Transaction in Own Shares

21st November 2014

RE-ISSUE OF TREASURY SHARES

CRH plc announces that on 20th November 2014 it transferred to participants in its employee share schemes 9,984 Ordinary Shares at prices of €11.18 and €12.82 per Ordinary Share and at prices of £11.19 and £11.36 per Ordinary Share.

CRH plc also announces that on 20th November 2014 it transferred to the Trustees of its employee share participation schemes 77,182 Ordinary Shares at a price of €17.045 per Ordinary Share.

Following the above transactions, CRH plc holds 3,831,795 Ordinary Shares in Treasury. The number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury Shares) is 740,694,141.

Contact

Neil Colgan

Company Secretary

Tel: 00 3531 6344340

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