Transaction in Own Shares

7th June 2018

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 6th June 2018 it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares (the "ordinary shares") on the London Stock Exchange from CRH's broker UBS Limited. The ordinary shares purchased will be held as treasury shares.

London Stock Exchange

Date of purchase

06 June 2018

Number of ordinary shares purchased:

105,109

Highest price paid per share (GBp):

2,825.0000

Lowest price paid per share (GBp):

2,793.0000

Volume weighted average price paid (GBp):

2,813.8800

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 1 Programme announced on 2nd May 2018.

Following settlement of the above transactions CRH will hold 3,518,825 of its ordinary shares in treasury and will have 839,871,513 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

Transaction Details

Issuer name:

CRH plc

LEI

549300MIDJNNTH068E74

ISIN:

IE0001827041

Intermediary name:

UBS Limited

Intermediary code:

UBSWGB24

Time zone:

BST

Currency:

GBP

Aggregated Information

Trading venue

Volume Weighted Average Price (GBp)

Aggregated volume

London Stock Exchange

2,813.8833

105,109

Number ofShares

Price per Share (GBp)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

71

2,794

LSE

08:04:44

596393

227

2,794

LSE

08:04:44

596368

49

2,794

LSE

08:04:44

596365

408

2,794

LSE

08:04:44

596363

467

2,794

LSE

08:04:44

596361

312

2,794

LSE

08:04:45

596417

60

2,794

LSE

08:04:45

596413

305

2,794

LSE

08:04:45

596411

286

2,801

LSE

08:08:27

603511

377

2,800

LSE

08:08:45

603950

123

2,801

LSE

08:10:08

606251

171

2,801

LSE

08:10:08

606249

491

2,801

LSE

08:11:39

609551

450

2,802

LSE

08:11:39

609549

29

2,800

LSE

08:12:01

610281

349

2,800

LSE

08:12:01

610279

225

2,800

LSE

08:12:01

610276

200

2,800

LSE

08:12:01

610274

332

2,800

LSE

08:12:01

610272

143

2,800

LSE

08:12:01

610270

90

2,800

LSE

08:12:01

610268

200

2,800

LSE

08:12:01

610266

183

2,800

LSE

08:12:01

610264

489

2,800

LSE

08:12:01

610260

7

2,798

LSE

08:12:06

610433

371

2,798

LSE

08:12:08

610520

299

2,796

LSE

08:12:17

610713

286

2,793

LSE

08:13:15

612306

302

2,793

LSE

08:13:40

613191

16

2,797

LSE

08:17:05

619552

257

2,797

LSE

08:17:05

619554

152

2,796

LSE

08:17:40

620954

81

2,796

LSE

08:17:40

620952

107

2,796

LSE

08:17:40

620950

469

2,799

LSE

08:20:02

626109

323

2,799

LSE

08:20:02

626107

296

2,799

LSE

08:20:02

626105

280

2,799

LSE

08:20:02

626103

311

2,799

LSE

08:20:02

626101

217

2,799

LSE

08:20:02

626099

92

2,799

LSE

08:20:02

626097

208

2,804

LSE

08:23:46

633650

100

2,804

LSE

08:23:46

633652

187

2,804

LSE

08:23:46

633654

142

2,804

LSE

08:23:46

633644

252

2,804

LSE

08:23:46

633642

424

2,803

LSE

08:24:39

635233

446

2,803

LSE

08:24:39

635229

24

2,803

LSE

08:24:39

635226

310

2,803

LSE

08:24:39

635223

166

2,803

LSE

08:24:39

635221

495

2,803

LSE

08:24:39

635214

295

2,802

LSE

08:25:39

637513

321

2,801

LSE

08:26:17

639008

159

2,800

LSE

08:26:19

639142

137

2,800

LSE

08:26:19

639140

313

2,799

LSE

08:27:07

640855

60

2,801

LSE

08:29:23

645174

286

2,801

LSE

08:29:23

645172

286

2,801

LSE

08:29:23

645166

337

2,802

LSE

08:30:10

646905

108

2,802

LSE

08:30:10

646891

200

2,802

LSE

08:30:10

646889

284

2,802

LSE

08:30:10

646878

54

2,800

LSE

08:32:52

652734

247

2,800

LSE

08:32:52

652732

324

2,806

LSE

08:38:43

663648

322

2,806

LSE

08:38:43

663646

74

2,807

LSE

08:39:36

665386

227

2,807

LSE

08:39:36

665384

10

2,807

LSE

08:39:36

665381

100

2,807

LSE

08:39:36

665379

232

2,807

LSE

08:39:36

665377

170

2,807

LSE

08:39:36

665367

267

2,807

LSE

08:39:36

665369

144

2,807

LSE

08:39:36

665363

313

2,807

LSE

08:39:36

665361

313

2,807

LSE

08:39:36

665359

200

2,807

LSE

08:39:36

665357

361

2,807

LSE

08:39:36

665355

190

2,805

LSE

08:40:03

666359

128

2,805

LSE

08:40:03

666357

78

2,807

LSE

08:42:02

670172

250

2,807

LSE

08:42:02

670170

107

2,807

LSE

08:42:02

670156

200

2,807

LSE

08:42:02

670154

199

2,807

LSE

08:44:03

674007

105

2,807

LSE

08:44:03

674009

321

2,807

LSE

08:44:03

674005

294

2,807

LSE

08:44:03

673998

79

2,806

LSE

08:44:28

674940

260

2,806

LSE

08:44:28

674938

329

2,809

LSE

08:47:02

680384

280

2,809

LSE

08:47:02

680381

279

2,811

LSE

08:50:12

687421

391

2,811

LSE

08:50:12

687417

316

2,811

LSE

08:50:12

687409

289

2,815

LSE

08:54:28

696571

307

2,814

LSE

08:55:00

697601

6

2,814

LSE

08:55:41

699275

55

2,814

LSE

08:55:41

699277

200

2,814

LSE

08:55:41

699273

100

2,814

LSE

08:55:41

699271

146

2,814

LSE

08:55:41

699269

263

2,814

LSE

08:55:41

699267

408

2,815

LSE

08:57:46

704464

141

2,816

LSE

08:59:17

709004

251

2,816

LSE

08:59:17

708998

200

2,816

LSE

08:59:17

708996

337

2,816

LSE

08:59:17

708994

153

2,818

LSE

09:02:16

714412

250

2,818

LSE

09:02:16

714410

294

2,819

LSE

09:02:16

714408

318

2,819

LSE

09:02:16

714406

133

2,817

LSE

09:02:21

714594

249

2,819

LSE

09:05:15

719263

48

2,819

LSE

09:05:15

719261

332

2,819

LSE

09:05:15

719259

425

2,818

LSE

09:05:16

719322

40

2,818

LSE

09:05:16

719320

416

2,817

LSE

09:07:05

722289

197

2,817

LSE

09:07:06

722301

132

2,817

LSE

09:07:06

722299

118

2,817

LSE

09:07:06

722297

280

2,817

LSE

09:07:06

722295

73

2,817

LSE

09:07:06

722293

350

2,817

LSE

09:07:06

722291

508

2,818

LSE

09:14:20

734739

144

2,820

LSE

09:14:20

734735

143

2,820

LSE

09:14:20

734733

327

2,820

LSE

09:14:20

734731

481

2,817

LSE

09:14:44

735288

51

2,816

LSE

09:15:38

736783

250

2,816

LSE

09:15:38

736781

317

2,816

LSE

09:15:38

736779

312

2,816

LSE

09:15:38

736776

149

2,817

LSE

09:16:07

737568

250

2,817

LSE

09:16:07

737566

190

2,817

LSE

09:16:07

737555

221

2,817

LSE

09:16:07

737553

34

2,817

LSE

09:16:07

737551

200

2,817

LSE

09:16:07

737549

250

2,817

LSE

09:16:07

737547

314

2,817

LSE

09:16:07

737533

17

2,820

LSE

09:17:50

739953

367

2,820

LSE

09:17:50

739951

301

2,819

LSE

09:17:51

739982

122

2,819

LSE

09:17:51

739979

301

2,819

LSE

09:17:51

739977

199

2,819

LSE

09:18:33

741189

89

2,819

LSE

09:18:33

741187

65

2,819

LSE

09:20:06

743441

84

2,819

LSE

09:20:08

743514

230

2,819

LSE

09:20:08

743512

251

2,819

LSE

09:20:08

743508

104

2,818

LSE

09:24:24

749403

250

2,818

LSE

09:24:24

749401

307

2,818

LSE

09:24:24

749393

103

2,817

LSE

09:25:02

750228

212

2,817

LSE

09:25:26

750825

100

2,817

LSE

09:25:26

750823

215

2,817

LSE

09:25:26

750821

180

2,816

LSE

09:27:07

753127

133

2,816

LSE

09:27:07

753125

10

2,815

LSE

09:29:28

756630

281

2,815

LSE

09:29:28

756632

214

2,816

LSE

09:32:29

761480

80

2,816

LSE

09:32:29

761478

195

2,817

LSE

09:33:26

763042

136

2,817

LSE

09:33:26

763039

64

2,817

LSE

09:33:26

763021

240

2,817

LSE

09:33:26

763015

136

2,817

LSE

09:33:26

762996

250

2,817

LSE

09:33:26

762994

85

2,817

LSE

09:33:26

762984

242

2,817

LSE

09:33:26

762982

315

2,815

LSE

09:35:18

765754

322

2,814

LSE

09:36:00

766735

413

2,816

LSE

09:42:30

777190

433

2,815

LSE

09:42:33

777351

150

2,815

LSE

09:44:45

780983

273

2,815

LSE

09:44:45

780986

47

2,814

LSE

09:47:36

785138

404

2,814

LSE

09:47:36

785136

148

2,813

LSE

09:48:54

787635

250

2,813

LSE

09:48:54

787633

133

2,813

LSE

09:48:54

787629

320

2,813

LSE

09:48:54

787627

311

2,813

LSE

09:49:15

788309

263

2,813

LSE

09:50:09

790293

28

2,813

LSE

09:50:09

790291

60

2,812

LSE

09:51:53

792419

250

2,812

LSE

09:51:53

792417

308

2,812

LSE

09:51:53

792415

308

2,814

LSE

09:53:47

795437

346

2,817

LSE

09:59:05

803206

327

2,817

LSE

10:03:57

811227

10

2,817

LSE

10:03:57

811225

195

2,817

LSE

10:03:57

811219

105

2,817

LSE

10:03:57

811215

71

2,817

LSE

10:03:57

811181

355

2,817

LSE

10:03:57

811183

314

2,822

LSE

10:15:45

829880

280

2,824

LSE

10:17:41

832916

189

2,824

LSE

10:20:37

838024

125

2,824

LSE

10:20:37

838022

262

2,824

LSE

10:26:05

845512

20

2,824

LSE

10:26:05

845510

74

2,821

LSE

10:30:49

853954

210

2,821

LSE

10:30:49

853952

336

2,820

LSE

10:37:00

863090

125

2,819

LSE

10:38:14

865216

161

2,819

LSE

10:38:14

865218

339

2,822

LSE

10:45:01

874827

320

2,822

LSE

10:51:50

885598

306

2,820

LSE

10:56:09

892019

99

2,819

LSE

11:05:28

902418

7

2,819

LSE

11:05:29

902436

186

2,819

LSE

11:05:29

902434

202

2,818

LSE

11:09:41

906354

74

2,818

LSE

11:09:41

906352

37

2,818

LSE

11:09:41

906350

25

2,818

LSE

11:09:41

906348

341

2,818

LSE

11:24:47

920338

60

2,819

LSE

11:24:47

920336

242

2,819

LSE

11:24:47

920334

11

2,818

LSE

11:26:36

921924

262

2,818

LSE

11:26:36

921926

88

2,818

LSE

11:30:31

925018

201

2,818

LSE

11:30:31

925016

284

2,818

LSE

11:33:00

927298

332

2,819

LSE

11:42:02

935514

172

2,821

LSE

11:46:35

939289

150

2,821

LSE

11:46:35

939287

324

2,821

LSE

11:46:35

939271

16

2,822

LSE

11:53:38

945589

175

2,822

LSE

11:53:38

945587

141

2,822

LSE

11:53:38

945585

340

2,823

LSE

11:53:38

945583

8

2,822

LSE

11:54:43

946732

200

2,822

LSE

11:54:43

946730

125

2,822

LSE

11:54:43

946728

400

2,825

LSE

12:03:21

955401

218

2,824

LSE

12:03:31

955521

124

2,824

LSE

12:03:31

955519

72

2,824

LSE

12:04:20

956363

239

2,824

LSE

12:04:20

956361

286

2,824

LSE

12:04:20

956358

313

2,823

LSE

12:07:15

958619

282

2,822

LSE

12:10:04

960993

230

2,822

LSE

12:16:10

965745

101

2,822

LSE

12:16:10

965743

287

2,821

LSE

12:22:46

971503

310

2,821

LSE

12:26:29

974583

297

2,820

LSE

12:30:19

977703

331

2,820

LSE

12:35:00

981632

325

2,819

LSE

12:43:02

988762

329

2,818

LSE

12:44:05

989488

238

2,818

LSE

12:45:11

990510

48

2,818

LSE

12:45:11

990508

173

2,819

LSE

12:47:00

992581

125

2,819

LSE

12:47:00

992579

302

2,819

LSE

12:47:00

992573

32

2,820

LSE

12:49:10

994538

226

2,820

LSE

12:49:10

994536

64

2,820

LSE

12:49:10

994534

277

2,819

LSE

12:54:55

999397

113

2,818

LSE

13:00:58

1004605

172

2,818

LSE

13:00:58

1004603

311

2,818

LSE

13:00:58

1004593

67

2,819

LSE

13:06:04

1009221

75

2,819

LSE

13:06:04

1009223

166

2,819

LSE

13:06:04

1009225

313

2,819

LSE

13:06:25

1009621

288

2,821

LSE

13:14:44

1016830

315

2,823

LSE

13:18:10

1019742

310

2,822

LSE

13:20:23

1021498

245

2,822

LSE

13:22:22

1023196

53

2,822

LSE

13:22:29

1023301

217

2,822

LSE

13:24:34

1025397

64

2,822

LSE

13:24:34

1025395

323

2,821

LSE

13:30:07

1030884

313

2,821

LSE

13:30:47

1031550

279

2,821

LSE

13:32:15

1033388

317

2,820

LSE

13:36:58

1037392

278

2,819

LSE

13:41:34

1041682

59

2,820

LSE

13:42:33

1042904

237

2,820

LSE

13:42:33

1042906

62

2,821

LSE

13:50:15

1051209

246

2,821

LSE

13:50:15

1051207

330

2,822

LSE

13:52:39

1053607

314

2,821

LSE

13:54:05

1055077

273

2,821

LSE

13:57:43

1058845

332

2,820

LSE

14:00:11

1061631

105

2,819

LSE

14:00:27

1062258

57

2,819

LSE

14:00:28

1062281

9

2,819

LSE

14:00:33

1062353

106

2,819

LSE

14:00:33

1062351

113

2,819

LSE

14:01:29

1063537

76

2,819

LSE

14:01:29

1063535

115

2,819

LSE

14:02:11

1064423

100

2,820

LSE

14:07:14

1070920

200

2,820

LSE

14:07:14

1070918

319

2,820

LSE

14:07:14

1070911

311

2,821

LSE

14:08:33

1072801

10

2,821

LSE

14:08:33

1072799

47

2,821

LSE

14:10:16

1074651

265

2,821

LSE

14:10:16

1074649

278

2,821

LSE

14:11:54

1077109

29

2,821

LSE

14:11:54

1077094

263

2,821

LSE

14:11:54

1077087

336

2,821

LSE

14:11:54

1077071

309

2,821

LSE

14:19:41

1086818

316

2,820

LSE

14:20:42

1088224

248

2,821

LSE

14:22:21

1089968

58

2,821

LSE

14:22:21

1089972

26

2,821

LSE

14:22:21

1089970

284

2,820

LSE

14:24:16

1092419

305

2,819

LSE

14:25:28

1093898

278

2,819

LSE

14:28:01

1097721

320

2,820

LSE

14:28:40

1099203

38

2,820

LSE

14:29:50

1101541

282

2,820

LSE

14:29:50

1101539

70

2,819

LSE

14:30:08

1103691

164

2,819

LSE

14:30:08

1103680

95

2,819

LSE

14:30:08

1103678

190

2,819

LSE

14:30:20

1104326

327

2,821

LSE

14:33:21

1111065

297

2,821

LSE

14:33:21

1111063

111

2,822

LSE

14:35:11

1115173

334

2,822

LSE

14:35:11

1115175

87

2,823

LSE

14:35:50

1116439

268

2,823

LSE

14:35:50

1116441

238

2,822

LSE

14:37:23

1119739

173

2,822

LSE

14:37:23

1119737

163

2,821

LSE

14:37:37

1120065

200

2,821

LSE

14:37:37

1120063

302

2,821

LSE

14:37:41

1120133

23

2,821

LSE

14:37:41

1120131

330

2,820

LSE

14:38:55

1122124

301

2,819

LSE

14:39:54

1124481

4

2,818

LSE

14:40:59

1126659

300

2,818

LSE

14:40:59

1126657

19

2,818

LSE

14:42:22

1129333

273

2,818

LSE

14:43:25

1131012

336

2,817

LSE

14:43:43

1131611

329

2,816

LSE

14:44:34

1133580

290

2,816

LSE

14:47:10

1139791

303

2,815

LSE

14:47:21

1140157

296

2,813

LSE

14:49:22

1145127

279

2,812

LSE

14:49:38

1145946

316

2,812

LSE

14:52:31

1153571

294

2,811

LSE

14:53:14

1155268

80

2,812

LSE

14:53:14

1155229

255

2,812

LSE

14:53:14

1155227

313

2,811

LSE

14:54:56

1159292

41

2,812

LSE

14:56:31

1163207

250

2,812

LSE

14:56:31

1163205

302

2,812

LSE

14:56:31

1163203

283

2,812

LSE

14:57:24

1165591

12

2,812

LSE

14:57:24

1165583

172

2,812

LSE

14:57:24

1165581

108

2,812

LSE

14:57:24

1165579

53

2,812

LSE

14:59:13

1170544

250

2,812

LSE

14:59:13

1170542

306

2,812

LSE

14:59:13

1170540

290

2,811

LSE

15:00:22

1174401

78

2,810

LSE

15:00:47

1175490

212

2,810

LSE

15:01:01

1176070

33

2,812

LSE

15:02:03

1178376

304

2,812

LSE

15:02:03

1178374

39

2,813

LSE

15:03:49

1182145

250

2,813

LSE

15:03:49

1182143

331

2,813

LSE

15:03:49

1182141

46

2,813

LSE

15:05:08

1185486

250

2,813

LSE

15:05:08

1185484

302

2,813

LSE

15:05:08

1185474

63

2,812

LSE

15:06:25

1188659

187

2,812

LSE

15:07:30

1190863

41

2,812

LSE

15:07:58

1192076

292

2,812

LSE

15:09:50

1196760

309

2,815

LSE

15:12:39

1203888

306

2,815

LSE

15:13:37

1206129

308

2,815

LSE

15:13:37

1206127

415

2,814

LSE

15:15:06

1209189

63

2,813

LSE

15:15:33

1210062

312

2,813

LSE

15:15:33

1210060

30

2,813

LSE

15:15:33

1210058

102

2,812

LSE

15:15:45

1210344

277

2,812

LSE

15:15:45

1210342

129

2,812

LSE

15:17:05

1213083

350

2,812

LSE

15:17:05

1213081

406

2,812

LSE

15:17:05

1213079

396

2,811

LSE

15:18:09

1215331

12

2,811

LSE

15:18:09

1215329

336

2,810

LSE

15:18:48

1216785

113

2,810

LSE

15:20:07

1219337

209

2,810

LSE

15:20:07

1219335

337

2,810

LSE

15:21:17

1221661

174

2,809

LSE

15:22:53

1224395

228

2,809

LSE

15:22:53

1224393

370

2,809

LSE

15:22:53

1224391

474

2,814

LSE

15:26:56

1234089

173

2,814

LSE

15:26:56

1234026

166

2,814

LSE

15:26:56

1234016

235

2,814

LSE

15:27:50

1235713

70

2,814

LSE

15:27:50

1235711

329

2,813

LSE

15:28:57

1237948

307

2,813

LSE

15:29:19

1238723

91

2,813

LSE

15:29:19

1238721

66

2,812

LSE

15:29:43

1239651

189

2,812

LSE

15:29:43

1239649

66

2,812

LSE

15:29:43

1239647

105

2,812

LSE

15:30:01

1240641

104

2,812

LSE

15:30:01

1240639

121

2,812

LSE

15:30:01

1240637

5

2,812

LSE

15:30:01

1240635

224

2,812

LSE

15:31:06

1243514

116

2,812

LSE

15:31:06

1243512

339

2,812

LSE

15:31:55

1245386

169

2,814

LSE

15:34:03

1250118

446

2,814

LSE

15:34:03

1250114

280

2,814

LSE

15:34:03

1250107

196

2,814

LSE

15:34:03

1250105

153

2,814

LSE

15:34:03

1250103

430

2,817

LSE

15:37:38

1257539

537

2,816

LSE

15:38:27

1259191

271

2,817

LSE

15:39:53

1262226

156

2,817

LSE

15:39:53

1262224

519

2,816

LSE

15:41:21

1265764

545

2,815

LSE

15:41:22

1265783

105

2,816

LSE

15:43:26

1270709

212

2,816

LSE

15:43:26

1270707

105

2,816

LSE

15:43:26

1270699

250

2,816

LSE

15:43:26

1270697

93

2,816

LSE

15:43:26

1270691

197

2,816

LSE

15:43:26

1270689

175

2,816

LSE

15:43:26

1270687

156

2,816

LSE

15:43:26

1270684

125

2,816

LSE

15:43:26

1270682

255

2,816

LSE

15:43:26

1270679

250

2,816

LSE

15:43:26

1270676

75

2,816

LSE

15:43:26

1270673

297

2,816

LSE

15:43:26

1270671

100

2,816

LSE

15:43:26

1270653

239

2,816

LSE

15:43:26

1270647

11

2,816

LSE

15:43:26

1270649

250

2,816

LSE

15:43:26

1270645

279

2,816

LSE

15:43:26

1270642

150

2,816

LSE

15:43:26

1270640

207

2,816

LSE

15:43:26

1270638

200

2,816

LSE

15:43:26

1270601

394

2,816

LSE

15:43:26

1270590

72

2,816

LSE

15:44:02

1272181

245

2,816

LSE

15:44:02

1272183

273

2,814

LSE

15:45:28

1275509

54

2,814

LSE

15:45:45

1276413

250

2,814

LSE

15:45:45

1276411

280

2,814

LSE

15:45:45

1276405

18

2,814

LSE

15:45:45

1276403

328

2,813

LSE

15:46:02

1277144

172

2,814

LSE

15:47:51

1281311

146

2,814

LSE

15:47:51

1281309

316

2,814

LSE

15:47:51

1281307

296

2,818

LSE

15:51:58

1291094

305

2,818

LSE

15:51:58

1291092

250

2,818

LSE

15:52:44

1292887

26