Transaction in Own Shares

14th January 2019

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 11th 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:

83,502

67,019

Highest price paid per share:

GBp 2,219.0000

€24.5100

Lowest price paid per share:

GBp 2,177.0000

€24.1700

Volume weighted average price paid:

GBp 2,189.3785

€24.3393

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 28,544,594 of its ordinary shares in treasury and will have 814,845,744 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

2,189.3785

83,502

Euronext Dublin

EUR

24.3393

67,019

London Stock Exchange

Number ofShares

Price per Share (GBp)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

585

2,210

LSE

08:24:31

708829

202

2,210

LSE

08:33:39

720275

478

2,210

LSE

08:33:39

720273

516

2,209

LSE

08:46:10

737850

222

2,215

LSE

08:50:27

745248

100

2,215

LSE

08:50:27

745246

585

2,215

LSE

08:50:27

745237

384

2,215

LSE

08:50:27

745235

122

2,216

LSE

08:56:13

753259

250

2,216

LSE

08:56:13

753257

588

2,218

LSE

08:58:18

756270

131

2,218

LSE

08:58:18

756268

4

2,219

LSE

09:20:23

783078

300

2,219

LSE

09:20:23

783076

300

2,219

LSE

09:20:23

783074

653

2,215

LSE

09:35:10

803112

558

2,211

LSE

09:49:29

827566

631

2,209

LSE

09:55:33

835656

382

2,208

LSE

10:02:14

843109

363

2,204

LSE

10:11:30

850653

388

2,204

LSE

10:11:30

850651

260

2,204

LSE

10:11:30

850649

397

2,204

LSE

10:11:30

850647

676

2,198

LSE

10:20:51

858426

622

2,189

LSE

10:40:07

872626

111

2,197

LSE

10:52:47

882561

441

2,197

LSE

10:52:47

882559

696

2,197

LSE

10:52:47

882557

604

2,190

LSE

10:56:53

889107

156

2,189

LSE

10:56:54

889113

185

2,189

LSE

10:56:54

889111

366

2,194

LSE

11:04:13

895552

609

2,197

LSE

11:12:35

900967

345

2,197

LSE

11:12:35

900969

726

2,193

LSE

11:29:24

912365

250

2,190

LSE

11:45:08

922078

464

2,190

LSE

11:45:35

922347

331

2,188

LSE

11:45:39

922393

200

2,188

LSE

11:45:39

922391

545

2,179

LSE

11:55:43

929579

137

2,179

LSE

11:55:43

929577

233

2,178

LSE

12:02:09

933321

168

2,178

LSE

12:02:09

933311

726

2,183

LSE

12:20:56

949115

310

2,181

LSE

12:21:14

949345

24

2,181

LSE

12:21:14

949343

371

2,180

LSE

12:21:36

949791

116

2,177

LSE

12:48:33

964719

164

2,177

LSE

12:48:33

964717

368

2,177

LSE

12:48:33

964721

36

2,177

LSE

12:48:33

964723

308

2,181

LSE

13:06:39

976245

198

2,181

LSE

13:06:39

976243

696

2,182

LSE

13:09:00

977874

642

2,183

LSE

13:16:38

983355

285

2,184

LSE

13:28:02

991495

165

2,184

LSE

13:28:02

991493

84

2,184

LSE

13:28:02

991491

147

2,184

LSE

13:28:02

991489

721

2,180

LSE

13:41:04

1001812

392

2,183

LSE

13:45:22

1005479

333

2,183

LSE

13:45:22

1005477

335

2,186

LSE

13:53:01

1011326

158

2,186

LSE

13:54:05

1012001

55

2,186

LSE

13:54:05

1011999

220

2,190

LSE

13:58:04

1015756

384

2,190

LSE

13:58:04

1015754

586

2,193

LSE

14:06:06

1023047

250

2,193

LSE

14:08:55

1025109

690

2,192

LSE

14:09:45

1025744

713

2,190

LSE

14:15:36

1030886

300

2,187

LSE

14:21:19

1036307

205

2,187

LSE

14:21:19

1036305

222

2,187

LSE

14:21:36

1036502

245

2,190

LSE

14:25:14

1039915

12

2,190

LSE

14:25:14

1039913

443

2,190

LSE

14:25:14

1039917

270

2,189

LSE

14:27:38

1041969

321

2,189

LSE

14:27:38

1041967

2

2,189

LSE

14:27:38

1041965

4

2,189

LSE

14:27:38

1041971

674

2,189

LSE

14:27:38

1041961

211

2,192

LSE

14:32:17

1050431

441

2,192

LSE

14:32:17

1050429

250

2,192

LSE

14:32:17

1050433

617

2,192

LSE

14:32:49

1051146

345

2,191

LSE

14:32:57

1051417

150

2,191

LSE

14:32:57

1051415

220

2,191

LSE

14:32:57

1051413

636

2,195

LSE

14:34:56

1054230

627

2,190

LSE

14:36:29

1056459

520

2,190

LSE

14:37:21

1057636

407

2,192

LSE

14:38:03

1058361

189

2,192

LSE

14:38:06

1058399

126

2,191

LSE

14:38:53

1059313

174

2,191

LSE

14:38:54

1059462

380

2,191

LSE

14:39:00

1059655

635

2,188

LSE

14:39:55

1060822

134

2,190

LSE

14:40:43

1062084

200

2,190

LSE

14:40:43

1062080

369

2,190

LSE

14:40:43

1062082

250

2,187

LSE

14:42:59

1065283

158

2,187

LSE

14:42:59

1065281

294

2,187

LSE

14:43:54

1066998

300

2,187

LSE

14:43:54

1066996

209

2,189

LSE

14:45:44

1069710

150

2,189

LSE

14:45:44

1069708

338

2,189

LSE

14:45:44

1069706

687

2,190

LSE

14:49:10

1073984

618

2,191

LSE

14:50:13

1075234

123

2,189

LSE

14:50:50

1076127

200

2,189

LSE

14:50:50

1076125

302

2,189

LSE

14:50:50

1076123

578

2,186

LSE

14:52:06

1077807

150

2,186

LSE

14:52:06

1077805

51

2,185

LSE

14:54:36

1081066

81

2,185

LSE

14:54:36

1081064

74

2,185

LSE

14:54:36

1081062

330

2,185

LSE

14:54:36

1081060

170

2,185

LSE

14:54:36

1081058

72

2,185

LSE

14:55:30

1082098

150

2,185

LSE

14:55:30

1082096

427

2,185

LSE

14:55:30

1082094

655

2,184

LSE

14:56:58

1084094

271

2,183

LSE

14:57:02

1084244

41

2,183

LSE

14:57:02

1084242

60

2,183

LSE

14:57:02

1084238

249

2,183

LSE

14:57:02

1084233

250

2,184

LSE

15:00:44

1089811

45

2,184

LSE

15:00:44

1089809

1

2,184

LSE

15:00:44

1089807

250

2,184

LSE

15:00:44

1089813

166

2,184

LSE

15:00:44

1089815

438

2,184

LSE

15:00:44

1089785

198

2,184

LSE

15:00:44

1089783

616

2,188

LSE

15:07:16

1099590

680

2,188

LSE

15:07:16

1099587

718

2,188

LSE

15:07:16

1099574

161

2,189

LSE

15:11:10

1104320

432

2,189

LSE

15:11:10

1104318

479

2,189

LSE

15:11:10

1104316

192

2,189

LSE

15:11:10

1104314

692

2,188

LSE

15:14:09

1107955

730

2,187

LSE

15:15:12

1109259

218

2,191

LSE

15:18:55

1113368

100

2,191

LSE

15:18:55

1113366

380

2,191

LSE

15:18:55

1113364

94

2,190

LSE

15:20:22

1115090

569

2,190

LSE

15:20:22

1115088

4

2,190

LSE

15:20:22

1115082

283

2,190

LSE

15:20:22

1115086

300

2,190

LSE

15:20:22

1115084

637

2,190

LSE

15:22:26

1117680

273

2,187

LSE

15:24:05

1119534

150

2,187

LSE

15:24:05

1119532

174

2,187

LSE

15:24:05

1119530

300

2,186

LSE

15:26:19

1123247

6

2,186

LSE

15:26:19

1123245

370

2,186

LSE

15:26:20

1123253

608

2,186

LSE

15:26:41

1123929

302

2,185

LSE

15:27:12

1124596

300

2,185

LSE

15:27:12

1124575

672

2,185

LSE

15:28:18

1125724

265

2,182

LSE

15:30:52

1129141

438

2,182

LSE

15:30:52

1129139

624

2,182

LSE

15:32:14

1130788

348

2,181

LSE

15:32:40

1131384

42

2,181

LSE

15:32:40

1131380

39

2,181

LSE

15:32:41

1131456

295

2,181

LSE

15:32:41

1131434

125

2,183

LSE

15:36:47

1136435

100

2,183

LSE

15:36:47

1136433

250

2,183

LSE

15:36:47

1136431

250

2,183

LSE

15:36:47

1136429

250

2,183

LSE

15:36:47

1136427

72

2,182

LSE

15:37:25

1137438

600

2,182

LSE

15:37:25

1137436

223

2,184

LSE

15:41:01

1142177

250

2,184

LSE

15:41:01

1142180

250

2,184

LSE

15:41:01

1142175

250

2,184

LSE

15:41:01

1142173

470

2,184

LSE

15:41:01

1142171

673

2,183

LSE

15:41:07

1142348

120

2,186

LSE

15:44:27

1146493

513

2,186

LSE

15:44:27

1146491

63

2,185

LSE

15:46:06

1148388

534

2,186

LSE

15:46:31

1148978

950

2,186

LSE

15:46:33

1149019

198

2,187

LSE

15:47:27

1150325

57

2,187

LSE

15:47:27

1150321

1,070

2,187

LSE

15:47:27

1150323

659

2,188

LSE

15:48:51

1151813

59

2,187

LSE

15:49:27

1152533

100

2,187

LSE

15:49:27

1152531

550

2,187

LSE

15:49:27

1152529

327

2,184

LSE

15:50:25

1154219

326

2,184

LSE

15:50:25

1154221

85

2,184

LSE

15:52:33

1157039

200

2,184

LSE

15:52:33

1157041

369

2,184

LSE

15:52:35

1157072

413

2,190

LSE

15:55:32

1161637

150

2,190

LSE

15:55:32

1161635

70

2,190

LSE

15:55:32

1161633

250

2,190

LSE

15:56:06

1162458

295

2,190

LSE

15:56:06

1162456

675

2,190

LSE

15:57:16

1164068

200

2,189

LSE

15:57:46

1165015

30

2,189

LSE

15:57:46

1165005

100

2,189

LSE

15:58:39

1166107

200

2,189

LSE

15:58:39

1166093

203

2,189

LSE

15:58:50

1166440

659

2,189

LSE

15:59:16

1167232

25

2,188

LSE

15:59:25

1167549

601

2,188

LSE

15:59:25

1167547

178

2,189

LSE

16:01:06

1170757

250

2,189

LSE

16:01:06

1170753

250

2,189

LSE

16:01:06

1170751

262

2,189

LSE

16:01:06

1170743

103

2,189

LSE

16:01:06

1170741

114

2,189

LSE

16:01:06

1170745

244

2,189

LSE

16:01:06

1170747

35

2,187

LSE

16:02:19

1172616

592

2,187

LSE

16:02:19

1172614

580

2,189

LSE

16:04:37

1176573

150

2,189

LSE

16:04:37

1176571

681

2,188

LSE

16:04:39

1176632

100

2,186

LSE

16:05:40

1178023

53

2,186

LSE

16:05:40

1178016

100

2,186

LSE

16:05:41

1178049

100

2,186

LSE

16:05:41

1178046

100

2,186

LSE

16:05:41

1178044

100

2,186

LSE

16:05:42

1178068

100

2,186

LSE

16:05:42

1178057

2

2,186

LSE

16:05:45

1178101

81

2,184

LSE

16:08:01

1181151

100

2,184

LSE

16:08:02

1181166

194

2,184

LSE

16:08:05

1181235

169

2,184

LSE

16:08:05

1181233

19

2,184

LSE

16:08:05

1181231

150

2,184

LSE

16:08:05

1181229

96

2,184

LSE

16:09:18

1183244

288

2,184

LSE

16:09:21

1183519

150

2,184

LSE

16:09:21

1183517

69

2,184

LSE

16:09:21

1183515

528

2,184

LSE

16:09:27

1183864

173

2,184

LSE

16:09:27

1183862

671

2,184

LSE

16:11:09

1186763

42

2,184

LSE

16:11:09

1186766

692

2,183

LSE

16:11:29

1187341

645

2,183

LSE

16:12:00

1188219

644

2,184

LSE

16:12:30

1189211

656

2,183

LSE

16:13:31

1190676

266

2,183

LSE

16:13:34

1190733

464

2,183

LSE

16:13:34

1190731

679

2,181

LSE

16:14:58

1192698

45

2,181

LSE

16:16:52

1196587

452

2,182

LSE

16:17:45

1198080

100

2,182

LSE

16:17:45

1198078

69

2,182

LSE

16:17:45

1198076

1,841

2,182

LSE

16:17:45

1198059

164

2,182

LSE

16:18:07

1199094

250

2,182

LSE

16:18:07

1199092

Euronext Dublin

Number ofShares

Price per Share (EUR)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

122

24.41

ISE

08:22:58

706849

525

24.44

ISE

08:24:31

708831

731

24.40

ISE

08:27:32

712435

498

24.44

ISE

08:31:17

717362

93

24.43

ISE

08:31:22

717507

395

24.43

ISE

08:32:18

718821

520

24.44

ISE

08:36:40

724377

579

24.43

ISE

08:37:00

724845

458

24.42

ISE

08:37:06

725019

466

24.42

ISE

08:40:03

728770

58

24.42

ISE

08:40:03

728768

471

24.42

ISE

08:41:18

730399

485

24.42

ISE

08:41:18

730397

506

24.42

ISE

08:42:52

732389

250

24.41

ISE

08:46:47

738944

250

24.41

ISE

08:46:47

738942

250

24.41

ISE

08:46:47

738939

551

24.46

ISE

08:53:58

750127

250

24.48

ISE

08:55:08

751709

43

24.48

ISE

08:55:08

751707

54

24.48

ISE

08:55:08

751705

537

24.48

ISE

08:56:13

753261

856

24.51

ISE

08:58:08

756070

272

24.47

ISE

09:00:08

759169

450

24.48

ISE

09:01:55

761759

250

24.47

ISE

09:04:25

764812

250

24.47

ISE

09:04:25

764810

540

24.44

ISE

09:06:34

767977

496

24.47

ISE

09:12:40

774989

542

24.46

ISE

09:13:59

776367

444

24.50

ISE

09:20:22

783029

644

24.50

ISE

09:20:22

783027

483

24.49

ISE

09:20:23

783080

444

24.47

ISE

09:22:40

785583

437

24.47

ISE

09:28:57

793782

202

24.48

ISE

09:32:08

798472

504

24.48

ISE

09:32:15

798587

547

24.47

ISE

09:32:17

798777

460

24.47

ISE

09:35:10

803120

465

24.44

ISE

09:35:42

804121

428

24.44

ISE

09:38:57

809307

153

24.44

ISE

09:38:57

809305

526

24.43

ISE

09:40:00

811139

533

24.43

ISE

09:47:26

824129

108

24.42

ISE

09:47:35

824380

371

24.42

ISE

09:47:37

824404

447

24.42

ISE

09:52:28

831549

509

24.42

ISE

09:52:52

832198

27

24.42

ISE

09:55:33

835658

240

24.42

ISE

09:55:34

835710

261

24.42

ISE

09:55:34

835708

503

24.44

ISE

10:02:36

843373

468

24.44

ISE

10:02:36

843371

484

24.44

ISE

10:03:39

844645

527

24.44

ISE

10:03:39

844647

356

24.43

ISE

10:03:45

844721

175

24.43

ISE

10:03:45

844719

322

24.46

ISE

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