Transaction in Own Shares

18th February 2019

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 15th February 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:

28,633

73,439

Highest price paid per share:

GBp 2,373.0000

€26.9700

Lowest price paid per share:

GBp 2,354.0000

€26.7000

Volume weighted average price paid:

GBp 2,363.5363

€26.8556

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 31,341,145 of its ordinary shares in treasury and will have 812,049,193 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

2,363.5363

28,633

Euronext Dublin

EUR

26.8556

73,439

London Stock Exchange

Number ofShares

Price per Share (GBp)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

596

2,354

LSE

08:10:46

823763

611

2,357

LSE

08:18:28

835900

200

2,361

LSE

08:25:36

846755

484

2,361

LSE

08:25:36

846753

2

2,360

LSE

08:31:11

855692

663

2,360

LSE

08:31:11

855689

104

2,354

LSE

08:38:07

867376

250

2,354

LSE

08:38:07

867374

270

2,354

LSE

08:38:07

867372

205

2,360

LSE

08:47:27

882816

451

2,360

LSE

08:48:00

883810

603

2,359

LSE

08:56:09

896974

378

2,361

LSE

09:05:26

912462

309

2,361

LSE

09:05:26

912460

638

2,360

LSE

09:11:26

920871

601

2,363

LSE

09:20:03

931961

59

2,363

LSE

09:29:32

943759

525

2,363

LSE

09:29:32

943757

634

2,362

LSE

09:37:27

959834

559

2,360

LSE

09:48:36

986151

5

2,360

LSE

09:48:36

986153

237

2,360

LSE

09:58:52

1009139

336

2,360

LSE

09:58:52

1009137

656

2,360

LSE

10:05:14

1015436

2,305

2,360

LSE

10:15:00

1023553

359

2,355

LSE

10:21:57

1029497

250

2,355

LSE

10:21:57

1029495

50

2,355

LSE

10:21:57

1029493

81

2,358

LSE

10:34:46

1039222

489

2,358

LSE

10:36:19

1040892

4

2,365

LSE

10:56:20

1059520

419

2,365

LSE

10:57:29

1060721

122

2,365

LSE

10:57:29

1060719

102

2,365

LSE

10:57:29

1060704

84

2,364

LSE

10:57:59

1061136

405

2,364

LSE

10:58:14

1061481

113

2,364

LSE

10:58:14

1061479

288

2,366

LSE

11:06:55

1070188

366

2,366

LSE

11:07:42

1070786

600

2,364

LSE

11:20:11

1081255

649

2,366

LSE

11:31:29

1090824

561

2,370

LSE

11:43:22

1099241

63

2,370

LSE

11:55:53

1109857

685

2,373

LSE

11:55:53

1109851

630

2,368

LSE

12:05:03

1116461

279

2,368

LSE

12:17:03

1125974

170

2,368

LSE

12:17:03

1125978

121

2,368

LSE

12:17:03

1125976

68

2,368

LSE

12:17:03

1125972

619

2,366

LSE

12:29:25

1135722

50

2,366

LSE

12:48:21

1151716

122

2,366

LSE

12:48:21

1151714

32

2,366

LSE

12:48:21

1151712

350

2,366

LSE

12:48:44

1152048

27

2,366

LSE

12:49:35

1152699

605

2,366

LSE

12:56:14

1158249

661

2,368

LSE

13:13:13

1172700

599

2,368

LSE

13:22:37

1181038

86

2,365

LSE

13:30:05

1188064

279

2,365

LSE

13:30:05

1188060

279

2,365

LSE

13:30:05

1188062

244

2,368

LSE

13:38:57

1200895

169

2,368

LSE

13:39:29

1201453

84

2,368

LSE

13:39:29

1201451

100

2,368

LSE

13:39:29

1201449

670

2,368

LSE

13:49:21

1212367

553

2,365

LSE

13:57:59

1222405

135

2,365

LSE

13:58:24

1222717

279

2,366

LSE

14:14:42

1244647

163

2,366

LSE

14:14:42

1244649

153

2,366

LSE

14:14:42

1244645

394

2,369

LSE

14:26:29

1259153

225

2,369

LSE

14:26:29

1259151

43

2,365

LSE

14:32:36

1272182

555

2,365

LSE

14:32:36

1272180

699

2,364

LSE

14:39:08

1284518

572

2,364

LSE

14:47:08

1300070

578

2,369

LSE

14:57:41

1317067

619

2,372

LSE

15:01:43

1324398

50

2,371

LSE

15:09:41

1335451

Euronext Dublin

Number ofShares

Price per Share (EUR)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

542

26.74

ISE

08:11:33

825230

295

26.74

ISE

08:11:33

825225

340

26.74

ISE

08:11:33

825223

543

26.71

ISE

08:14:45

830289

541

26.82

ISE

08:25:36

846759

78

26.82

ISE

08:25:36

846757

520

26.82

ISE

08:25:36

846751

529

26.81

ISE

08:29:06

852224

470

26.78

ISE

08:31:32

856103

78

26.78

ISE

08:31:35

856190

606

26.78

ISE

08:31:35

856188

35

26.74

ISE

08:34:36

861516

495

26.74

ISE

08:34:37

861540

541

26.74

ISE

08:34:37

861538

543

26.71

ISE

08:35:39

863309

124

26.70

ISE

08:40:19

871019

356

26.77

ISE

08:46:21

880811

529

26.78

ISE

08:50:02

887262

577

26.76

ISE

08:52:50

891685

534

26.79

ISE

08:56:09

896978

90

26.79

ISE

08:56:09

896976

574

26.78

ISE

08:56:14

897147

593

26.78

ISE

08:58:14

900187

572

26.78

ISE

09:06:09

913733

522

26.81

ISE

09:09:45

918529

488

26.80

ISE

09:11:01

920314

488

26.80

ISE

09:13:02

922867

488

26.80

ISE

09:13:02

922864

488

26.80

ISE

09:13:04

922915

488

26.80

ISE

09:13:28

923557

625

26.82

ISE

09:20:03

931963

566

26.82

ISE

09:24:32

938369

527

26.82

ISE

09:27:27

941589

37

26.82

ISE

09:27:55

942130

400

26.81

ISE

09:29:36

943918

548

26.81

ISE

09:31:37

947628

111

26.81

ISE

09:31:37

947630

635

26.82

ISE

09:37:17

959445

534

26.80

ISE

09:39:27

965643

539

26.80

ISE

09:46:58

982975

562

26.80

ISE

09:50:42

990513

100

26.80

ISE

09:51:28

992278

96

26.80

ISE

09:51:28

992276

100

26.80

ISE

09:55:52

1001980

93

26.80

ISE

09:55:52

1001978

576

26.80

ISE

09:58:02

1007165

519

26.80

ISE

09:58:39

1008602

100

26.80

ISE

09:58:59

1009461

101

26.80

ISE

09:58:59

1009459

627

26.80

ISE

10:04:02

1014273

511

26.80

ISE

10:06:45

1016736

100

26.80

ISE

10:07:02

1016976

95

26.80

ISE

10:07:02

1016974

553

26.80

ISE

10:08:42

1018146

543

26.81

ISE

10:12:11

1021559

740

26.79

ISE

10:12:20

1021695

580

26.79

ISE

10:16:16

1025337

626

26.79

ISE

10:16:16

1025335

625

26.78

ISE

10:23:48

1030949

578

26.77

ISE

10:26:44

1032883

39

26.77

ISE

10:27:32

1033338

552

26.76

ISE

10:27:47

1033502

569

26.77

ISE

10:31:40

1036481

400

26.80

ISE

10:35:07

1039825

400

26.80

ISE

10:35:25

1040072

400

26.80

ISE

10:35:32

1040242

400

26.80

ISE

10:35:32

1040240

132

26.80

ISE

10:35:32

1040238

356

26.80

ISE

10:36:22

1040942

400

26.80

ISE

10:37:22

1041800

400

26.80

ISE

10:40:46

1044103

70

26.80

ISE

10:44:55

1048072

400

26.80

ISE

10:45:01

1048230

390

26.80

ISE

10:45:26

1048723

400

26.80

ISE

10:45:36

1048962

400

26.80

ISE

10:49:59

1052858

100

26.80

ISE

10:50:12

1053241

400

26.80

ISE

10:50:12

1053239

1,001

26.80

ISE

10:50:42

1053722

400

26.80

ISE

10:50:42

1053720

106

26.80

ISE

10:50:52

1053942

200

26.85

ISE

10:52:11

1055378

145

26.86

ISE

10:52:14

1055414

577

26.88

ISE

10:52:43

1055872

249

26.89

ISE

10:53:06

1056246

191

26.89

ISE

10:53:14

1056391

542

26.89

ISE

10:53:14

1056388

511

26.90

ISE

10:53:29

1056600

511

26.90

ISE

10:53:59

1057040

648

26.91

ISE

10:53:59

1057019

727

26.90

ISE

10:54:18

1057312

608

26.89

ISE

10:54:29

1057524

517

26.89

ISE

10:54:59

1058077

617

26.89

ISE

10:55:14

1058368

527

26.89

ISE

10:55:44

1058927

596

26.88

ISE

10:55:59

1059186

572

26.89

ISE

10:55:59

1059184

143

26.90

ISE

10:55:59

1059181

37

26.88

ISE

10:56:14

1059444

117

26.88

ISE

10:56:14

1059446

21

26.88

ISE

10:56:14

1059427

58

26.88

ISE

10:56:29

1059654

371

26.88

ISE

10:56:29

1059637

102

26.88

ISE

10:56:44

1059958

256

26.88

ISE

10:56:44

1059956

76

26.88

ISE

10:56:44

1059926

102

26.88

ISE

10:56:59

1060203

209

26.88

ISE

10:56:59

1060201

47

26.88

ISE

10:56:59

1060199

467

26.88

ISE

10:56:59

1060183

199

26.88

ISE

10:56:59

1060181

102

26.87

ISE

10:57:14

1060518

256

26.87

ISE

10:57:14

1060513

300

26.88

ISE

10:57:14

1060494

264

26.87

ISE

10:57:29

1060700

102

26.86

ISE

10:57:44

1060922

225

26.86

ISE

10:57:44

1060911

236

26.86

ISE

10:57:59

1061132

231

26.90

ISE

10:59:14

1062398

432

26.90

ISE

10:59:14

1062396

242

26.90

ISE

10:59:29

1062628

586

26.90

ISE

10:59:29

1062626

1

26.90

ISE

10:59:29

1062624

597

26.89

ISE

10:59:35

1062710

88

26.87

ISE

10:59:44

1063033

10

26.87

ISE

10:59:44

1063030

110

26.87

ISE

10:59:44

1063028

472

26.87

ISE

10:59:44

1063013

88

26.87

ISE

10:59:59

1063341

126

26.87

ISE

10:59:59

1063337

466

26.87

ISE

10:59:59

1063322

573

26.89

ISE

11:01:40

1065705

597

26.88

ISE

11:02:14

1066163

44

26.90

ISE

11:06:39

1069919

571

26.90

ISE

11:06:40

1069949

844

26.90

ISE

11:15:04

1077235

235

26.87

ISE

11:16:58

1079230

321

26.87

ISE

11:16:58

1079221

41

26.88

ISE

11:22:22

1082973

500

26.89

ISE

11:27:18

1087388

500

26.89

ISE

11:27:18

1087386

500

26.89

ISE

11:29:17

1089163

547

26.96

ISE

11:43:16

1099169

489

26.96

ISE

11:43:19

1099202

74

26.96

ISE

11:43:22

1099243

575

26.96

ISE

11:45:13

1102048

127

26.95

ISE

11:51:42

1106823

138

26.96

ISE

11:55:53

1109855

421

26.96

ISE

11:55:53

1109853

158

26.95

ISE

11:55:55

1109882

469

26.95

ISE

11:56:22

1110109

159

26.93

ISE

12:01:42

1113672

171

26.93

ISE

12:04:17

1115923

455

26.93

ISE

12:04:32

1116079

455

26.93

ISE

12:06:15

1117656

455

26.93

ISE

12:11:11

1121442

155

26.93

ISE

12:11:11

1121440

455

26.93

ISE

12:15:08

1124494

600

26.90

ISE

12:23:59

1131782

637

26.91

ISE

12:32:08

1137700

455

26.92

ISE

12:35:07

1139837

455

26.92

ISE

12:35:07

1139835

455

26.92

ISE

12:35:34

1140481

455

26.92

ISE

12:41:30

1145987

455

26.92

ISE

12:45:59

1149601

100

26.92

ISE

12:55:12

1157413

455

26.92

ISE

12:55:12

1157411

367

26.92

ISE

12:55:42

1157783

455

26.92

ISE

13:00:29

1161716

100

26.92

ISE

13:06:52

1167291

76

26.92

ISE

13:06:52

1167289

228

26.92

ISE

13:06:52

1167287

455

26.92

ISE

13:07:06

1167619

455

26.92

ISE

13:09:21

1169593

135

26.92

ISE

13:12:02

1171821

295

26.92

ISE

13:13:02

1172545

74

26.92

ISE

13:16:22

1176009

455

26.92

ISE

13:16:22

1176007

205

26.92

ISE

13:16:22

1176005

455

26.92

ISE

13:22:12

1180601

85

26.92

ISE

13:22:12

1180599

358

26.92

ISE

13:26:07

1183737

358

26.92

ISE

13:26:14

1183820

171

26.92

ISE

13:29:12

1187053

455

26.92

ISE

13:29:22

1187199

455

26.92

ISE

13:31:10

1189367

455

26.92

ISE

13:34:34

1195675

455

26.92

ISE

13:34:34

1195673

626

26.96

ISE

13:37:00

1198605

624

26.97

ISE

13:41:31

1204109

559

26.96

ISE

13:42:01

1204777

447

26.95

ISE

13:49:19

1212342

483

26.95

ISE

13:49:19

1212340

247

26.94

ISE

13:52:04

1215930

292

26.94

ISE

13:52:04

1215928

100

26.93

ISE

13:57:23

1221865

93

26.93

ISE

13:57:23

1221863

742

26.93

ISE

13:57:35

1222050

475

26.91

ISE

14:01:04

1226151

102

26.91

ISE

14:02:40

1227843