142

LSE

14:23:13

1134154

628

2,142

LSE

14:26:10

1137227

157

2,143

LSE

14:27:20

1138202

250

2,143

LSE

14:27:20

1138200

70

2,143

LSE

14:27:29

1138306

167

2,143

LSE

14:27:29

1138304

446

2,143

LSE

14:27:29

1138302

657

2,142

LSE

14:28:53

1139295

632

2,140

LSE

14:30:02

1142728

648

2,137

LSE

14:30:28

1144847

453

2,137

LSE

14:30:44

1145450

250

2,137

LSE

14:30:44

1145448

672

2,136

LSE

14:31:01

1146187

694

2,135

LSE

14:31:29

1147671

693

2,140

LSE

14:32:17

1149415

672

2,139

LSE

14:32:39

1150062

157

2,139

LSE

14:35:21

1156235

452

2,139

LSE

14:35:21

1156231

716

2,140

LSE

14:37:00

1159804

702

2,141

LSE

14:39:53

1164465

100

2,144

LSE

14:42:43

1169268

250

2,144

LSE

14:42:43

1169266

254

2,144

LSE

14:42:43

1169262

250

2,144

LSE

14:42:43

1169260

250

2,144

LSE

14:42:43

1169264

650

2,141

LSE

14:44:47

1173216

53

2,141

LSE

14:44:47

1173214

505

2,141

LSE

14:48:44

1180018

166

2,141

LSE

14:48:44

1180016

159

2,142

LSE

14:50:50

1183712

197

2,142

LSE

14:50:50

1183710

104

2,142

LSE

14:50:50

1183708

100

2,141

LSE

14:51:28

1184580

522

2,141

LSE

14:51:31

1184740

712

2,145

LSE

14:54:58

1190729

14

2,141

LSE

14:58:14

1195788

100

2,141

LSE

14:58:14

1195786

604

2,141

LSE

14:58:14

1195784

416

2,141

LSE

14:59:34

1197519

176

2,141

LSE

14:59:34

1197521

338

2,139

LSE

15:01:56

1202143

350

2,139

LSE

15:01:56

1202141

604

2,137

LSE

15:03:07

1204294

655

2,137

LSE

15:04:42

1206556

17

2,141

LSE

15:09:56

1213955

250

2,141

LSE

15:09:56

1213953

430

2,141

LSE

15:09:56

1213951

91

2,141

LSE

15:11:39

1216549

497

2,141

LSE

15:11:39

1216547

9

2,138

LSE

15:13:42

1219715

500

2,138

LSE

15:13:42

1219713

53

2,138

LSE

15:13:42

1219693

94

2,138

LSE

15:13:42

1219691

462

2,135

LSE

15:14:56

1221705

236

2,135

LSE

15:14:56

1221703

621

2,135

LSE

15:16:49

1224281

684

2,136

LSE

15:19:23

1228084

729

2,137

LSE

15:20:01

1228994

609

2,135

LSE

15:21:20

1231217

102

2,135

LSE

15:21:20

1231215

250

2,145

LSE

15:25:06

1238997

250

2,145

LSE

15:25:06

1238995

250

2,145

LSE

15:25:06

1238993

142

2,147

LSE

15:25:40

1240449

106

2,146

LSE

15:26:08

1241279

555

2,146

LSE

15:26:08

1241277

259

2,148

LSE

15:27:19

1243350

409

2,148

LSE

15:27:19

1243348

706

2,148

LSE

15:29:48

1246915

636

2,149

LSE

15:32:24

1251849

590

2,150

LSE

15:34:03

1254536

591

2,145

LSE

15:34:52

1255946

85

2,145

LSE

15:35:01

1256249

672

2,150

LSE

15:36:34

1258920

608

2,151

LSE

15:39:58

1264704

658

2,151

LSE

15:40:21

1265361

53

2,151

LSE

15:40:21

1265358

675

2,153

LSE

15:42:55

1269077

390

2,154

LSE

15:44:29

1271718

329

2,154

LSE

15:44:30

1271828

454

2,151

LSE

15:45:33

1273654

206

2,151

LSE

15:45:33

1273652

712

2,153

LSE

15:48:55

1279229

712

2,152

LSE

15:49:04

1279478

347

2,155

LSE

15:51:53

1283918

253

2,155

LSE

15:51:53

1283916

619

2,154

LSE

15:54:23

1287547

619

2,159

LSE

16:00:00

1296900

707

2,159

LSE

16:01:17

1299196

Euronext Dublin

Number ofShares

Price per Share (EUR)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

133

23.20

ISE

08:15:00

859193

459

23.20

ISE

08:15:00

859191

250

23.20

ISE

08:15:19

859513

250

23.20

ISE

08:15:25

859576

655

23.18

ISE

08:15:26

859597

163

23.16

ISE

08:15:49

859986

279

23.16

ISE

08:15:49

859984

137

23.24

ISE

08:22:09

866484

400

23.24

ISE

08:22:09

866482

481

23.22

ISE

08:25:01

869501

528

23.18

ISE

08:25:21

869910

47

23.25

ISE

08:31:01

877150

760

23.30

ISE

08:32:42

878846

91

23.29

ISE

08:33:31

879608

200

23.29

ISE

08:33:31

879606

200

23.29

ISE

08:33:31

879604

232

23.27

ISE

08:33:53

880013

309

23.27

ISE

08:33:53

880011

520

23.23

ISE

08:34:18

880442

499

23.20

ISE

08:37:19

884610

508

23.23

ISE

08:41:49

888745

465

23.24

ISE

08:46:22

893133

340

23.27

ISE

08:49:36

896146

114

23.26

ISE

08:50:02

896907

166

23.26

ISE

08:50:02

896905

196

23.26

ISE

08:50:05

896950

250

23.26

ISE

08:50:05

896948

118

23.26

ISE

08:50:05

896946

165

23.26

ISE

08:50:05

896938

345

23.26

ISE

08:50:05

896940

13

23.23

ISE

08:54:20

900386

479

23.23

ISE

08:54:26

900459

502

23.28

ISE

09:12:59

916511

108

23.32

ISE

09:16:27

919711

145

23.34

ISE

09:16:41

919973

380

23.34

ISE

09:17:04

920310

153

23.34

ISE

09:17:10

920390

241

23.33

ISE

09:18:59

922004

212

23.33

ISE

09:18:59

922002

158

23.30

ISE

09:19:44

922455

160

23.31

ISE

09:19:44

922448

377

23.31

ISE

09:19:44

922450

146

23.30

ISE

09:19:56

922603

178

23.30

ISE

09:20:02

922696

414

23.39

ISE

09:24:28

928590

29

23.39

ISE

09:24:28

928588

455

23.40

ISE

09:25:10

929431

29

23.43

ISE

09:26:11

930361

29

23.43

ISE

09:26:21

930647

265

23.43

ISE

09:26:58

931236

250

23.43

ISE

09:26:58

931234

450

23.42

ISE

09:29:06

933258

29

23.42

ISE

09:29:06

933247

469

23.42

ISE

09:29:07

933269

444

23.40

ISE

09:29:21

933495

62

23.40

ISE

09:29:22

933535

51

23.39

ISE

09:33:45

939663

55

23.39

ISE

09:33:50

939771

268

23.39

ISE

09:33:50

939769

140

23.39

ISE

09:33:50

939767

509

23.37

ISE

09:36:00

942280

855

23.46

ISE

09:41:52

950252

125

23.43

ISE

09:42:28

951057

170

23.43

ISE

09:42:28

951055

109

23.43

ISE

09:42:28

951053

71

23.43

ISE

09:44:52

953735

356

23.43

ISE

09:45:32

954632

107

23.43

ISE

09:45:32

954630

482

23.42

ISE

09:45:33

954642

250

23.42

ISE

09:46:24

956033

171

23.39

ISE

09:50:47

960688

288

23.39

ISE

09:50:47

960686

334

23.42

ISE

09:54:37

964717

221

23.42

ISE

09:54:37

964715

590

23.40

ISE

09:57:17

968063

266

23.40

ISE

09:59:53

971154

26

23.38

ISE

10:00:00

971398

125

23.38

ISE

10:00:00

971396

339

23.38

ISE

10:00:00

971394

99

23.36

ISE

10:03:05

973624

349

23.36

ISE

10:03:05

973622

137

23.36

ISE

10:03:41

973996

333

23.36

ISE

10:03:41

973990

18

23.36

ISE

10:03:41

973988

49

23.36

ISE

10:03:41

973986

282

23.34

ISE

10:07:13

976046

257

23.34

ISE

10:07:13

976039

24

23.31

ISE

10:11:16

978708

82

23.31

ISE

10:11:22

978743

333

23.31

ISE

10:11:22

978741

261

23.32

ISE

10:14:00

980349

215

23.32

ISE

10:14:00

980346

286

23.36

ISE

10:20:14

983999

125

23.36

ISE

10:20:14

983997

96

23.36

ISE

10:20:16

984020

151

23.37

ISE

10:23:17

985504

125

23.37

ISE

10:23:17

985502

223

23.37

ISE

10:24:40

986199

217

23.38

ISE

10:30:30

989490

116

23.38

ISE

10:30:30

989486

419

23.38

ISE

10:30:30

989484

518

23.36

ISE

10:32:02

990279

15

23.35

ISE

10:33:08

991133

537

23.36

ISE

10:34:49

992230

25

23.39

ISE

10:40:28

995240

29

23.39

ISE

10:40:28

995238

88

23.39

ISE

10:40:28

995236

38

23.39

ISE

10:40:28

995234

77

23.39

ISE

10:40:28

995232

7

23.39

ISE

10:40:29

995246

532

23.45

ISE

10:47:05

999099

41

23.46

ISE

10:47:05

999097

1,097

23.46

ISE

10:47:05

999095

148

23.44

ISE

10:49:07

1000143

125

23.44

ISE

10:49:07

1000141

262

23.44

ISE

10:49:07

1000139

693

23.45

ISE

10:51:04

1001318

165

23.46

ISE

10:51:05

1001346

66

23.45

ISE

10:51:21

1001526

43

23.45

ISE

10:51:30

1001604

42

23.47

ISE

10:52:35

1002450

1,597

23.47

ISE

10:52:35

1002452

48

23.47

ISE

10:52:35

1002454

182

23.47

ISE

10:52:35

1002448

208

23.50

ISE

10:53:56

1003130

298

23.50

ISE

10:54:15

1003250

340

23.50

ISE

10:57:19

1005110

25

23.50

ISE

10:57:19

1005108

100

23.50

ISE

10:57:19

1005106

82

23.50

ISE

10:57:19

1005104

583

23.50

ISE

10:57:55

1005431

656

23.50

ISE

10:57:55

1005428

634

23.50

ISE

10:57:55

1005426

894

23.50

ISE

10:57:55

1005424

352

23.50

ISE

10:57:55

1005422

55

23.49

ISE

10:58:28

1005615

499

23.49

ISE

10:58:28

1005617

250

23.64

ISE

12:02:49

1043254

249

23.64

ISE

12:02:49

1043252

461

23.62

ISE

12:04:26

1044122

269

23.62

ISE

12:06:36

1045084

454

23.62

ISE

12:14:30

1048312

384

23.66

ISE

12:34:52

1060111

160

23.66

ISE

12:34:52

1060109

40

23.70

ISE

12:36:49

1061559

1,333

23.70

ISE

12:36:49

1061557

667

23.70

ISE

12:36:49

1061554

29

23.70

ISE

12:37:59

1062268

313

23.70

ISE

12:37:59

1062266

29

23.71

ISE

12:38:23

1062721

29

23.71

ISE

12:38:23

1062719

29

23.71

ISE

12:38:23

1062711

29

23.71

ISE

12:38:39

1062923

219

23.69

ISE

12:39:37

1063433

125

23.69

ISE

12:39:37

1063431

175

23.69

ISE

12:39:37

1063429

211

23.69

ISE

12:39:38

1063436

228

23.69

ISE

12:39:52

1063656

446

23.67

ISE

12:40:53

1064379

17

23.68

ISE

12:42:17

1065238

40

23.68

ISE

12:42:49

1065411

227

23.68

ISE

12:43:00

1065482

254

23.68

ISE

12:43:04

1065516

363

23.69

ISE

12:47:19

1067785

437

23.69

ISE

12:49:59

1069236

244

23.71

ISE

12:51:16

1069929

430

23.70

ISE

12:54:09

1071239

47

23.70

ISE

12:54:09

1071237

218

23.70

ISE

12:55:10

1071652

238

23.70

ISE

12:55:11

1071669

380

23.67

ISE

13:01:14

1075309

108

23.67

ISE

13:01:14

1075307

444

23.67

ISE

13:05:11

1077488

103

23.67

ISE

13:09:34

1079641

29

23.67

ISE

13:09:34

1079637

125

23.67

ISE

13:09:34

1079633

225

23.67

ISE

13:09:34

1079631

459

23.64

ISE

13:11:48

1080827

250

23.65

ISE

13:14:54

1082863

7

23.64

ISE

13:17:00

1084197

6

23.64

ISE

13:17:22

1084406

261

23.64

ISE

13:17:26

1084473

30

23.64

ISE

13:17:26

1084471

232

23.64

ISE

13:17:27

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64

23.62

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13:21:54

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374

23.62

ISE

13:21:54

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530

23.63

ISE

13:23:33

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233

23.62

ISE

13:26:01

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459

23.62

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13:28:28

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277

23.60

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218

23.60

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13:29:51

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221

23.67

ISE

13:31:04

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421

23.65

ISE

13:31:13

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84

23.65

ISE

13:31:13

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602

23.69

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13:33:03

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450

23.67

ISE

13:34:38

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48

23.67

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13:34:38

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75

23.68

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225

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13:41:27

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176

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13:41:27

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466

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202

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250

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250

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250

23.73

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13:43:49

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537

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10

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55

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13:58:32

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29

23.80

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14:05:16

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331

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14:05:16

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4

23.80

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14:05:16

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121

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14:05:16

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125

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14:05:16

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50

23.80

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14:05:16

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125

23.80

ISE

14:05:16

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539

23.80

ISE

14:05:17

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477

23.80

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14:05:17

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129

23.80

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14:05:17

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