Transaction in Own Shares

27th March 2019

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 26th 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:

6,379

84,532

Highest price paid per share:

GBp 2,308.0000

€27.1100

Lowest price paid per share:

GBp 2,281.0000

€26.5000

Volume weighted average price paid:

GBp 2,291.9075

€26.8377

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 33,941,979 of its ordinary shares in treasury and will have 809,448,359 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

2,291.9075

6,379

Euronext Dublin

EUR

26.8377

84,532

London Stock Exchange

Number ofShares

Price per Share (GBp)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

621

2,295

LSE

08:15:19

950265

12

2,291

LSE

08:32:28

968838

141

2,291

LSE

08:32:31

968946

550

2,291

LSE

08:32:31

968944

637

2,290

LSE

08:46:55

984718

214

2,291

LSE

09:17:55

1019040

368

2,291

LSE

09:17:55

1019038

619

2,294

LSE

09:43:48

1046452

38

2,294

LSE

09:43:50

1046512

271

2,281

LSE

10:20:58

1078527

337

2,281

LSE

10:20:58

1078524

620

2,282

LSE

11:20:56

1120833

88

2,282

LSE

11:20:56

1120831

631

2,290

LSE

12:34:10

1169270

589

2,298

LSE

13:30:56

1213943

643

2,308

LSE

13:56:40

1248825

Euronext Dublin

Number ofShares

Price per Share (EUR)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

214

26.87

ISE

08:05:20

936133

433

26.87

ISE

08:05:20

936131

545

26.87

ISE

08:05:21

936157

594

26.79

ISE

08:15:19

950267

250

26.83

ISE

08:17:02

952235

887

26.83

ISE

08:17:02

952233

250

26.81

ISE

08:17:06

952331

642

26.83

ISE

08:20:02

955645

528

26.77

ISE

08:24:24

959943

259

26.72

ISE

08:32:37

969123

350

26.72

ISE

08:32:37

969121

260

26.70

ISE

08:32:58

969671

301

26.70

ISE

08:32:58

969669

61

26.69

ISE

08:33:11

969880

64

26.69

ISE

08:33:26

970155

441

26.69

ISE

08:33:45

970475

602

26.73

ISE

08:40:50

978099

642

26.73

ISE

08:46:48

984596

362

26.70

ISE

08:47:24

985298

196

26.70

ISE

08:47:29

985377

503

26.65

ISE

08:51:49

990983

407

26.50

ISE

08:56:01

995278

125

26.50

ISE

08:56:01

995275

407

26.53

ISE

08:59:26

999000

241

26.53

ISE

08:59:26

998998

552

26.63

ISE

09:09:00

1009362

564

26.65

ISE

09:11:57

1012065

156

26.72

ISE

09:20:02

1021929

456

26.72

ISE

09:20:13

1022155

600

26.72

ISE

09:20:49

1022861

402

26.72

ISE

09:21:09

1023160

612

26.73

ISE

09:26:27

1028533

559

26.71

ISE

09:35:33

1037380

621

26.71

ISE

09:36:28

1038435

17

26.71

ISE

09:36:28

1038433

14

26.71

ISE

09:36:28

1038431

65

26.72

ISE

09:42:21

1045417

475

26.72

ISE

09:42:21

1045396

529

26.75

ISE

09:54:18

1056826

305

26.73

ISE

09:57:02

1059320

276

26.73

ISE

09:59:18

1062374

53

26.73

ISE

09:59:18

1062372

41

26.73

ISE

09:59:18

1062370

93

26.73

ISE

09:59:18

1062368

130

26.73

ISE

09:59:18

1062366

586

26.74

ISE

10:01:32

1064147

295

26.73

ISE

10:01:55

1064425

209

26.73

ISE

10:01:55

1064427

227

26.73

ISE

10:02:36

1064905

492

26.72

ISE

10:04:37

1066552

156

26.72

ISE

10:04:43

1066605

432

26.65

ISE

10:10:41

1071169

208

26.65

ISE

10:10:41

1071167

100

26.64

ISE

10:17:52

1076526

86

26.64

ISE

10:17:52

1076524

100

26.64

ISE

10:18:14

1076736

250

26.64

ISE

10:18:14

1076734

551

26.70

ISE

10:25:31

1081795

562

26.69

ISE

10:25:40

1081870

348

26.69

ISE

10:35:21

1088917

234

26.69

ISE

10:35:21

1088915

100

26.70

ISE

10:40:04

1091931

100

26.70

ISE

10:40:04

1091933

332

26.70

ISE

10:42:14

1093293

304

26.70

ISE

10:42:14

1093295

435

26.69

ISE

10:44:09

1094806

112

26.69

ISE

10:44:23

1095128

14

26.67

ISE

10:53:29

1101782

600

26.67

ISE

10:53:29

1101780

549

26.67

ISE

10:53:29

1101778

161

26.66

ISE

10:55:04

1102828

79

26.68

ISE

10:57:45

1104806

18

26.68

ISE

10:57:45

1104804

542

26.69

ISE

11:02:31

1108191

531

26.69

ISE

11:06:52

1111529

272

26.68

ISE

11:12:43

1115249

300

26.68

ISE

11:12:43

1115247

540

26.68

ISE

11:12:43

1115245

108

26.68

ISE

11:12:43

1115243

627

26.67

ISE

11:15:59

1117212

95

26.66

ISE

11:23:28

1122484

432

26.66

ISE

11:23:42

1122654

12

26.71

ISE

11:35:14

1131108

579

26.71

ISE

11:35:14

1131106

318

26.70

ISE

11:36:11

1131860

306

26.70

ISE

11:36:11

1131858

138

26.70

ISE

11:40:09

1134159

141

26.70

ISE

11:40:13

1134198

271

26.70

ISE

11:40:14

1134218

100

26.71

ISE

11:48:55

1139266

101

26.71

ISE

11:48:55

1139264

590

26.71

ISE

11:48:55

1139261

13

26.71

ISE

11:48:55

1139259

413

26.74

ISE

11:57:23

1144295

93

26.74

ISE

11:57:23

1144293

432

26.77

ISE

12:05:36

1149948

157

26.77

ISE

12:05:36

1149950

612

26.78

ISE

12:09:53

1152365

221

26.83

ISE

12:14:50

1156012

100

26.85

ISE

12:20:03

1159030

348

26.85

ISE

12:20:03

1159028

413

26.85

ISE

12:20:20

1159230

591

26.84

ISE

12:21:20

1159671

628

26.86

ISE

12:30:44

1166434

590

26.85

ISE

12:35:02

1169643

194

26.84

ISE

12:38:49

1171582

400

26.83

ISE

12:42:51

1174364

262

26.85

ISE

12:57:01

1183143

5

26.85

ISE

12:59:23

1184911

400

26.85

ISE

12:59:24

1184916

156

26.85

ISE

12:59:24

1184914

390

26.96

ISE

13:03:01

1187860

233

26.96

ISE

13:03:01

1187862

267

26.93

ISE

13:03:47

1188511

280

26.93

ISE

13:06:48

1190663

263

26.91

ISE

13:07:35

1191179

346

26.91

ISE

13:07:35

1191177

610

26.89

ISE

13:14:21

1197020

537

26.91

ISE

13:19:31

1201277

18

26.91

ISE

13:19:31

1201275

632

26.89

ISE

13:25:00

1205597

541

26.91

ISE

13:29:51

1210303

656

26.98

ISE

13:34:02

1218695

544

27.00

ISE

13:36:26

1222526

606

27.00

ISE

13:37:31

1223677

111

27.10

ISE

13:44:13

1232069

526

27.10

ISE

13:44:14

1232071

633

27.11

ISE

13:46:19

1234590

625

27.11

ISE

13:46:19

1234586

571

27.10

ISE

13:46:35

1234988

576

27.07

ISE

13:49:48

1239231

582

27.05

ISE

13:52:46

1243630

59

27.04

ISE

13:56:44

1248945

200

27.04

ISE

13:56:44

1248943

357

27.04

ISE

13:56:44

1248941

587

27.04

ISE

14:00:57

1254834

543

27.02

ISE

14:02:22

1256985

324

27.00

ISE

14:05:20

1260825

273

27.00

ISE

14:05:20

1260823

217

26.96

ISE

14:08:47

1264642

413

26.96

ISE

14:08:47

1264640

645

26.97

ISE

14:14:25

1270738

612

26.97

ISE

14:14:28

1270807

565

26.98

ISE

14:18:07

1275223

69

26.96

ISE

14:18:15

1275346

493

26.96

ISE

14:18:16

1275352

101

26.93

ISE

14:21:26

1279309

508

26.93

ISE

14:21:26

1279306

301

26.93

ISE

14:23:20

1282103

231

26.93

ISE

14:23:37

1282416

95

26.99

ISE

14:30:14

1291372

210

26.99

ISE

14:30:14

1291370

438

26.99

ISE

14:30:14

1291368

599

26.98

ISE

14:31:13

1292866

210

26.96

ISE

14:31:19

1293042

6

26.96

ISE

14:31:30

1293519

400

26.96

ISE

14:31:30

1293517

634

26.94

ISE

14:34:18

1296976

553

26.98

ISE

14:41:26

1305400

17

26.98

ISE

14:41:26

1305402

223

26.96

ISE

14:41:54

1306010

259

26.96

ISE

14:41:55

1306038

565

26.96

ISE

14:42:26

1306565

122

26.96

ISE

14:42:26

1306563

395

26.92

ISE

14:44:26

1309257

169

26.92

ISE

14:44:40

1309575

402

26.92

ISE

14:47:14

1313640

13

26.92

ISE

14:47:14

1313638

148

26.92

ISE

14:47:23

1313823

400

26.94

ISE

14:51:12

1319775

400

26.94

ISE

14:51:12

1319772

330

26.95

ISE

14:56:58

1326838

218

26.95

ISE

14:57:13

1327329

11

26.96

ISE

14:59:27

1330644

573

26.96

ISE

14:59:27

1330646

622

26.95

ISE

14:59:52

1331374

343

26.94

ISE

15:00:04

1331847

578

26.96

ISE

15:03:01

1336224

357

26.96

ISE

15:03:42

1337040

13

26.96

ISE

15:03:42

1337037

189

26.96

ISE

15:04:28

1337867

55

26.96

ISE

15:08:07

1342412

182

26.96

ISE

15:08:40

1343188

86

26.96

ISE

15:08:40

1343186

413

26.96

ISE

15:08:40

1343184

346

26.96

ISE

15:08:41

1343226

35

26.96

ISE

15:08:57

1343499

588

26.95

ISE

15:11:56

1346883

626

26.94

ISE

15:14:24

1349833

536

26.92

ISE

15:18:50

1357269

460

26.92

ISE

15:18:51

1357305

609

26.90

ISE

15:21:51

1361264

25

26.90

ISE

15:21:51

1361266

300

26.85

ISE

15:23:14

1362795

287

26.85

ISE

15:23:15

1362824

582

26.84

ISE

15:27:46

1368928

376

26.84

ISE

15:28:25

1369782

1

26.84

ISE

15:28:25

1369780

226

26.84

ISE

15:28:26

1369792

3

26.84

ISE

15:28:56

1370383

521

26.82

ISE

15:31:27

1373433

98

26.82

ISE

15:31:38

1373596

646

26.83

ISE

15:35:13

1378539

83

26.81

ISE

15:35:31

1378859

100

26.81

ISE

15:35:31

1378857

59

26.81

ISE

15:35:52

1379228

284

26.81

ISE

15:35:52

1379224

126

26.84

ISE

15:39:19

1384375

432

26.84

ISE

15:39:19

1384377

583

26.83

ISE

15:39:41

1384662

650

26.86

ISE

15:45:06

1391370

4

26.85

ISE

15:45:33

1392204

361

26.85

ISE

15:45:36

1392307

250

26.85

ISE

15:45:36

1392305

615

26.83

ISE

15:47:43

1394841

537

26.85

ISE

15:50:30

1398407

22

26.85

ISE

15:51:34

1400354

67

26.85

ISE

15:51:57

1400774

462

26.85

ISE

15:52:31

1401634

8

26.85

ISE

15:52:31

1401636

171

26.85

ISE

15:52:31

1401632

489

26.85

ISE

15:52:31

1401630

76

26.85

ISE

15:52:31

1401627

570

26.85

ISE

15:52:31

1401625

526

26.85

ISE

15:52:32

1401702

21

26.85

ISE

15:53:06

1402437

553

26.84

ISE

15:54:04

1403486

337

26.83

ISE

15:59:33

1410264

105

26.84

ISE

16:01:10

1413204

96

26.84

ISE

16:01:10

1413202

413

26.84

ISE

16:01:10

1413200

255

26.84

ISE

16:01:20

1413402

101

26.84

ISE

16:01:20

1413400

278

26.84

ISE

16:01:20

1413398

300

26.84

ISE

16:01:40

1413669

310

26.84

ISE

16:01:40

1413667

101

26.84

ISE

16:01:40

1413665

611

26.84

ISE

16:03:01

1415423

25

26.84

ISE

16:03:01

1415421

576

26.84

ISE

16:03:01

1415415

247

26.84

ISE

16:03:01

1415419

339

26.84

ISE

16:03:01

1415417

622

26.83

ISE

16:06:05

1419702

534

26.83

ISE

16:06:05

1419700

174

26.83

ISE

16:07:27

1421330

402

26.83

ISE

16:07:27

1421327

620

26.83

ISE

16:07:27

1421325

265

26.82

ISE

16:09:53

1425173

544

26.82

ISE

16:09:53

1425160

476

26.81

ISE

16:12:51

1429505

495

26.81

ISE

16:12:53

1429539

122

26.81

ISE

16:12:53

1429537

184

26.80

ISE

16:13:25

1430399

356

26.80

ISE

16:13:25

1430401

302

26.80

ISE

16:15:15

1433580