Transaction in Own Shares

25th January 2019

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 24th 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:

59,109

90,605

Highest price paid per share:

GBp 2,198.0000

€25.2400

Lowest price paid per share:

GBp 2,164.0000

€24.9000

Volume weighted average price paid:

GBp 2,176.5031

€25.0499

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 29,738,506 of its ordinary shares in treasury and will have 813,651,832 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

2,176.5031

59,109

Euronext Dublin

EUR

25.0499

90,605

London Stock Exchange

Number ofShares

Price per Share (GBp)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

201

2,177

LSE

08:06:16

778544

465

2,177

LSE

08:06:16

778542

601

2,176

LSE

08:06:22

778658

580

2,176

LSE

08:11:07

787485

292

2,174

LSE

08:12:38

789947

141

2,174

LSE

08:12:38

789945

150

2,174

LSE

08:12:38

789943

264

2,176

LSE

08:13:42

791597

350

2,176

LSE

08:13:42

791595

322

2,176

LSE

08:19:30

801081

266

2,176

LSE

08:19:30

801079

691

2,186

LSE

08:27:10

814001

237

2,184

LSE

08:35:32

826597

374

2,184

LSE

08:35:35

826633

671

2,180

LSE

08:44:19

839525

21

2,182

LSE

08:51:03

849330

39

2,185

LSE

08:53:41

853350

563

2,185

LSE

08:53:41

853348

70

2,184

LSE

09:02:02

865203

300

2,184

LSE

09:02:02

865201

224

2,184

LSE

09:02:02

865199

213

2,187

LSE

09:06:26

871273

400

2,187

LSE

09:06:26

871271

59

2,198

LSE

09:21:35

890768

90

2,198

LSE

09:21:35

890766

399

2,198

LSE

09:21:35

890771

79

2,198

LSE

09:21:35

890773

218

2,195

LSE

09:23:01

892488

308

2,195

LSE

09:23:01

892486

89

2,195

LSE

09:23:01

892484

40

2,195

LSE

09:23:01

892481

341

2,190

LSE

09:29:32

900634

307

2,190

LSE

09:29:32

900632

252

2,189

LSE

09:40:15

916242

395

2,189

LSE

09:40:15

916240

568

2,189

LSE

09:56:48

937467

59

2,190

LSE

10:00:16

941658

606

2,190

LSE

10:00:16

941660

300

2,191

LSE

10:10:22

950501

388

2,191

LSE

10:10:22

950503

581

2,186

LSE

10:17:46

957381

152

2,179

LSE

10:26:50

964618

108

2,179

LSE

10:26:50

964616

343

2,179

LSE

10:26:50

964614

136

2,181

LSE

10:30:35

967774

360

2,181

LSE

10:30:35

967772

109

2,181

LSE

10:30:35

967770

654

2,184

LSE

10:43:13

978691

564

2,180

LSE

10:53:29

986691

7

2,180

LSE

10:53:29

986689

608

2,180

LSE

10:57:22

990234

243

2,185

LSE

11:10:58

1001334

366

2,185

LSE

11:10:58

1001336

160

2,187

LSE

11:20:45

1009134

443

2,187

LSE

11:20:45

1009132

50

2,187

LSE

11:20:45

1009130

448

2,190

LSE

11:34:14

1017503

283

2,189

LSE

11:34:36

1017685

266

2,189

LSE

11:34:36

1017683

79

2,189

LSE

11:34:36

1017681

684

2,188

LSE

11:43:01

1022742

682

2,190

LSE

11:51:57

1028142

625

2,188

LSE

12:07:37

1037329

186

2,190

LSE

12:11:21

1039397

451

2,190

LSE

12:11:21

1039395

118

2,190

LSE

12:24:06

1046939

25

2,190

LSE

12:24:19

1047025

27

2,190

LSE

12:24:33

1047136

28

2,190

LSE

12:24:48

1047269

28

2,190

LSE

12:25:03

1047377

24

2,190

LSE

12:25:16

1047476

191

2,190

LSE

12:25:25

1047604

464

2,195

LSE

12:29:23

1050393

119

2,195

LSE

12:29:23

1050391

82

2,195

LSE

12:29:23

1050389

28

2,190

LSE

12:42:15

1058392

212

2,190

LSE

12:42:15

1058390

184

2,190

LSE

12:42:15

1058396

199

2,190

LSE

12:42:15

1058394

69

2,188

LSE

12:55:56

1069165

507

2,188

LSE

12:56:01

1069192

289

2,188

LSE

13:02:00

1074341

200

2,188

LSE

13:02:00

1074339

199

2,188

LSE

13:02:00

1074335

4

2,188

LSE

13:02:00

1074333

120

2,190

LSE

13:09:38

1079760

545

2,190

LSE

13:09:49

1079892

24

2,190

LSE

13:09:49

1079890

133

2,183

LSE

13:19:59

1087387

130

2,183

LSE

13:19:59

1087391

270

2,183

LSE

13:19:59

1087389

18

2,188

LSE

13:30:01

1095328

12

2,188

LSE

13:30:01

1095326

200

2,188

LSE

13:30:01

1095324

200

2,188

LSE

13:30:01

1095322

199

2,188

LSE

13:30:01

1095320

45

2,188

LSE

13:30:01

1095318

614

2,180

LSE

13:33:56

1100747

25

2,180

LSE

13:43:58

1110759

300

2,180

LSE

13:43:58

1110757

299

2,180

LSE

13:43:58

1110755

602

2,172

LSE

13:50:05

1117461

36

2,171

LSE

13:56:45

1125165

231

2,171

LSE

13:59:26

1127710

426

2,171

LSE

13:59:26

1127714

589

2,171

LSE

13:59:26

1127712

626

2,170

LSE

13:59:41

1127900

593

2,170

LSE

14:00:08

1128235

114

2,169

LSE

14:01:26

1129678

149

2,169

LSE

14:01:26

1129667

156

2,169

LSE

14:01:26

1129664

250

2,169

LSE

14:01:26

1129662

628

2,169

LSE

14:01:26

1129656

37

2,169

LSE

14:01:26

1129654

250

2,169

LSE

14:03:26

1131535

250

2,169

LSE

14:03:26

1131531

100

2,169

LSE

14:03:26

1131533

250

2,169

LSE

14:03:26

1131537

159

2,169

LSE

14:03:26

1131539

125

2,169

LSE

14:03:26

1131541

22

2,169

LSE

14:03:26

1131529

148

2,167

LSE

14:04:26

1132424

581

2,168

LSE

14:04:26

1132421

321

2,167

LSE

14:05:00

1133106

277

2,167

LSE

14:05:09

1133295

144

2,167

LSE

14:05:09

1133293

195

2,167

LSE

14:05:09

1133291

244

2,167

LSE

14:05:09

1133289

600

2,166

LSE

14:05:13

1133378

24

2,165

LSE

14:06:11

1134172

27

2,165

LSE

14:06:59

1135001

34

2,165

LSE

14:07:57

1135887

604

2,165

LSE

14:07:57

1135889

82

2,164

LSE

14:08:47

1136594

622

2,164

LSE

14:08:48

1136650

298

2,164

LSE

14:09:19

1137184

20

2,164

LSE

14:09:19

1137182

250

2,165

LSE

14:09:56

1137862

197

2,165

LSE

14:09:56

1137860

169

2,165

LSE

14:09:56

1137858

250

2,165

LSE

14:09:56

1137856

264

2,165

LSE

14:09:56

1137854

169

2,166

LSE

14:11:36

1139208

129

2,166

LSE

14:11:36

1139206

89

2,166

LSE

14:11:36

1139212

208

2,166

LSE

14:11:36

1139210

250

2,166

LSE

14:11:36

1139214

66

2,166

LSE

14:13:37

1140818

250

2,166

LSE

14:13:37

1140816

792

2,166

LSE

14:13:37

1140814

250

2,166

LSE

14:13:37

1140812

100

2,166

LSE

14:13:37

1140810

657

2,165

LSE

14:14:20

1141627

100

2,168

LSE

14:15:39

1142782

155

2,168

LSE

14:15:39

1142780

493

2,168

LSE

14:15:39

1142778

211

2,168

LSE

14:15:39

1142776

493

2,168

LSE

14:15:39

1142774

493

2,168

LSE

14:15:39

1142772

435

2,169

LSE

14:17:13

1144245

578

2,168

LSE

14:19:21

1146361

601

2,168

LSE

14:19:21

1146359

3

2,168

LSE

14:19:29

1146552

250

2,168

LSE

14:19:29

1146550

250

2,168

LSE

14:19:29

1146548

474

2,168

LSE

14:19:29

1146546

34

2,168

LSE

14:21:26

1148249

294

2,168

LSE

14:21:26

1148247

271

2,168

LSE

14:21:26

1148245

353

2,168

LSE

14:21:26

1148243

563

2,168

LSE

14:23:27

1150108

250

2,168

LSE

14:27:21

1153532

211

2,168

LSE

14:27:21

1153530

126

2,168

LSE

14:27:21

1153528

250

2,168

LSE

14:27:21

1153526

100

2,168

LSE

14:27:21

1153524

250

2,168

LSE

14:27:21

1153522

150

2,168

LSE

14:27:21

1153520

89

2,168

LSE

14:27:21

1153518

13

2,167

LSE

14:28:30

1154684

533

2,167

LSE

14:28:30

1154682

116

2,167

LSE

14:28:30

1154680

573

2,167

LSE

14:28:30

1154678

241

2,166

LSE

14:30:00

1157123

300

2,166

LSE

14:30:00

1157125

15

2,166

LSE

14:30:05

1158043

320

2,166

LSE

14:30:05

1158040

245

2,166

LSE

14:30:05

1158038

78

2,166

LSE

14:30:05

1158036

627

2,167

LSE

14:30:27

1159012

46

2,166

LSE

14:30:55

1160143

196

2,172

LSE

14:33:23

1164193

90

2,172

LSE

14:33:23

1164189

425

2,172

LSE

14:33:23

1164191

250

2,172

LSE

14:33:23

1164197

333

2,172

LSE

14:33:23

1164195

250

2,172

LSE

14:33:23

1164201

11

2,172

LSE

14:33:23

1164199

629

2,173

LSE

14:33:59

1165114

664

2,174

LSE

14:35:00

1166522

694

2,174

LSE

14:35:00

1166520

179

2,173

LSE

14:35:06

1166668

299

2,173

LSE

14:35:06

1166666

136

2,173

LSE

14:35:06

1166664

209

2,176

LSE

14:36:06

1168564

406

2,176

LSE

14:36:06

1168566

668

2,176

LSE

14:36:28

1169345

668

2,176

LSE

14:36:28

1169338

627

2,176

LSE

14:36:28

1169342

1

2,176

LSE

14:36:28

1169340

613

2,175

LSE

14:36:30

1169497

621

2,172

LSE

14:37:20

1170796

Euronext Dublin

Number ofShares

Price per Share (EUR)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

582

24.93

ISE

08:08:29

782324

10

24.90

ISE

08:09:15

784599

500

24.93

ISE

08:11:09

787584

552

24.90

ISE

08:12:38

789952

581

24.92

ISE

08:13:58

791916

539

24.98

ISE

08:19:30

801083

510

25.01

ISE

08:22:40

806450

547

25.10

ISE

08:27:10

814004

573

25.06

ISE

08:28:16

815650

191

25.05

ISE

08:29:58

817974

300

25.05

ISE

08:29:58

817972

239

25.04

ISE

08:30:00

818204

258

25.04

ISE

08:30:00

818125

512

25.04

ISE

08:37:57

830418

390

25.04

ISE

08:43:11

837937

74

25.04

ISE

08:43:11

837933

136

25.04

ISE

08:43:11

837935

116

25.04

ISE

08:43:12

837964

250

25.04

ISE

08:43:51

838872

59

25.04

ISE

08:43:51

838870

498

25.07

ISE

08:54:09

854097

532

25.10

ISE

09:07:15

872173

732

25.24

ISE

09:21:35

890782

601

25.22

ISE

09:22:04

891401

500

25.21

ISE

09:23:00

892477

539

25.20

ISE

09:23:09

892650

593

25.18

ISE

09:25:54

895660

1

25.16

ISE

09:30:49

902490

51

25.16

ISE

09:33:55

906458

489

25.16

ISE

09:33:55

906400

506

25.16

ISE

09:36:56

910688

79

25.16

ISE

09:38:23

913169

218

25.17

ISE

09:38:52

914511

486

25.16

ISE

09:40:15

916246

449

25.19

ISE

10:06:08

947209

107

25.19

ISE

10:06:08

947207

500

25.17

ISE

10:10:22

950505

483

25.17

ISE

10:10:49

951033

2

25.17

ISE

10:10:49

951031

140

25.16

ISE

10:15:31

955244

206

25.16

ISE

10:15:31

955242

340

25.14

ISE

10:17:43

957341

158

25.14

ISE

10:17:43

957339

528

25.09

ISE

10:28:41

966270

536

25.10

ISE

10:36:07

972520

515

25.10

ISE

10:44:42

979901

522

25.09

ISE

10:44:51

979995

134

25.06

ISE

10:46:11

981041

399

25.06

ISE

10:46:11

981038

164

25.08

ISE

10:54:12

987180

551

25.07

ISE

10:54:23

987372

515

25.07

ISE

10:58:22

991052

271

25.12

ISE

11:10:58

1001353

267

25.12

ISE

11:10:58

1001350

506

25.13

ISE

11:21:48

1009795

107

25.13

ISE

11:29:24

1014358

43

25.13

ISE

11:29:25

1014372

117

25.13

ISE

11:29:26

1014386

184

25.13

ISE

11:29:56

1014803

74

25.13

ISE

11:29:58

1014815

78

25.13

ISE

11:29:59

1014852

65

25.13

ISE

11:30:00

1014870

250

25.13

ISE

11:30:29

1015157

593

25.15

ISE

11:38:36

1020195

756

25.12

ISE

11:43:30

1023078

25

25.16

ISE

11:51:51

1028115

538

25.16

ISE

11:51:57

1028144

748

25.13

ISE

11:54:29

1029813

497

25.12

ISE

11:58:09

1031924

573

25.12

ISE

11:59:57

1032988

12

25.12

ISE

12:23:12

1046460

486

25.12

ISE

12:23:42

1046696

551

25.18

ISE

12:29:57

1050865

499

25.18

ISE

12:29:57

1050863

543

25.16

ISE

12:31:05

1051716

339

25.16

ISE

12:31:05

1051701

599

25.16

ISE

12:31:05

1051697

581

25.15

ISE

12:33:37

1053295

612

25.15

ISE

12:33:37

1053293

298

25.13

ISE

12:42:15

1058400

253

25.13

ISE

12:42:15

1058398

447

25.12

ISE

12:42:20

1058450

568

25.12

ISE

12:43:30

1059237

64

25.12

ISE

12:43:30

1059235

160

25.07

ISE

12:49:51

1064918

232

25.09

ISE

12:53:46

1067500

7

25.09

ISE

12:53:47

1067507

513

25.11

ISE

12:57:18

1070119

48

25.11

ISE

12:57:18

1070117

531

25.09

ISE

13:02:00

1074484

18

25.09

ISE

13:02:15

1074752

543

25.12

ISE

13:10:14

1080179

553

25.11

ISE

13:10:51

1080579

581

25.09

ISE

13:15:21

1083883

655

25.08

ISE

13:30:01

1095342

54

25.08

ISE

13:30:01

1095340

633

25.14

ISE

13:30:01

1095330

398

25.08

ISE

13:32:50

1098133

199

25.08

ISE

13:32:50

1098096

526

25.11

ISE

13:32:50

1097987

512

25.11

ISE

13:32:50

1097958

100

25.11

ISE

13:32:50

1097954

574

25.13

ISE

13:32:50

1097926

520

25.10

ISE

13:43:12

1109842

521

25.09

ISE

13:43:58

1110762

596

25.05

ISE

13:44:41

1111507

532

25.03

ISE

13:45:38

1112702

563

25.01

ISE

13:49:00

1116169

438

24.96

ISE

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