Transaction in Own Shares

16th January 2019

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 15th 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:

44,751

100,000

Highest price paid per share:

GBp 2,203.0000

€24.7400

Lowest price paid per share:

GBp 2,179.0000

€24.4400

Volume weighted average price paid:

GBp 2,188.0930

€24.5543

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 28,811,354 of its ordinary shares in treasury and will have 814,578,984 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

2,188.0930

44,751

Euronext Dublin

EUR

24.5543

100,000

London Stock Exchange

Number ofShares

Price per Share (GBp)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

617

2,202

LSE

08:34:22

802411

395

2,203

LSE

08:34:22

802409

141

2,203

LSE

08:34:22

802407

566

2,201

LSE

08:41:47

811783

579

2,198

LSE

08:53:44

829063

534

2,191

LSE

09:04:27

843467

521

2,188

LSE

09:09:28

851374

129

2,186

LSE

09:12:59

855500

250

2,186

LSE

09:12:59

855498

228

2,186

LSE

09:12:59

855496

618

2,190

LSE

09:20:45

865305

602

2,195

LSE

09:32:24

880764

633

2,192

LSE

09:41:55

898609

564

2,193

LSE

09:50:00

914759

548

2,187

LSE

09:58:57

935078

308

2,191

LSE

10:13:40

947042

220

2,191

LSE

10:14:47

947718

101

2,191

LSE

10:14:47

947716

1

2,191

LSE

10:14:47

947714

368

2,188

LSE

10:20:01

951076

250

2,188

LSE

10:20:01

951074

531

2,188

LSE

10:30:01

958069

639

2,190

LSE

10:41:31

964680

395

2,188

LSE

10:50:30

970485

184

2,188

LSE

10:50:30

970483

361

2,192

LSE

11:00:36

977226

259

2,192

LSE

11:00:36

977228

454

2,191

LSE

11:11:52

984401

114

2,191

LSE

11:11:52

984399

390

2,190

LSE

11:22:54

991916

163

2,190

LSE

11:22:54

991914

6

2,190

LSE

11:22:54

991912

602

2,193

LSE

11:42:16

1003595

382

2,192

LSE

11:47:56

1006670

250

2,192

LSE

11:47:56

1006668

250

2,187

LSE

11:52:22

1010020

338

2,187

LSE

11:52:23

1010047

145

2,183

LSE

12:02:00

1016732

250

2,183

LSE

12:02:00

1016730

202

2,183

LSE

12:02:00

1016728

448

2,182

LSE

12:10:04

1023422

137

2,182

LSE

12:10:04

1023420

558

2,182

LSE

12:24:14

1033747

543

2,184

LSE

12:29:30

1036965

447

2,188

LSE

12:35:17

1040333

178

2,188

LSE

12:35:17

1040331

602

2,189

LSE

12:39:20

1042543

553

2,187

LSE

12:48:45

1049140

531

2,185

LSE

12:54:46

1053806

633

2,182

LSE

13:00:03

1057647

533

2,183

LSE

13:11:14

1067631

406

2,182

LSE

13:19:11

1073030

227

2,182

LSE

13:19:11

1073032

536

2,182

LSE

13:22:12

1075032

464

2,181

LSE

13:22:51

1075490

25

2,181

LSE

13:22:51

1075488

36

2,181

LSE

13:22:51

1075486

561

2,181

LSE

13:31:44

1082362

170

2,179

LSE

13:36:00

1085642

641

2,179

LSE

13:36:01

1085669

143

2,179

LSE

13:36:01

1085667

281

2,179

LSE

13:36:01

1085665

637

2,182

LSE

13:54:36

1098702

559

2,182

LSE

13:54:36

1098700

520

2,181

LSE

13:54:46

1098986

597

2,182

LSE

14:08:52

1111069

563

2,182

LSE

14:08:52

1111067

645

2,182

LSE

14:11:07

1112808

613

2,187

LSE

14:23:16

1122976

645

2,187

LSE

14:23:16

1122978

456

2,186

LSE

14:23:53

1123484

73

2,186

LSE

14:23:53

1123482

435

2,186

LSE

14:31:11

1133841

119

2,186

LSE

14:31:11

1133839

570

2,186

LSE

14:31:11

1133837

467

2,185

LSE

14:31:48

1134761

70

2,185

LSE

14:31:48

1134759

563

2,187

LSE

14:35:07

1140045

298

2,187

LSE

14:35:07

1140043

290

2,187

LSE

14:35:07

1140041

150

2,187

LSE

14:36:17

1141923

136

2,187

LSE

14:36:17

1141921

11

2,188

LSE

14:37:49

1144294

197

2,188

LSE

14:38:09

1144810

348

2,188

LSE

14:38:09

1144808

552

2,188

LSE

14:38:09

1144806

347

2,187

LSE

14:39:31

1146732

278

2,187

LSE

14:39:31

1146730

8

2,192

LSE

14:41:04

1148766

250

2,192

LSE

14:41:04

1148764

289

2,192

LSE

14:41:04

1148762

547

2,193

LSE

14:43:39

1153067

100

2,192

LSE

14:44:22

1153992

263

2,192

LSE

14:44:24

1154117

185

2,192

LSE

14:44:24

1154115

89

2,190

LSE

14:46:07

1156479

89

2,190

LSE

14:46:07

1156477

189

2,190

LSE

14:46:07

1156475

588

2,190

LSE

14:46:11

1156536

152

2,190

LSE

14:46:11

1156534

50

2,189

LSE

14:46:39

1157346

161

2,189

LSE

14:46:55

1157691

340

2,189

LSE

14:46:58

1157758

279

2,192

LSE

14:50:47

1163474

295

2,192

LSE

14:50:59

1163743

175

2,192

LSE

14:51:43

1165072

100

2,192

LSE

14:51:43

1165070

100

2,192

LSE

14:51:43

1165063

100

2,192

LSE

14:51:43

1165061

11

2,192

LSE

14:51:43

1165059

60

2,192

LSE

14:51:43

1165057

599

2,192

LSE

14:51:51

1165293

100

2,190

LSE

14:52:00

1165822

50

2,190

LSE

14:52:01

1165841

100

2,190

LSE

14:52:01

1165833

6

2,190

LSE

14:52:01

1165831

20

2,190

LSE

14:52:12

1166201

100

2,190

LSE

14:52:12

1166199

100

2,190

LSE

14:52:12

1166197

100

2,190

LSE

14:52:12

1166195

82

2,189

LSE

14:52:16

1166358

500

2,189

LSE

14:52:16

1166354

527

2,188

LSE

14:53:54

1168651

612

2,188

LSE

14:55:26

1170638

630

2,188

LSE

14:55:26

1170636

117

2,184

LSE

14:57:27

1173368

486

2,184

LSE

14:57:27

1173366

2

2,186

LSE

14:58:59

1175685

583

2,186

LSE

14:58:59

1175683

33

2,192

LSE

15:02:37

1182612

498

2,192

LSE

15:02:37

1182614

138

2,191

LSE

15:04:08

1184871

412

2,191

LSE

15:04:08

1184869

25

2,191

LSE

15:05:13

1186284

500

2,191

LSE

15:05:13

1186282

557

2,193

LSE

15:09:21

1191385

572

2,193

LSE

15:09:21

1191379

2

2,193

LSE

15:09:21

1191377

Euronext Dublin

Number ofShares

Price per Share (EUR)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

483

24.74

ISE

08:34:22

802414

250

24.73

ISE

08:36:10

804787

574

24.73

ISE

08:36:10

804785

479

24.73

ISE

08:36:10

804753

155

24.73

ISE

08:38:37

807638

400

24.73

ISE

08:38:37

807636

200

24.68

ISE

08:51:14

826283

431

24.69

ISE

08:56:36

832213

85

24.69

ISE

08:56:36

832211

496

24.67

ISE

08:57:07

833007

10

24.66

ISE

09:00:42

837773

496

24.66

ISE

09:00:42

837674

60

24.63

ISE

09:04:17

843233

566

24.58

ISE

09:07:01

848185

72

24.56

ISE

09:07:10

848479

450

24.56

ISE

09:07:10

848477

344

24.56

ISE

09:11:46

853836

217

24.56

ISE

09:11:46

853827

397

24.65

ISE

09:20:41

865270

115

24.65

ISE

09:20:41

865268

62

24.65

ISE

09:20:41

865264

163

24.65

ISE

09:20:41

865266

543

24.65

ISE

09:20:41

865255

517

24.67

ISE

09:25:23

870565

467

24.66

ISE

09:29:13

874657

86

24.66

ISE

09:29:14

874714

6

24.66

ISE

09:33:34

882841

539

24.63

ISE

09:38:19

892197

250

24.64

ISE

09:50:02

914876

250

24.64

ISE

09:50:02

914873

250

24.64

ISE

09:50:02

914871

473

24.63

ISE

09:50:19

915421

430

24.59

ISE

09:59:18

935800

35

24.59

ISE

09:59:18

935794

531

24.60

ISE

10:01:39

938127

400

24.59

ISE

10:05:49

941466

511

24.60

ISE

10:09:19

943835

479

24.61

ISE

10:14:47

947723

555

24.58

ISE

10:25:22

955201

289

24.58

ISE

10:31:33

959024

256

24.58

ISE

10:31:33

959022

297

24.60

ISE

10:43:38

966051

238

24.60

ISE

10:43:38

966049

70

24.58

ISE

10:46:13

967504

493

24.58

ISE

10:46:13

967502

564

24.58

ISE

10:48:51

969162

101

24.61

ISE

10:54:22

973095

469

24.61

ISE

10:54:22

973093

463

24.61

ISE

11:05:57

980798

268

24.60

ISE

11:11:11

984039

466

24.59

ISE

11:13:38

985589

210

24.59

ISE

11:22:26

991641

527

24.57

ISE

11:24:57

993187

250

24.63

ISE

11:36:56

1000466

330

24.63

ISE

11:36:56

1000464

280

24.63

ISE

11:38:46

1001444

138

24.63

ISE

11:38:46

1001442

333

24.64

ISE

11:42:16

1003597

526

24.59

ISE

11:51:36

1009370

548

24.57

ISE

12:02:58

1017998

548

24.55

ISE

12:10:04

1023463

295

24.52

ISE

12:12:46

1025202

83

24.52

ISE

12:12:46

1025200

325

24.52

ISE

12:12:46

1025198

193

24.52

ISE

12:12:46

1025196

34

24.51

ISE

12:16:52

1028586

197

24.51

ISE

12:16:53

1028618

233

24.53

ISE

12:18:16

1029781

499

24.53

ISE

12:18:16

1029779

126

24.53

ISE

12:18:16

1029777

215

24.53

ISE

12:18:25

1029891

250

24.60

ISE

12:33:56

1039527

285

24.60

ISE

12:33:56

1039525

250

24.60

ISE

12:34:03

1039602

250

24.60

ISE

12:34:03

1039593

250

24.60

ISE

12:34:03

1039586

518

24.59

ISE

12:39:23

1042561

548

24.58

ISE

12:39:35

1042732

534

24.55

ISE

12:44:05

1045415

530

24.55

ISE

12:51:42

1051490

250

24.54

ISE

12:54:49

1053821

60

24.49

ISE

13:01:06

1058926

141

24.48

ISE

13:02:03

1059900

333

24.48

ISE

13:02:03

1059898

252

24.51

ISE

13:07:00

1064958

508

24.51

ISE

13:13:06

1068827

542

24.51

ISE

13:17:45

1071898

33

24.52

ISE

13:22:12

1075046

459

24.52

ISE

13:22:12

1075042

626

24.49

ISE

13:34:18

1084388

109

24.48

ISE

13:36:00

1085647

462

24.48

ISE

13:36:00

1085645

226

24.48

ISE

13:37:46

1086877

34

24.48

ISE

13:37:46

1086875

210

24.49

ISE

13:41:26

1089299

333

24.49

ISE

13:41:26

1089297

422

24.51

ISE

13:50:13

1095635

470

24.51

ISE

13:52:33

1097218

74

24.50

ISE

13:54:36

1098710

125

24.50

ISE

13:54:36

1098708

78

24.50

ISE

13:54:36

1098706

179

24.49

ISE

13:54:54

1099141

447

24.48

ISE

13:56:50

1100691

105

24.48

ISE

13:56:50

1100689

525

24.51

ISE

14:04:38

1107248

149

24.50

ISE

14:08:50

1111050

325

24.50

ISE

14:08:51

1111060

424

24.49

ISE

14:11:07

1112813

68

24.49

ISE

14:11:07

1112810

165

24.47

ISE

14:12:34

1113830

333

24.47

ISE

14:12:34

1113828

93

24.52

ISE

14:21:13

1120879

60

24.52

ISE

14:23:16

1122985

344

24.52

ISE

14:24:19

1123904

574

24.51

ISE

14:24:32

1124125

113

24.51

ISE

14:29:23

1128513

289

24.53

ISE

14:30:37

1132876

60

24.52

ISE

14:31:11

1133846

174

24.51

ISE

14:31:48

1134767

45

24.51

ISE

14:31:48

1134763

250

24.51

ISE

14:31:49

1134793

250

24.51

ISE

14:31:49

1134787

245

24.51

ISE

14:32:06

1135148

250

24.51

ISE

14:32:06

1135146

405

24.54

ISE

14:38:09

1144818

71

24.54

ISE

14:38:09

1144816

55

24.54

ISE

14:38:09

1144814

576

24.54

ISE

14:38:16

1144977

269

24.54

ISE

14:38:16

1144975

264

24.54

ISE

14:38:16

1144973

118

24.54

ISE

14:38:16

1144971

34

24.59

ISE

14:41:04

1148815

21

24.59

ISE

14:41:04

1148774

91

24.59

ISE

14:41:04

1148772

9

24.59

ISE

14:41:04

1148770

384

24.59

ISE

14:41:04

1148768

118

24.58

ISE

14:41:57

1149970

517

24.59

ISE

14:44:22

1153988

531

24.58

ISE

14:44:39

1154426

123

24.56

ISE

14:45:56

1156264

250

24.56

ISE

14:46:12

1156559

250

24.56

ISE

14:46:12

1156557

478

24.56

ISE

14:46:16

1156652

327

24.56

ISE

14:46:16

1156650

250

24.56

ISE

14:46:16

1156645

645

24.55

ISE

14:46:24

1156852

480

24.58

ISE

14:50:47

1163486

249

24.58

ISE

14:50:55

1163641

75

24.56

ISE

14:51:55

1165608

105

24.56

ISE

14:51:55

1165610

284

24.56

ISE

14:51:55

1165612

113

24.56

ISE

14:51:55

1165601

242

24.56

ISE

14:51:55

1165599

103

24.56

ISE

14:51:55

1165597

348

24.55

ISE

14:52:00

1165749

199

24.55

ISE

14:52:06

1166022

458

24.52

ISE

14:56:02

1171594

213

24.50

ISE

14:57:06

1172910

11

24.50

ISE

14:57:17

1173119

333

24.50

ISE

14:57:17

1173117

40

24.56

ISE

15:02:38

1182698

60

24.54

ISE

15:04:32

1185549

681

24.56

ISE

15:09:56

1192463

583

24.58

ISE

15:09:56

1192216

295

24.55

ISE

15:10:05

1193391

535

24.54

ISE

15:10:08

1193520

90

24.54

ISE

15:10:08

1193518

250

24.54

ISE

15:10:09

1193563

250

24.54

ISE

15:10:10

1193602

652

24.52

ISE

15:10:15

1194017

422

24.52

ISE

15:10:18

1194251

232

24.52

ISE

15:10:18

1194249

49

24.52

ISE

15:10:18

1194245

162

24.52

ISE

15:10:18

1194220

62

24.52

ISE

15:10:18

1194207

544

24.52

ISE

15:10:18

1194184

559

24.52

ISE

15:10:18

1194182

95

24.52

ISE

15:10:18

1194180

40

24.53

ISE

15:11:46

1197174

554

24.52

ISE

15:11:46

1197172

36

24.51

ISE

15:12:13

1197673

512

24.50

ISE

15:12:39

1198276

100

24.50

ISE

15:12:39

1198274

36

24.49

ISE

15:13:07

1198911

100

24.47

ISE

15:15:22

1202353

468

24.47

ISE

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