Transaction in Own Shares

3rd January 2019

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares 

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 2nd 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:

73,618

96,876

Highest price paid per share:

GBp 2,095.0000

€23.0900

Lowest price paid per share:

GBp 2,021.0000

€22.3500

Volume weighted average price paid:

GBp 2,078.1643

€22.9129

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 27,721,880 of its ordinary shares in treasury and will have 815,668,458 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

2,078.1643

73,618

Euronext Dublin

EUR

22.9129

96,876

London Stock Exchange

Number ofShares

Price per Share (GBp)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

392

2,023

LSE

08:15:04

517278

108

2,023

LSE

08:15:04

517276

242

2,023

LSE

08:15:09

517358

437

2,021

LSE

08:30:31

530056

400

2,021

LSE

08:30:31

530054

740

2,032

LSE

08:36:55

534372

815

2,031

LSE

08:59:12

549845

537

2,054

LSE

09:26:28

568199

239

2,054

LSE

09:26:28

568197

762

2,053

LSE

09:35:46

573166

333

2,056

LSE

09:53:10

583963

249

2,056

LSE

09:53:10

583961

160

2,056

LSE

09:53:10

583959

783

2,058

LSE

10:03:07

590782

788

2,069

LSE

10:18:00

598913

268

2,065

LSE

10:31:07

605034

249

2,065

LSE

10:31:07

605032

249

2,065

LSE

10:31:07

605030

363

2,073

LSE

10:59:06

618396

200

2,073

LSE

10:59:06

618394

125

2,073

LSE

10:59:06

618392

165

2,076

LSE

11:18:31

627043

449

2,076

LSE

11:18:31

627041

71

2,076

LSE

11:18:31

627039

752

2,074

LSE

11:27:37

630891

734

2,074

LSE

11:51:31

640564

815

2,078

LSE

12:03:22

644952

306

2,083

LSE

12:15:29

649796

534

2,083

LSE

12:15:29

649798

153

2,075

LSE

12:33:21

657234

400

2,075

LSE

12:33:21

657232

250

2,075

LSE

12:33:21

657230

200

2,074

LSE

12:48:56

662715

94

2,074

LSE

12:48:56

662713

409

2,074

LSE

12:48:56

662711

503

2,069

LSE

13:03:28

669803

200

2,069

LSE

13:03:28

669801

129

2,069

LSE

13:03:28

669799

494

2,063

LSE

13:21:32

677723

188

2,063

LSE

13:21:32

677721

783

2,060

LSE

13:28:19

681667

766

2,061

LSE

13:40:14

688175

648

2,064

LSE

13:55:09

695473

148

2,064

LSE

13:55:09

695471

3

2,064

LSE

13:55:09

695475

289

2,070

LSE

14:10:48

703570

467

2,070

LSE

14:10:48

703568

31

2,070

LSE

14:10:48

703566

33

2,065

LSE

14:13:19

704914

799

2,065

LSE

14:13:19

704912

469

2,069

LSE

14:28:22

714223

224

2,069

LSE

14:28:22

714221

45

2,067

LSE

14:30:00

715860

1

2,067

LSE

14:30:00

715858

233

2,067

LSE

14:30:00

715789

532

2,067

LSE

14:30:00

715763

387

2,067

LSE

14:32:39

720731

456

2,067

LSE

14:32:39

720733

304

2,068

LSE

14:39:12

729008

384

2,068

LSE

14:39:12

729006

198

2,068

LSE

14:44:04

734114

494

2,068

LSE

14:44:04

734112

342

2,070

LSE

14:48:17

738679

419

2,070

LSE

14:48:17

738677

416

2,072

LSE

14:51:46

742760

397

2,072

LSE

14:51:46

742758

529

2,079

LSE

15:00:11

752009

254

2,079

LSE

15:00:11

752007

730

2,078

LSE

15:00:17

752211

250

2,076

LSE

15:06:38

761472

182

2,076

LSE

15:06:38

761470

250

2,076

LSE

15:06:38

761468

90

2,076

LSE

15:06:38

761474

65

2,076

LSE

15:06:38

761476

43

2,076

LSE

15:06:38

761435

644

2,076

LSE

15:06:38

761431

144

2,075

LSE

15:10:42

766791

655

2,075

LSE

15:10:42

766789

406

2,076

LSE

15:15:01

771717

302

2,076

LSE

15:15:01

771715

238

2,075

LSE

15:17:15

774675

300

2,075

LSE

15:17:15

774673

140

2,075

LSE

15:17:15

774671

503

2,075

LSE

15:19:49

777523

317

2,075

LSE

15:19:49

777521

822

2,073

LSE

15:23:52

781843

192

2,073

LSE

15:26:09

785522

593

2,073

LSE

15:26:09

785520

700

2,075

LSE

15:29:29

789963

552

2,072

LSE

15:31:40

792954

164

2,072

LSE

15:31:40

792952

438

2,072

LSE

15:33:09

794610

130

2,072

LSE

15:33:09

794608

250

2,072

LSE

15:33:09

794606

144

2,072

LSE

15:33:09

794604

668

2,072

LSE

15:33:09

794602

820

2,074

LSE

15:37:10

799809

250

2,080

LSE

15:41:59

806313

220

2,080

LSE

15:41:59

806317

340

2,080

LSE

15:41:59

806315

250

2,082

LSE

15:42:29

807188

100

2,082

LSE

15:42:29

807186

280

2,082

LSE

15:42:29

807184

430

2,082

LSE

15:42:29

807182

699

2,082

LSE

15:42:29

807180

242

2,082

LSE

15:42:29

807178

771

2,083

LSE

15:43:18

808011

379

2,083

LSE

15:44:09

809200

165

2,083

LSE

15:44:09

809198

202

2,083

LSE

15:44:09

809196

58

2,083

LSE

15:44:09

809194

802

2,083

LSE

15:45:43

811060

120

2,082

LSE

15:46:04

811427

641

2,082

LSE

15:46:04

811429

45

2,083

LSE

15:47:06

812578

1,028

2,086

LSE

15:48:20

814292

401

2,086

LSE

15:49:13

815324

475

2,086

LSE

15:49:13

815322

35

2,086

LSE

15:50:04

816372

53

2,086

LSE

15:50:10

816534

45

2,086

LSE

15:50:15

816630

42

2,089

LSE

15:52:03

818851

300

2,089

LSE

15:52:03

818849

299

2,089

LSE

15:52:03

818847

67

2,089

LSE

15:52:03

818845

150

2,092

LSE

15:52:27

819593

150

2,092

LSE

15:52:27

819586

150

2,092

LSE

15:52:27

819582

123

2,092

LSE

15:52:27

819584

150

2,093

LSE

15:52:41

820100

203

2,093

LSE

15:52:41

820098

250

2,093

LSE

15:52:41

820096

154

2,093

LSE

15:52:53

820485

290

2,093

LSE

15:52:53

820483

771

2,093

LSE

15:52:53

820481

806

2,092

LSE

15:53:21

821189

119

2,092

LSE

15:53:21

821187

14

2,091

LSE

15:53:24

821245

332

2,091

LSE

15:53:24

821241

424

2,091

LSE

15:53:24

821243

811

2,089

LSE

15:53:32

821470

28

2,088

LSE

15:54:20

822409

25

2,088

LSE

15:54:26

822520

31

2,088

LSE

15:54:33

822676

28

2,088

LSE

15:54:39

822776

702

2,088

LSE

15:54:45

822900

290

2,090

LSE

15:57:45

826086

300

2,090

LSE

15:57:45

826084

243

2,090

LSE

15:57:45

826082

675

2,090

LSE

15:59:27

828001

683

2,090

LSE

15:59:27

827999

24

2,089

LSE

16:00:10

829616

236

2,089

LSE

16:00:11

829659

421

2,089

LSE

16:00:11

829661

27

2,089

LSE

16:00:11

829653

205

2,089

LSE

16:00:11

829651

904

2,088

LSE

16:00:20

829891

59

2,088

LSE

16:00:40

830438

424

2,088

LSE

16:00:40

830436

226

2,088

LSE

16:00:40

830434

89

2,087

LSE

16:01:49

831534

242

2,087

LSE

16:01:53

831675

372

2,087

LSE

16:01:53

831673

25

2,087

LSE

16:01:55

831722

743

2,087

LSE

16:02:10

831999

12

2,087

LSE

16:02:10

831997

16

2,086

LSE

16:04:04

834291

56

2,087

LSE

16:04:04

834274

145

2,087

LSE

16:04:04

834276

67

2,087

LSE

16:04:04

834280

101

2,087

LSE

16:04:04

834278

434

2,087

LSE

16:04:04

834282

408

2,091

LSE

16:05:59

837365

38

2,091

LSE

16:05:59

837363

125

2,091

LSE

16:05:59

837361

161

2,091

LSE

16:05:59

837359

231

2,091

LSE

16:05:59

837357

562

2,091

LSE

16:05:59

837355

40

2,091

LSE

16:05:59

837353

826

2,090

LSE

16:06:01

837389

722

2,091

LSE

16:07:00

838646

122

2,091

LSE

16:07:00

838644

146

2,091

LSE

16:07:00

838642

414

2,091

LSE

16:07:00

838638

12

2,091

LSE

16:07:00

838640

68

2,089

LSE

16:07:24

839338

28

2,089

LSE

16:07:34

839516

24

2,089

LSE

16:07:42

839601

24

2,089

LSE

16:07:50

839725

25

2,089

LSE

16:08:07

840020

26

2,089

LSE

16:08:16

840119

41

2,089

LSE

16:08:19

840153

24

2,089

LSE

16:08:24

840245

1

2,089

LSE

16:08:40

840520

299

2,093

LSE

16:10:29

842923

214

2,093

LSE

16:10:29

842921

300

2,093

LSE

16:10:29

842925

762

2,093

LSE

16:10:29

842927

109

2,092

LSE

16:11:37

844506

848

2,092

LSE

16:11:37

844504

1,006

2,091

LSE

16:12:42

845716

177

2,092

LSE

16:13:45

847081

220

2,092

LSE

16:13:45

847079

250

2,092

LSE

16:13:45

847073

176

2,092

LSE

16:13:45

847071

27

2,091

LSE

16:14:20

847935

803

2,094

LSE

16:14:49

848627

250

2,095

LSE

16:15:04

849190

210

2,095

LSE

16:15:04

849192

100

2,095

LSE

16:15:04

849194

75

2,094

LSE

16:15:10

849576

250

2,094

LSE

16:15:10

849574

300

2,094

LSE

16:15:10

849572

250

2,094

LSE

16:15:10

849570

581

2,094

LSE

16:15:10

849566

583

2,094

LSE

16:15:10

849564

806

2,094

LSE

16:16:27

851728

882

2,094

LSE

16:16:43

851976

350

2,094

LSE

16:16:43

851974

167

2,094

LSE

16:16:43

851972

326

2,093

LSE

16:16:55

852193

423

2,093

LSE

16:16:55

852191

250

2,093

LSE

16:17:20

852852

582

2,093

LSE

16:17:21

852860

84

2,094

LSE

16:18:26

854379

353

2,094

LSE

16:18:30

854443

Euronext Dublin

Number ofShares

Price per Share (EUR)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

81

22.50

ISE

08:12:47

515047

529

22.50

ISE

08:12:47

515045

623

22.49

ISE

08:13:07

515308

559

22.51

ISE

08:14:22

516491

614

22.48

ISE

08:15:09

517360

524

22.47

ISE

08:16:28

518569

637

22.43

ISE

08:17:54

519914

519

22.35

ISE

08:24:22

525372

694

22.43

ISE

08:30:31

530064

11

22.44

ISE

08:30:31

530060

602

22.44

ISE

08:30:31

530058

272

22.44

ISE

08:32:23

531507

271

22.44

ISE

08:32:23

531505

560

22.45

ISE

08:33:03

531798

605

22.55

ISE

08:39:37

535859

189

22.54

ISE

08:47:35

542288

350

22.54

ISE

08:47:35

542290

582

22.52

ISE

08:51:59

545071

376

22.65

ISE

09:06:46

554948

115

22.66

ISE

09:06:46

554944

422

22.66

ISE

09:06:46

554942

51

22.66

ISE

09:11:34

557977

466

22.66

ISE

09:11:34

557975

228

22.80

ISE

09:26:28

568204

329

22.80

ISE

09:26:28

568202

291

22.83

ISE

09:30:01

570111

302

22.83

ISE

09:30:01

570109

250

22.82

ISE

09:32:02

571330

198

22.81

ISE

09:35:46

573172

333

22.81

ISE

09:35:46

573170

20

22.81

ISE

09:35:46

573168

547

22.78

ISE

09:37:42

574105

573

22.80

ISE

09:37:42

574053

551

22.77

ISE

09:38:38

575300

498

22.76

ISE

09:42:57

577996

37

22.76

ISE

09:44:25

578795

600

22.82

ISE

09:53:10

584010

297

22.80

ISE

09:53:39

584314

305

22.80

ISE

09:53:39

584312

365

22.87

ISE

10:06:18

592497

628

22.86

ISE

10:06:42

592675

542

22.88

ISE

10:09:56

594109

284

22.87

ISE

10:10:05

594186

317

22.87

ISE

10:10:06

594189

567

22.87

ISE

10:11:59

595138

90

22.87

ISE

10:14:31

596924

465

22.87

ISE

10:14:31

596922

570

22.94

ISE

10:18:05

598957

269

22.94

ISE

10:18:54

599469

307

22.94

ISE

10:18:54

599467

544

22.92

ISE

10:25:03

602358

330

22.89

ISE

10:31:07

605054

40

22.89

ISE

10:31:07

605052

156

22.89

ISE

10:31:07

605050

574

22.90

ISE

10:31:07

605036

375

22.90

ISE

10:40:42

609518

615

22.90

ISE

10:40:43

609522

263

22.90

ISE

10:40:43

609520

82

22.91

ISE

10:46:16

611970

449

22.91

ISE

10:46:16

611968

139

22.93

ISE

10:49:00

613158

637

22.93

ISE

10:49:00

613156

502

22.93

ISE

10:49:15

613263

518

22.99

ISE

10:54:24

616522

258

22.98

ISE

10:54:35

616633

331

22.98

ISE

10:54:54

616791

609

22.98

ISE

10:59:06

618399

9

22.94

ISE

11:04:40

620876

554

22.94

ISE

11:04:40

620871

437

23.01

ISE

11:18:31

627061

333

23.01

ISE

11:18:31

627059

17

23.01

ISE

11:18:31

627057

85

23.00

ISE

11:18:50

627232

609

23.00

ISE

11:18:50

627230

631

23.05

ISE

11:27:08

630661

709

22.99

ISE

11:27:36

630880

148

23.01

ISE

11:36:13

634523

491

23.01

ISE

11:36:13

634521

172

23.01

ISE

11:36:13

634519

617

23.00

ISE

11:37:44

635273

167

22.99

ISE

11:37:47

635349

126

22.99

ISE

11:37:47

635338

318

22.99

ISE

11:37:47

635336

333

22.97

ISE

11:49:59

639957

46

22.99

ISE

11:58:48

643233

333

22.99

ISE

11:58:48

643231

104

22.99

ISE

11:58:48

643229

376

23.02

ISE

12:03:31

645040

636

23.03

ISE

12:05:29

645766

421

23.03

ISE

12:05:29

645764

633

23.03

ISE

12:05:29

645762

640

23.09

ISE

12:15:29

649814

29

23.09

ISE

12:15:29

649812

33

23.09

ISE

12:15:29

649810

575

23.09

ISE

12:15:29

649808

24

23.09

ISE

12:15:29

649806

312

23.09

ISE

12:15:29

649804

262

23.09

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