Transaction in Own Shares

8th January 2019

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 7th 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:

28,450

135,765

Highest price paid per share:

GBp 2,134.0000

€23.7700

Lowest price paid per share:

GBp 2,117.0000

€23.4800

Volume weighted average price paid:

GBp 2,124.5985

€23.6395

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 28,137,512 of its ordinary shares in treasury and will have 815,252,826 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

2,124.5985

28,450

Euronext Dublin

EUR

23.6395

135,765

London Stock Exchange

Number ofShares

Price per Share (GBp)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

653

2,134

LSE

10:59:24

854621

654

2,134

LSE

11:08:22

859772

16

2,134

LSE

11:08:22

859770

4

2,131

LSE

11:25:16

869600

587

2,131

LSE

11:25:16

869598

701

2,128

LSE

11:41:36

877452

601

2,132

LSE

11:55:54

885183

36

2,130

LSE

11:58:37

886687

560

2,130

LSE

11:58:37

886680

683

2,126

LSE

12:02:21

888634

663

2,122

LSE

12:09:18

892348

8

2,124

LSE

12:21:41

898248

468

2,124

LSE

12:21:41

898246

210

2,124

LSE

12:21:41

898244

367

2,123

LSE

12:29:02

902132

265

2,123

LSE

12:29:02

902130

627

2,120

LSE

12:36:30

906237

699

2,119

LSE

12:46:20

911919

330

2,123

LSE

12:54:58

916833

169

2,123

LSE

12:54:58

916831

214

2,123

LSE

12:54:58

916835

663

2,129

LSE

13:03:02

921078

617

2,124

LSE

13:19:46

930560

729

2,123

LSE

13:25:12

934434

373

2,121

LSE

13:36:23

941878

324

2,121

LSE

13:36:23

941876

606

2,124

LSE

13:47:15

949120

51

2,120

LSE

13:50:29

951099

333

2,120

LSE

13:50:29

951097

160

2,120

LSE

13:50:29

951093

79

2,120

LSE

13:50:29

951095

595

2,118

LSE

13:55:38

955979

184

2,124

LSE

14:07:59

965096

171

2,124

LSE

14:07:59

965094

51

2,124

LSE

14:09:21

966152

394

2,124

LSE

14:09:21

966156

199

2,124

LSE

14:09:21

966154

676

2,121

LSE

14:14:18

970068

627

2,118

LSE

15:38:08

1095277

591

2,120

LSE

15:39:04

1096585

405

2,121

LSE

15:42:59

1102368

223

2,123

LSE

15:43:38

1103766

202

2,123

LSE

15:43:38

1103760

100

2,123

LSE

15:43:38

1103762

250

2,123

LSE

15:43:38

1103764

41

2,123

LSE

15:43:38

1103774

250

2,123

LSE

15:43:38

1103768

250

2,123

LSE

15:43:38

1103770

391

2,123

LSE

15:43:38

1103772

250

2,117

LSE

15:44:47

1105457

65

2,117

LSE

15:44:47

1105455

616

2,119

LSE

15:47:18

1108875

139

2,121

LSE

15:48:13

1110518

100

2,121

LSE

15:48:13

1110516

210

2,121

LSE

15:48:13

1110514

250

2,121

LSE

15:48:13

1110512

1,095

2,124

LSE

15:49:39

1112321

260

2,123

LSE

15:52:20

1116308

376

2,123

LSE

15:52:20

1116310

678

2,126

LSE

15:55:24

1121005

609

2,127

LSE

15:57:46

1124831

622

2,127

LSE

15:59:48

1128590

614

2,126

LSE

16:00:00

1129266

34

2,127

LSE

16:02:09

1132849

338

2,127

LSE

16:02:09

1132847

285

2,127

LSE

16:02:09

1132845

149

2,128

LSE

16:05:01

1138033

167

2,128

LSE

16:05:01

1138035

341

2,128

LSE

16:05:01

1138029

699

2,127

LSE

16:05:32

1139054

600

2,126

LSE

16:07:32

1142260

33

2,126

LSE

16:07:32

1142258

362

2,126

LSE

16:09:32

1145456

87

2,126

LSE

16:09:32

1145452

190

2,126

LSE

16:09:32

1145450

623

2,128

LSE

16:11:22

1148835

608

2,128

LSE

16:12:25

1150995

Euronext Dublin

Number ofShares

Price per Share (EUR)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

269

23.77

ISE

11:01:08

855738

444

23.76

ISE

11:04:01

857495

490

23.76

ISE

11:08:59

860228

250

23.76

ISE

11:08:59

860226

205

23.75

ISE

11:09:46

860663

492

23.72

ISE

11:11:40

861766

738

23.73

ISE

11:25:07

869508

192

23.72

ISE

11:29:33

871440

451

23.70

ISE

11:31:01

872419

15

23.70

ISE

11:31:01

872417

541

23.70

ISE

11:31:01

872406

472

23.68

ISE

11:36:28

875027

125

23.71

ISE

11:42:33

878071

416

23.71

ISE

11:42:33

878069

212

23.72

ISE

11:47:26

881151

266

23.72

ISE

11:47:26

881149

171

23.74

ISE

11:56:17

885507

250

23.74

ISE

11:58:35

886672

320

23.74

ISE

11:58:43

886754

285

23.72

ISE

11:58:51

886921

306

23.72

ISE

11:58:51

886914

522

23.73

ISE

12:00:00

887633

118

23.71

ISE

12:00:06

887746

333

23.71

ISE

12:00:06

887744

44

23.71

ISE

12:00:06

887742

144

23.69

ISE

12:02:21

888640

333

23.69

ISE

12:02:21

888638

462

23.69

ISE

12:04:01

889587

260

23.68

ISE

12:04:07

889659

141

23.67

ISE

12:08:14

891896

371

23.67

ISE

12:08:14

891894

227

23.66

ISE

12:09:13

892337

250

23.63

ISE

12:10:17

892728

250

23.67

ISE

12:20:59

897856

7

23.67

ISE

12:26:39

900766

480

23.67

ISE

12:26:39

900768

213

23.67

ISE

12:29:49

902730

280

23.67

ISE

12:29:49

902728

271

23.67

ISE

12:29:49

902726

248

23.67

ISE

12:29:49

902724

292

23.68

ISE

12:30:37

903142

309

23.66

ISE

12:31:08

903409

184

23.66

ISE

12:31:08

903407

156

23.63

ISE

12:34:36

905326

304

23.63

ISE

12:34:36

905322

125

23.61

ISE

12:37:37

906760

70

23.61

ISE

12:37:37

906758

125

23.61

ISE

12:37:37

906756

148

23.60

ISE

12:39:24

907881

115

23.60

ISE

12:39:27

907928

332

23.60

ISE

12:39:27

907926

195

23.60

ISE

12:39:27

907922

676

23.60

ISE

12:39:27

907920

263

23.60

ISE

12:40:28

908416

268

23.60

ISE

12:40:28

908414

53

23.60

ISE

12:40:28

908412

268

23.60

ISE

12:40:28

908402

12

23.60

ISE

12:41:50

909212

462

23.61

ISE

12:46:20

911934

291

23.60

ISE

12:49:09

913572

241

23.60

ISE

12:49:09

913574

20

23.71

ISE

12:58:02

918502

444

23.71

ISE

12:58:02

918500

250

23.72

ISE

13:00:35

919925

451

23.72

ISE

13:02:06

920635

241

23.72

ISE

13:03:16

921284

150

23.72

ISE

13:03:16

921282

125

23.72

ISE

13:03:16

921280

15

23.72

ISE

13:03:16

921278

318

23.72

ISE

13:03:16

921276

125

23.72

ISE

13:03:16

921274

224

23.72

ISE

13:07:09

923155

213

23.72

ISE

13:07:09

923153

261

23.72

ISE

13:07:10

923173

238

23.70

ISE

13:07:11

923306

318

23.70

ISE

13:07:11

923223

438

23.70

ISE

13:07:13

923324

30

23.70

ISE

13:07:13

923321

250

23.69

ISE

13:10:21

924918

250

23.69

ISE

13:10:22

924920

495

23.66

ISE

13:13:30

926573

621

23.67

ISE

13:19:46

930563

529

23.64

ISE

13:20:15

930900

499

23.64

ISE

13:21:30

931697

258

23.67

ISE

13:24:49

934246

244

23.67

ISE

13:24:49

934244

499

23.65

ISE

13:25:26

934646

23

23.65

ISE

13:25:26

934639

125

23.65

ISE

13:25:26

934637

375

23.65

ISE

13:25:26

934635

326

23.62

ISE

13:29:43

937006

78

23.61

ISE

13:31:14

938101

48

23.61

ISE

13:31:18

938258

456

23.61

ISE

13:31:27

938370

472

23.64

ISE

13:36:18

941750

462

23.63

ISE

13:36:23

941880

360

23.64

ISE

13:39:47

943902

53

23.64

ISE

13:39:47

943900

274

23.64

ISE

13:39:47

943898

286

23.64

ISE

13:41:53

945358

317

23.63

ISE

13:42:12

945524

149

23.63

ISE

13:42:12

945522

320

23.62

ISE

13:43:30

946420

333

23.65

ISE

13:47:38

949391

155

23.65

ISE

13:47:38

949389

105

23.65

ISE

13:47:38

949387

250

23.64

ISE

13:47:39

949414

527

23.63

ISE

13:48:09

949817

121

23.62

ISE

13:50:29

951105

329

23.62

ISE

13:50:29

951103

48

23.62

ISE

13:50:29

951101

35

23.62

ISE

13:50:31

951133

11

23.62

ISE

13:52:01

952091

524

23.62

ISE

13:52:01

952087

543

23.62

ISE

13:52:01

952044

484

23.62

ISE

13:52:40

952773

456

23.62

ISE

13:54:53

955034

46

23.62

ISE

13:54:53

955032

306

23.62

ISE

13:55:37

955750

125

23.62

ISE

13:55:37

955748

61

23.62

ISE

13:55:37

955746

501

23.62

ISE

13:55:50

956278

258

23.61

ISE

13:59:01

958326

258

23.64

ISE

14:05:57

963600

266

23.64

ISE

14:06:09

963779

184

23.64

ISE

14:06:09

963764

149

23.64

ISE

14:06:09

963762

250

23.64

ISE

14:06:09

963756

1,972

23.65

ISE

14:06:31

964067

1,901

23.65

ISE

14:06:32

964073

143

23.64

ISE

14:09:25

966317

315

23.64

ISE

14:09:25

966315

472

23.64

ISE

14:09:25

966313

284

23.63

ISE

14:14:03

969919

214

23.63

ISE

14:14:03

969916

815

23.64

ISE

14:16:30

972304

250

23.63

ISE

14:16:58

972664

250

23.63

ISE

14:16:58

972661

250

23.63

ISE

14:17:07

972773

489

23.64

ISE

14:19:44

974870

531

23.63

ISE

14:23:10

977453

250

23.62

ISE

14:23:22

977645

250

23.62

ISE

14:23:52

978026

514

23.61

ISE

14:24:06

978224

250

23.61

ISE

14:24:22

978525

230

23.61

ISE

14:24:22

978523

160

23.63

ISE

14:30:00

984553

1,112

23.63

ISE

14:30:00

984548

521

23.63

ISE

14:30:05

986739

3,183

23.67

ISE

14:30:09

986929

491

23.65

ISE

14:30:24

988080

530

23.68

ISE

14:32:26

991842

443

23.68

ISE

14:32:48

992651

250

23.68

ISE

14:32:58

992982

250

23.68

ISE

14:32:58

992980

501

23.67

ISE

14:33:05

993230

536

23.65

ISE

14:33:53

994342

20

23.64

ISE

14:34:57

995992

500

23.64

ISE

14:34:57

995990

114

23.63

ISE

14:35:00

996242

429

23.63

ISE

14:35:00

996240

67

23.57

ISE

14:36:03

998891

422

23.57

ISE

14:36:03

998881

37

23.60

ISE

14:42:30

1009251

122

23.60

ISE

14:42:30

1009248

85

23.60

ISE

14:42:30

1009244

148

23.60

ISE

14:42:30

1009242

312

23.60

ISE

14:42:30

1009238

130

23.60

ISE

14:42:30

1009235

91

23.60

ISE

14:42:30

1009233

648

23.60

ISE

14:42:30

1009214

613

23.60

ISE

14:42:30

1009197

262

23.59

ISE

14:42:33

1009380

204

23.59

ISE

14:42:33

1009360

473

23.60

ISE

14:44:01

1011893

43

23.61

ISE

14:47:12

1016829

466

23.61

ISE

14:47:12

1016827

16

23.63

ISE

14:48:32

1019153

242

23.63

ISE

14:49:02

1020117

117

23.63

ISE

14:49:38

1021282

62

23.63

ISE

14:49:38

1021280

317

23.60

ISE

14:50:27

1022550

467

23.60

ISE

14:50:27

1022548

776

23.60

ISE

14:51:43

1024323

275

23.60

ISE

14:51:43

1024321

274

23.63

ISE

14:53:10

1026100

250

23.63

ISE

14:53:10

1026098

250

23.64

ISE

14:53:31

1026653

440

23.64

ISE

14:53:31

1026651

280

23.61

ISE

14:53:48

1027083

250

23.61

ISE

14:53:48

1027080

207

23.60

ISE

14:54:11

1027861

125

23.60

ISE

14:54:11

1027855

498

23.60

ISE

14:54:11

1027851

154

23.60

ISE

14:54:11

1027853

137

23.63

ISE

14:57:35

1032226

421

23.63

ISE

14:57:35

1032224

732

23.62

ISE

15:00:02

1036115

682

23.60

ISE

15:00:03

1036337

447

23.60

ISE

15:00:03

1036335

268

23.62

ISE

15:01:23

1039062

540

23.63

ISE

15:02:53

1041045

466

23.63

ISE

15:02:53

1041023

297

23.63

ISE

15:02:54

1041083

162

23.64

ISE

15:03:20

1041889

720

23.64

ISE

15:03:20

1041887

464

23.64

ISE

15:03:20

1041883

2,123

23.65

ISE

15:03:55

1042760

1,770

23.65

ISE

15:04:01

1043100

460

23.65

ISE

15:05:16

1045418

189

23.65

ISE

15:05:16

1045416

487

23.64

ISE

15:06:26

1047323

409

23.64

ISE

15:07:15

1048596

246

23.63

ISE

15:07:19

1048663

228

23.63

ISE

15:07:20

1048665

301

23.64

ISE

15:08:11

1050126

250

23.62

ISE

15:09:11

1051992

250

23.62

ISE

15:09:11

1051989

542

23.60

ISE

15:10:22

1053791

454

23.60

ISE

15:10:22

1053772

240

23.60

ISE

15:10:22

1053770

294

23.60

ISE

15:10:22

1053768

305

23.60

ISE

15:10:22

1053766

208

23.60

ISE

15:10:22

1053761

142

23.60

ISE

15:10:22

1053758

110

23.60

ISE

15:10:22

1053756

125

23.60

ISE

15:10:22

1053754

125

23.60

ISE

15:10:22

1053752

245

23.60

ISE

15:10:32

1054033

173

23.59

ISE

15:10:47

1054421

256

23.59

ISE

15:10:47

1054414

256

23.59

ISE

15:10:47

1054412

256

23.59

ISE

15:10:47

1054410

532

23.58

ISE

15:10:53

1054584

309

23.57

ISE

15:11:07

1054970

213

23.57

ISE

15:11:07

1054965

96

23.57

ISE

15:13:01

1057545

480

23.57

ISE

15:13:01

1057543

417

23.57

ISE

15:13:01

1057507

468

23.57

ISE

15:13:01

1057505

455

23.55

ISE

15:13:37

1058651

105

23.54

ISE

15:15:06

1060839

342

23.54

ISE

15:15:06

1060837

133

23.53

ISE

15:15:11

1060960

71

23.53

ISE

15:15:11

1060952

55

23.53

ISE

15:17:26

1064250

295

23.53

ISE

15:17:26

1064248

219

23.51

ISE

15:18:08

1065313

266

23.51

ISE

15:18:08

1065311

333

23.51

ISE

15:18:08

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