Transaction in Own Shares

30th January 2019

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 29th 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:

96,536

40,002

Highest price paid per share:

GBp 2,241.0000

€25.7800

Lowest price paid per share:

GBp 2,205.0000

€25.3500

Volume weighted average price paid:

GBp 2,214.1794

€25.5491

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 30,051,087 of its ordinary shares in treasury and will have 813,339,251 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

2,214.1794

96,536

Euronext Dublin

EUR

25.5491

40,002

London Stock Exchange

Number ofShares

Price per Share (GBp)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

716

2,215

LSE

08:14:23

818250

26

2,215

LSE

08:14:23

818242

201

2,215

LSE

08:14:23

818240

510

2,215

LSE

08:14:23

818238

682

2,223

LSE

08:21:00

828222

103

2,221

LSE

08:26:26

835467

348

2,221

LSE

08:26:26

835465

273

2,221

LSE

08:26:26

835463

600

2,218

LSE

08:36:44

849890

97

2,218

LSE

08:36:44

849892

513

2,216

LSE

08:50:38

870342

207

2,216

LSE

08:50:38

870339

600

2,216

LSE

08:57:23

880594

110

2,216

LSE

08:57:23

880592

153

2,216

LSE

08:58:05

881501

568

2,216

LSE

08:58:05

881499

594

2,217

LSE

09:01:54

886998

753

2,217

LSE

09:02:01

887195

724

2,216

LSE

09:02:16

887590

645

2,223

LSE

09:08:50

896106

671

2,229

LSE

09:17:04

905775

628

2,223

LSE

09:23:01

912990

728

2,222

LSE

09:38:13

938157

633

2,226

LSE

09:53:31

969255

160

2,225

LSE

09:53:41

969541

185

2,225

LSE

09:53:41

969545

391

2,225

LSE

09:53:41

969543

647

2,239

LSE

10:13:04

988228

110

2,238

LSE

10:13:54

988761

549

2,238

LSE

10:13:54

988759

640

2,241

LSE

10:23:27

994936

711

2,239

LSE

11:15:00

1028943

735

2,238

LSE

11:17:25

1030417

617

2,232

LSE

11:36:08

1042300

702

2,227

LSE

11:42:50

1045924

705

2,215

LSE

11:44:39

1046802

686

2,206

LSE

11:48:20

1048728

603

2,211

LSE

12:09:34

1061093

705

2,210

LSE

12:23:24

1068269

204

2,209

LSE

12:23:39

1068407

403

2,209

LSE

12:23:39

1068405

675

2,210

LSE

12:46:30

1080185

656

2,207

LSE

12:55:47

1085568

152

2,213

LSE

13:21:26

1102230

67

2,213

LSE

13:21:28

1102237

605

2,217

LSE

13:28:56

1107789

53

2,216

LSE

13:33:02

1111399

586

2,216

LSE

13:33:02

1111401

59

2,216

LSE

13:33:03

1111413

716

2,211

LSE

14:07:39

1138474

166

2,215

LSE

14:29:42

1158428

410

2,215

LSE

14:29:42

1158420

50

2,215

LSE

14:29:42

1158422

153

2,215

LSE

14:29:42

1158424

220

2,215

LSE

14:29:42

1158426

139

2,215

LSE

14:29:42

1158415

468

2,215

LSE

14:29:42

1158413

520

2,215

LSE

14:29:42

1158411

145

2,215

LSE

14:29:42

1158409

966

2,214

LSE

14:29:52

1158606

950

2,213

LSE

14:29:55

1158671

612

2,212

LSE

14:29:57

1158712

315

2,212

LSE

14:29:57

1158709

102

2,212

LSE

14:30:38

1163126

593

2,212

LSE

14:31:24

1164923

24

2,212

LSE

14:31:24

1164925

26

2,212

LSE

14:31:24

1164921

217

2,211

LSE

14:31:26

1165014

80

2,211

LSE

14:31:26

1165012

555

2,211

LSE

14:31:57

1165997

738

2,210

LSE

14:32:00

1166152

628

2,211

LSE

14:32:33

1167353

68

2,211

LSE

14:32:33

1167351

84

2,210

LSE

14:32:38

1167545

588

2,210

LSE

14:32:38

1167547

159

2,209

LSE

14:32:39

1167584

461

2,209

LSE

14:32:40

1167646

698

2,214

LSE

14:35:07

1171809

500

2,213

LSE

14:35:10

1171896

145

2,213

LSE

14:35:10

1171894

157

2,212

LSE

14:35:21

1172245

128

2,212

LSE

14:35:23

1172307

330

2,212

LSE

14:35:39

1172820

612

2,215

LSE

14:36:16

1174170

783

2,214

LSE

14:36:20

1174254

732

2,213

LSE

14:36:23

1174366

553

2,212

LSE

14:36:26

1174443

124

2,212

LSE

14:36:27

1174458

133

2,215

LSE

14:38:11

1177252

72

2,215

LSE

14:38:22

1177680

550

2,215

LSE

14:38:22

1177678

471

2,215

LSE

14:38:22

1177676

600

2,214

LSE

14:40:28

1180700

59

2,214

LSE

14:40:28

1180702

40

2,213

LSE

14:42:34

1183900

530

2,213

LSE

14:42:34

1183898

145

2,213

LSE

14:42:34

1183895

89

2,210

LSE

14:44:28

1187397

634

2,210

LSE

14:44:28

1187395

106

2,209

LSE

14:45:03

1188381

541

2,209

LSE

14:45:09

1188631

595

2,210

LSE

14:46:28

1191174

250

2,213

LSE

14:48:38

1195040

691

2,213

LSE

14:48:38

1195038

250

2,213

LSE

14:48:38

1195036

104

2,212

LSE

14:48:55

1195510

600

2,212

LSE

14:48:55

1195508

709

2,211

LSE

14:49:07

1196002

614

2,213

LSE

14:51:36

1200254

657

2,211

LSE

14:52:41

1201842

35

2,213

LSE

14:57:09

1208537

175

2,213

LSE

14:57:09

1208535

100

2,213

LSE

14:57:09

1208533

250

2,213

LSE

14:57:09

1208531

175

2,213

LSE

14:57:09

1208529

500

2,213

LSE

14:57:09

1208523

173

2,213

LSE

14:57:09

1208525

717

2,213

LSE

14:58:36

1210239

719

2,214

LSE

15:00:10

1212773

204

2,213

LSE

15:01:20

1215107

160

2,213

LSE

15:01:20

1215105

43

2,213

LSE

15:01:51

1215794

599

2,213

LSE

15:01:51

1215792

351

2,213

LSE

15:01:51

1215790

764

2,212

LSE

15:02:06

1216217

620

2,212

LSE

15:02:43

1217047

250

2,213

LSE

15:04:24

1219612

86

2,213

LSE

15:04:24

1219610

599

2,213

LSE

15:04:24

1219608

38

2,213

LSE

15:06:29

1222735

655

2,213

LSE

15:06:29

1222737

702

2,212

LSE

15:06:40

1222966

669

2,211

LSE

15:06:48

1223132

378

2,210

LSE

15:08:44

1226348

100

2,210

LSE

15:08:44

1226346

250

2,210

LSE

15:08:44

1226344

374

2,210

LSE

15:08:44

1226340

278

2,210

LSE

15:08:44

1226338

467

2,208

LSE

15:10:20

1228713

145

2,208

LSE

15:10:20

1228711

286

2,206

LSE

15:12:53

1232354

35

2,206

LSE

15:12:53

1232352

170

2,206

LSE

15:12:53

1232350

146

2,206

LSE

15:12:53

1232348

100

2,206

LSE

15:15:06

1235231

250

2,206

LSE

15:15:06

1235233

250

2,206

LSE

15:15:06

1235235

331

2,206

LSE

15:15:06

1235225

23

2,206

LSE

15:15:06

1235229

353

2,206

LSE

15:15:06

1235227

416

2,206

LSE

15:17:21

1238253

220

2,206

LSE

15:17:21

1238251

170

2,205

LSE

15:17:22

1238255

549

2,209

LSE

15:20:15

1241865

162

2,209

LSE

15:20:15

1241863

100

2,208

LSE

15:20:17

1241917

44

2,208

LSE

15:20:18

1241946

250

2,208

LSE

15:20:19

1241957

135

2,208

LSE

15:20:46

1242584

190

2,208

LSE

15:22:05

1244388

17

2,208

LSE

15:22:05

1244386

145

2,208

LSE

15:22:05

1244384

250

2,210

LSE

15:24:19

1247400

138

2,210

LSE

15:24:19

1247398

300

2,210

LSE

15:24:19

1247396

249

2,210

LSE

15:24:19

1247394

667

2,214

LSE

15:27:39

1252384

194

2,215

LSE

15:28:28

1253359

250

2,215

LSE

15:28:44

1253709

257

2,215

LSE

15:28:44

1253707

206

2,214

LSE

15:28:47

1253758

300

2,214

LSE

15:28:47

1253756

411

2,214

LSE

15:28:47

1253754

503

2,213

LSE

15:28:50

1253796

214

2,213

LSE

15:28:50

1253794

122

2,213

LSE

15:28:50

1253792

586

2,212

LSE

15:28:52

1253861

216

2,212

LSE

15:28:54

1253884

160

2,216

LSE

15:30:22

1256669

242

2,216

LSE

15:30:22

1256673

250

2,216

LSE

15:30:22

1256671

86

2,216

LSE

15:30:22

1256667

250

2,216

LSE

15:30:22

1256665

137

2,216

LSE

15:30:22

1256663

100

2,216

LSE

15:30:22

1256661

250

2,216

LSE

15:30:22

1256659

723

2,215

LSE

15:30:44

1257318

47

2,214

LSE

15:31:04

1257756

156

2,214

LSE

15:31:04

1257754

300

2,214

LSE

15:31:04

1257741

200

2,214

LSE

15:31:04

1257739

100

2,213

LSE

15:31:41

1258456

407

2,213

LSE

15:32:54

1260011

145

2,213

LSE

15:32:54

1260009

300

2,214

LSE

15:33:36

1261132

318

2,214

LSE

15:33:37

1261159

93

2,217

LSE

15:35:12

1263064

182

2,218

LSE

15:35:57

1264498

250

2,218

LSE

15:35:57

1264496

250

2,218

LSE

15:35:57

1264494

100

2,218

LSE

15:35:57

1264492

318

2,218

LSE

15:35:57

1264490

446

2,218

LSE

15:35:57

1264488

174

2,217

LSE

15:36:24

1265142

107

2,217

LSE

15:36:25

1265164

228

2,217

LSE

15:36:25

1265162

250

2,217

LSE

15:36:25

1265160

100

2,217

LSE

15:36:25

1265158

527

2,217

LSE

15:36:25

1265156

69

2,217

LSE

15:39:11

1269349

56

2,217

LSE

15:39:11

1269347

150

2,217

LSE

15:39:56

1270281

200

2,218

LSE

15:41:17

1272120

1

2,218

LSE

15:41:20

1272185

178

2,218

LSE

15:41:20

1272183

429

2,218

LSE

15:41:20

1272181

545

2,218

LSE

15:41:20

1272179

181

2,217

LSE

15:43:10

1274857

356

2,217

LSE

15:43:14

1274914

266

2,217

LSE

15:43:14

1274912

100

2,217

LSE

15:43:25

1275135

250

2,217

LSE

15:43:25

1275137

340

2,217

LSE

15:43:25

1275139

230

2,217

LSE

15:43:25

1275141

221

2,217

LSE

15:43:25

1275145

250

2,217

LSE

15:43:25

1275143

70

2,216

LSE

15:44:18

1276411

198

2,216

LSE

15:44:30

1276762

250

2,216

LSE

15:44:30

1276760

270

2,216

LSE

15:44:30

1276758

818

2,216

LSE

15:44:30

1276756

1

2,216

LSE

15:46:16

1279223

661

2,216

LSE

15:46:16

1279221

777

2,215

LSE

15:49:05

1283214

387

2,215

LSE

15:49:27

1283644

263

2,215

LSE

15:49:57

1284488

338

2,215

LSE

15:50:19

1285000

45

2,215

LSE

15:50:19

1284998

131

2,215

LSE

15:50:30

1285295

250

2,215

LSE

15:50:30

1285293

250

2,215

LSE

15:50:30

1285299

360

2,215

LSE

15:50:30

1285297

116

2,215

LSE

15:50:30

1285301

725

2,214

LSE

15:50:33

1285866

645

2,213

LSE

15:50:35

1285924

585

2,212

LSE

15:50:38

1286032

69

2,212

LSE

15:50:40

1286099

250

2,211

LSE

15:51:52

1288142

16

2,211

LSE

15:51:52

1288140

16

2,211

LSE

15:51:52

1288138

16

2,211

LSE

15:51:52

1288136

16

2,211

LSE

15:51:52

1288134

77

2,211

LSE

15:51:52

1288117

77

2,211

LSE

15:51:52

1288120

77

2,211

LSE

15:51:52

1288122

77

2,211

LSE

15:51:52

1288115

230

2,210

LSE

15:52:26

1288817

255

2,210

LSE

15:52:26

1288815

5

2,210

LSE

15:52:26

1288813

65

2,209

LSE

15:53:16

1290023

215

2,210

LSE

15:53:16

1290021

158

2,209

LSE

15:53:40

1290727

145

2,209

LSE

15:53:40

1290725

343

2,209

LSE

15:53:40

1290723

278

2,209

LSE

15:53:43

1290787

20

2,209

LSE

15:53:43

1290785

446

2,209

LSE

15:53:43

1290783

8

2,210

LSE

15:54:56

1292772

250

2,210

LSE

15:54:56

1292770

250

2,210

LSE

15:54:56

1292768

100

2,210

LSE

15:54:56

1292766

683

2,210

LSE

15:54:56

1292764

607

2,208

LSE

15:55:32

1293720

161

2,208

LSE

15:57:10

1296608

515

2,208

LSE

15:57:10

1296610

346

2,208

LSE

15:57:10

1296602

232

2,208

LSE

15:57:10

1296600

100

2,208

LSE

15:57:10

1296598

656

2,208

LSE

15:57:10

1296596

731

2,207

LSE

16:00:00

1302096

394

2,206

LSE

16:00:15

1302603

250

2,206

LSE

16:00:15

1302601

243

2,206

LSE

16:00:15

1302597

499

2,206

LSE

16:00:15

1302595

321

2,205

LSE

16:00:17

1302735

90

2,205

LSE

16:01:17

1304104

250

2,205

LSE

16:01:17

1304102

240

2,205

LSE

16:01:17

1304100

100

2,205

LSE

16:01:17

1304098

391

2,205

LSE

16:01:17

1304096

144

2,206

LSE

16:03:29

1307404

197

2,206

LSE

16:03:29

1307402

172

2,207

LSE

16:04:00

1308457

165

2,207

LSE

16:04:01

1308473

370

2,207

LSE

16:04:06

1308676

611

2,207

LSE

16:04:06

1308678

626

2,207

LSE

16:04:48

1309761

Euronext Dublin

Number ofShares

Price per Share (EUR)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

558

25.44

ISE

08:14:23

818255

279

25.45

ISE

08:14:23

818248

304

25.45

ISE

08:14:23

818246

537

25.45

ISE

08:14:23

818244

138

25.52

ISE

08:21:21

828717

49

25.52

ISE

08:21:21

828711

222

25.52

ISE

08:21:21

828709

264

25.52

ISE

08:21:21

828707

535

25.52

ISE

08:26:36

835736

508

25.49

ISE

08:41:36

856937

485

25.51

ISE

08:55:04

877300

573

25.50

ISE

09:01:14

886264

555

25.50

ISE

09:01:14

886262

580

25.62

ISE

09:14:18

902107

486

25.62

ISE

09:16:14

904725

502

25.65

ISE

09:17:04

905767

552

25.64

ISE

09:17:21

906145

2

25.64

ISE

09:17:21

906143

400

25.64

ISE

09:17:21

906132

200

25.64

ISE

09:17:21

906130

35

25.58

ISE

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