Transaction in Own Shares

4th January 2019

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 3rd 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:

38,763

100,611

Highest price paid per share:

GBp 2,079.0000

€23.0500

Lowest price paid per share:

GBp 2,054.0000

€22.6300

Volume weighted average price paid:

GBp 2,065.9932

€22.8460

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 27,861,254 of its ordinary shares in treasury and will have 815,529,084 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

2,065.9932

38,763

Euronext Dublin

EUR

22.8460

100,611

London Stock Exchange

Number ofShares

Price per Share (GBp)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

110

2,064

LSE

08:04:59

632524

660

2,071

LSE

08:08:37

639099

648

2,064

LSE

08:15:26

646419

608

2,064

LSE

08:22:06

653974

99

2,066

LSE

08:25:11

657727

600

2,066

LSE

08:25:11

657725

650

2,070

LSE

08:31:10

664121

596

2,070

LSE

08:36:02

670372

77

2,065

LSE

08:45:26

681278

525

2,065

LSE

08:45:26

681276

119

2,065

LSE

08:45:26

681274

722

2,064

LSE

08:52:44

690599

298

2,061

LSE

08:59:30

697524

337

2,061

LSE

08:59:30

697522

601

2,063

LSE

09:05:48

704134

354

2,061

LSE

09:09:24

707882

357

2,061

LSE

09:09:24

707880

252

2,066

LSE

09:18:26

716409

200

2,066

LSE

09:18:26

716407

119

2,066

LSE

09:18:26

716405

87

2,066

LSE

09:18:26

716403

218

2,067

LSE

09:24:32

722029

250

2,067

LSE

09:24:32

722027

240

2,067

LSE

09:24:32

722025

1

2,067

LSE

09:24:32

722023

75

2,069

LSE

09:32:03

728243

618

2,069

LSE

09:32:03

728241

637

2,066

LSE

09:40:19

738520

589

2,065

LSE

09:52:08

758406

260

2,063

LSE

09:57:03

763612

154

2,063

LSE

09:57:03

763610

200

2,063

LSE

09:57:03

763614

30

2,063

LSE

09:57:03

763616

349

2,060

LSE

10:09:25

774223

283

2,060

LSE

10:09:25

774221

315

2,067

LSE

10:21:02

783183

300

2,067

LSE

10:21:02

783181

30

2,067

LSE

10:21:02

783179

645

2,067

LSE

10:29:06

788586

701

2,065

LSE

10:34:29

792977

146

2,066

LSE

10:48:19

804327

150

2,066

LSE

10:48:19

804325

349

2,066

LSE

10:48:19

804323

416

2,065

LSE

10:56:39

810233

218

2,065

LSE

10:56:39

810231

639

2,065

LSE

11:07:13

817925

78

2,060

LSE

11:19:34

827040

635

2,060

LSE

11:19:34

827038

708

2,059

LSE

11:30:30

833364

485

2,057

LSE

11:36:01

836655

178

2,057

LSE

11:36:01

836653

602

2,054

LSE

11:46:07

843845

587

2,058

LSE

11:57:20

850757

641

2,062

LSE

12:04:33

855990

284

2,060

LSE

12:09:37

858741

46

2,060

LSE

12:09:37

858739

109

2,060

LSE

12:09:37

858745

200

2,060

LSE

12:09:37

858743

284

2,062

LSE

12:18:28

863383

150

2,062

LSE

12:18:28

863385

84

2,062

LSE

12:18:28

863387

167

2,062

LSE

12:18:28

863389

481

2,059

LSE

12:31:33

870316

206

2,059

LSE

12:31:33

870314

252

2,062

LSE

12:41:35

875542

200

2,062

LSE

12:41:35

875540

200

2,062

LSE

12:41:35

875538

120

2,063

LSE

12:51:58

882466

150

2,063

LSE

12:51:58

882464

150

2,063

LSE

12:51:58

882462

287

2,063

LSE

12:51:58

882460

497

2,068

LSE

13:00:43

887486

119

2,068

LSE

13:00:43

887484

131

2,068

LSE

13:10:52

894462

150

2,068

LSE

13:10:52

894464

150

2,068

LSE

13:10:52

894466

199

2,068

LSE

13:10:52

894468

228

2,071

LSE

13:21:28

903331

150

2,071

LSE

13:21:28

903329

250

2,071

LSE

13:21:28

903327

272

2,069

LSE

13:24:02

904985

426

2,069

LSE

13:24:02

904983

600

2,061

LSE

13:33:00

912038

730

2,057

LSE

13:42:09

918222

565

2,057

LSE

13:49:49

923489

81

2,057

LSE

13:49:49

923487

35

2,057

LSE

13:49:49

923485

698

2,066

LSE

13:58:01

929858

709

2,071

LSE

14:04:30

934797

269

2,070

LSE

14:13:56

942344

315

2,070

LSE

14:13:56

942346

711

2,074

LSE

14:26:00

951899

375

2,075

LSE

14:26:00

951884

150

2,075

LSE

14:26:00

951882

92

2,075

LSE

14:26:00

951880

589

2,078

LSE

14:30:24

959739

126

2,078

LSE

14:30:24

959737

54

2,079

LSE

14:35:08

972518

662

2,079

LSE

14:35:33

973340

398

2,077

LSE

14:36:34

975519

211

2,077

LSE

14:36:42

975778

611

2,078

LSE

14:43:12

987227

556

2,072

LSE

14:44:48

989563

155

2,072

LSE

14:44:48

989561

18

2,072

LSE

14:49:22

996286

15

2,072

LSE

14:49:22

996282

558

2,072

LSE

14:49:22

996280

53

2,072

LSE

14:49:22

996284

241

2,073

LSE

14:59:06

1010450

106

2,073

LSE

14:59:06

1010448

161

2,073

LSE

14:59:06

1010446

250

2,073

LSE

14:59:06

1010444

372

2,072

LSE

14:59:17

1010696

150

2,072

LSE

14:59:17

1010694

146

2,072

LSE

14:59:17

1010692

149

2,065

LSE

15:03:27

1023258

717

2,065

LSE

15:03:27

1023256

121

2,065

LSE

15:03:27

1023260

305

2,065

LSE

15:04:27

1025173

132

2,065

LSE

15:04:27

1025177

233

2,065

LSE

15:04:27

1025175

656

2,063

LSE

15:05:07

1026464

Euronext Dublin

Number ofShares

Price per Share (EUR)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

198

22.84

ISE

08:06:30

634469

1,151

22.84

ISE

08:06:30

634467

508

22.90

ISE

08:06:43

634744

254

22.90

ISE

08:06:43

634741

763

22.90

ISE

08:07:01

634951

137

22.88

ISE

08:08:49

639270

456

22.88

ISE

08:08:49

639268

503

22.91

ISE

08:10:36

641280

568

22.90

ISE

08:12:07

642991

280

22.86

ISE

08:15:04

645891

215

22.86

ISE

08:15:04

645889

256

22.82

ISE

08:15:26

646423

218

22.82

ISE

08:15:26

646421

440

22.79

ISE

08:16:09

647183

224

22.81

ISE

08:24:59

657510

618

22.78

ISE

08:25:11

657729

525

22.75

ISE

08:25:50

658481

514

22.86

ISE

08:31:02

663996

537

22.84

ISE

08:31:10

664123

50

22.86

ISE

08:35:22

669512

250

22.87

ISE

08:35:22

669503

452

22.88

ISE

08:35:22

669465

64

22.86

ISE

08:35:23

669543

335

22.86

ISE

08:35:23

669540

215

22.84

ISE

08:39:10

674012

468

22.80

ISE

08:43:39

679102

508

22.83

ISE

08:48:56

685259

460

22.82

ISE

08:49:40

686057

53

22.79

ISE

08:52:44

690618

423

22.79

ISE

08:52:44

690597

452

22.77

ISE

08:54:09

691901

529

22.76

ISE

08:59:30

697513

391

22.77

ISE

09:05:48

704138

60

22.77

ISE

09:05:48

704136

250

22.76

ISE

09:06:08

704561

438

22.75

ISE

09:09:58

708342

245

22.75

ISE

09:12:27

710508

514

22.83

ISE

09:18:26

716429

512

22.88

ISE

09:21:24

719405

206

22.88

ISE

09:26:15

723494

279

22.88

ISE

09:26:16

723507

527

22.87

ISE

09:32:03

728229

381

22.83

ISE

09:35:07

731766

158

22.83

ISE

09:35:07

731764

523

22.82

ISE

09:40:33

739605

492

22.82

ISE

09:44:28

749922

7

22.79

ISE

09:53:14

760044

85

22.80

ISE

09:56:11

762846

388

22.80

ISE

09:57:02

763602

490

22.80

ISE

09:57:34

764164

483

22.78

ISE

10:04:13

770469

15

22.78

ISE

10:04:13

770467

503

22.78

ISE

10:04:13

770464

1

22.85

ISE

10:21:02

783228

523

22.85

ISE

10:21:02

783226

461

22.85

ISE

10:21:02

783192

500

22.87

ISE

10:31:34

790504

449

22.85

ISE

10:33:13

791850

124

22.79

ISE

10:39:44

797990

92

22.79

ISE

10:39:44

797988

302

22.84

ISE

10:46:37

802940

489

22.84

ISE

10:48:19

804336

490

22.82

ISE

10:48:21

804443

539

22.81

ISE

10:49:42

805312

287

22.83

ISE

11:00:22

812842

480

22.82

ISE

11:01:18

813469

492

22.81

ISE

11:07:13

817998

93

22.83

ISE

11:10:15

820323

442

22.83

ISE

11:12:16

821460

189

22.82

ISE

11:12:18

821526

261

22.82

ISE

11:13:26

822064

494

22.76

ISE

11:21:46

828285

250

22.76

ISE

11:30:30

833403

228

22.76

ISE

11:30:30

833401

519

22.77

ISE

11:30:30

833374

447

22.78

ISE

11:30:30

833368

234

22.75

ISE

11:36:01

836666

283

22.75

ISE

11:36:01

836664

458

22.73

ISE

11:38:39

838291

139

22.72

ISE

11:39:27

838767

81

22.72

ISE

11:39:27

838759

462

22.70

ISE

11:40:20

839497

508

22.73

ISE

11:46:03

843744

479

22.73

ISE

11:52:20

847275

459

22.72

ISE

11:52:32

847473

502

22.74

ISE

11:54:44

848797

488

22.78

ISE

11:57:20

850759

269

22.82

ISE

12:03:00

855021

10

22.82

ISE

12:03:00

855019

483

22.81

ISE

12:05:08

856353

77

22.80

ISE

12:06:04

856842

476

22.80

ISE

12:06:04

856840

187

22.78

ISE

12:06:18

857074

261

22.78

ISE

12:06:18

857072

232

22.80

ISE

12:09:27

858674

293

22.80

ISE

12:09:27

858672

151

22.81

ISE

12:14:39

861459

256

22.81

ISE

12:14:39

861452

103

22.81

ISE

12:14:39

861450

299

22.82

ISE

12:18:28

863412

174

22.82

ISE

12:18:28

863410

124

22.81

ISE

12:18:30

863454

196

22.82

ISE

12:19:51

864181

290

22.82

ISE

12:19:51

864179

335

22.82

ISE

12:21:54

865098

151

22.82

ISE

12:21:55

865101

106

22.80

ISE

12:26:00

867284

416

22.80

ISE

12:26:00

867282

483

22.78

ISE

12:32:02

870511

146

22.79

ISE

12:33:39

871619

27

22.79

ISE

12:33:39

871617

331

22.79

ISE

12:33:39

871615

80

22.77

ISE

12:34:30

872014

416

22.77

ISE

12:34:30

872011

507

22.83

ISE

12:41:35

875536

212

22.83

ISE

12:42:37

876189

396

22.82

ISE

12:42:41

876208

85

22.82

ISE

12:42:41

876206

108

22.82

ISE

12:48:17

879989

539

22.85

ISE

12:50:41

881568

178

22.90

ISE

13:00:43

887505

416

22.90

ISE

13:00:43

887503

497

22.90

ISE

13:00:43

887494

282

22.90

ISE

13:00:43

887492

416

22.90

ISE

13:00:43

887490

238

22.90

ISE

13:07:35

892069

471

22.88

ISE

13:11:21

894793

482

22.88

ISE

13:11:21

894795

73

22.89

ISE

13:15:48

898185

425

22.89

ISE

13:15:55

898371

213

22.88

ISE

13:15:56

898499

88

22.88

ISE

13:16:04

898626

243

22.88

ISE

13:16:15

898740

237

22.88

ISE

13:16:40

898977

512

22.92

ISE

13:21:42

903531

703

22.90

ISE

13:24:35

905725

464

22.88

ISE

13:28:37

908623

452

22.87

ISE

13:31:35

910987

67

22.86

ISE

13:31:36

910997

35

22.87

ISE

13:31:36

910992

402

22.86

ISE

13:31:44

911045

335

22.83

ISE

13:33:44

912482

523

22.84

ISE

13:36:23

914396

233

22.82

ISE

13:36:43

914755

283

22.82

ISE

13:36:43

914753

30

22.80

ISE

13:37:26

915249

250

22.80

ISE

13:37:26

915244

176

22.80

ISE

13:37:26

915241

187

22.80

ISE

13:42:09

918226

266

22.80

ISE

13:42:09

918224

211

22.77

ISE

13:44:12

919674

250

22.77

ISE

13:44:12

919672

250

22.79

ISE

13:50:00

923715

464

22.81

ISE

13:51:37

925275

29

22.81

ISE

13:51:37

925273

31

22.84

ISE

13:54:33

927270

510

22.93

ISE

14:04:41

934956

513

22.93

ISE

14:04:41

934950

1,797

22.93

ISE

14:04:41

934948

250

22.93

ISE

14:04:41

934941

250

22.93

ISE

14:04:41

934939

490

22.91

ISE

14:05:11

935401

208

22.90

ISE

14:07:45

937479

132

22.92

ISE

14:11:05

940217

29

22.92

ISE

14:11:05

940215

250

22.92

ISE

14:11:05

940172

250

22.92

ISE

14:11:05

940170

90

22.92

ISE

14:11:15

940389

250

22.92

ISE

14:11:15

940387

256

22.98

ISE

14:24:25

950186

102

22.97

ISE

14:24:26

950198

225

22.98

ISE

14:24:26

950195

250

22.98

ISE

14:24:26

950192

191

22.97

ISE

14:24:27

950211

173

22.97

ISE

14:26:00

951895

250

22.97

ISE

14:26:00

951892

193

22.97

ISE

14:26:00

951886

73

22.97

ISE

14:26:00

951888

353

22.94

ISE

14:26:01

951906

140

22.94

ISE

14:26:05

951952

372

22.92

ISE

14:27:43

953726

266

23.01

ISE

14:30:24

959752

250

23.01

ISE

14:30:24

959750

471

23.01

ISE

14:30:24

959744

7

23.01

ISE

14:31:49

963362

523

23.01

ISE

14:31:49

963364

515

23.03

ISE

14:32:42

966438

48

23.02

ISE

14:33:07

967572

432

23.02

ISE

14:33:07

967570

250

23.05

ISE

14:34:54

971755

2

23.05

ISE

14:34:54

971734

405

23.05

ISE

14:34:58

971956

478

23.04

ISE

14:35:00

972149

229

23.04

ISE

14:35:08

972457

468

23.03

ISE

14:35:09

972555

250

23.03

ISE

14:35:33

973346

171

23.02

ISE

14:36:29

975260

266

23.02

ISE

14:36:29

975258

210

22.99

ISE

14:36:52

976149

250

22.99

ISE

14:36:52

976145

45

22.96

ISE

14:39:53

982031

250

22.96

ISE

14:39:53

982029

200

22.96

ISE

14:39:53

982027

391

22.95

ISE

14:39:55

982255

266

23.01

ISE

14:42:16

986026

127

23.02

ISE

14:42:30

986297

479

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