Transaction in Own Shares

27th February 2019

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 26th 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:

22,308

95,641

Highest price paid per share:

GBp 2,376.0000

€27.7500

Lowest price paid per share:

GBp 2,352.0000

€27.2500

Volume weighted average price paid:

GBp 2,363.6894

€27.4441

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 31,959,443 of its ordinary shares in treasury and will have 811,430,895 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

2,363.6894

22,308

Euronext Dublin

EUR

27.4441

95,641

London Stock Exchange

Number ofShares

Price per Share (GBp)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

71

2,370

LSE

08:16:46

1106379

445

2,370

LSE

08:16:46

1106377

148

2,370

LSE

08:16:46

1106375

312

2,371

LSE

08:24:07

1117309

373

2,371

LSE

08:24:07

1117307

370

2,371

LSE

08:26:08

1119632

100

2,371

LSE

08:26:08

1119630

250

2,371

LSE

08:26:08

1119628

148

2,372

LSE

08:28:03

1122167

462

2,372

LSE

08:28:03

1122165

395

2,373

LSE

08:28:03

1122152

182

2,373

LSE

08:28:03

1122150

49

2,373

LSE

08:28:03

1122154

7

2,376

LSE

08:36:35

1134752

110

2,376

LSE

08:36:35

1134750

411

2,376

LSE

08:36:35

1134748

103

2,376

LSE

08:36:35

1134746

298

2,369

LSE

08:46:28

1148560

346

2,369

LSE

08:46:28

1148562

636

2,364

LSE

08:55:05

1161077

23

2,364

LSE

08:55:05

1161075

690

2,361

LSE

09:01:26

1170107

322

2,359

LSE

09:08:12

1179035

175

2,359

LSE

09:08:12

1179033

57

2,359

LSE

09:08:12

1179031

5

2,359

LSE

09:08:12

1179029

514

2,365

LSE

09:17:08

1188585

120

2,365

LSE

09:17:08

1188587

568

2,360

LSE

09:27:14

1201137

604

2,359

LSE

09:36:23

1215912

582

2,359

LSE

09:39:04

1220858

578

2,356

LSE

09:48:22

1236751

588

2,352

LSE

09:54:47

1247683

119

2,357

LSE

10:00:51

1256606

615

2,359

LSE

10:01:50

1257288

132

2,357

LSE

10:05:02

1259780

50

2,357

LSE

10:05:02

1259774

250

2,357

LSE

10:05:02

1259778

250

2,357

LSE

10:05:02

1259776

569

2,358

LSE

10:13:23

1266346

374

2,356

LSE

10:27:30

1275148

50

2,356

LSE

10:27:30

1275146

250

2,356

LSE

10:27:30

1275144

34

2,365

LSE

10:39:52

1283606

334

2,365

LSE

10:39:52

1283602

142

2,365

LSE

10:39:52

1283600

159

2,365

LSE

10:39:52

1283604

418

2,367

LSE

10:47:47

1289147

185

2,367

LSE

10:47:47

1289145

279

2,362

LSE

11:00:02

1300173

350

2,362

LSE

11:00:12

1300383

576

2,361

LSE

11:10:12

1306973

474

2,363

LSE

11:16:23

1311531

15

2,363

LSE

11:16:23

1311529

100

2,363

LSE

11:16:23

1311535

51

2,363

LSE

11:16:23

1311533

53

2,363

LSE

11:16:23

1311537

610

2,358

LSE

11:32:01

1323991

672

2,358

LSE

11:45:19

1333727

167

2,357

LSE

11:57:48

1342609

617

2,362

LSE

12:04:09

1347328

12

2,362

LSE

12:04:09

1347326

123

2,361

LSE

12:12:10

1352172

563

2,361

LSE

12:12:10

1352174

674

2,359

LSE

12:27:54

1361006

96

2,359

LSE

12:37:54

1367330

481

2,359

LSE

12:37:54

1367328

631

2,365

LSE

12:57:09

1379242

86

2,372

LSE

13:06:36

1386381

80

2,372

LSE

13:08:10

1387449

28

2,372

LSE

13:08:34

1387627

93

2,372

LSE

13:08:34

1387625

299

2,372

LSE

13:08:36

1387645

606

2,376

LSE

13:16:16

1392529

401

2,375

LSE

13:29:45

1402720

198

2,375

LSE

13:29:45

1402718

Euronext Dublin

Number ofShares

Price per Share (EUR)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

530

27.48

ISE

08:16:08

1105546

141

27.48

ISE

08:16:08

1105544

526

27.45

ISE

08:16:50

1106496

293

27.41

ISE

08:17:39

1107931

237

27.41

ISE

08:17:56

1108345

100

27.41

ISE

08:17:56

1108343

627

27.40

ISE

08:19:42

1111136

528

27.48

ISE

08:26:26

1120137

574

27.48

ISE

08:28:03

1122162

123

27.48

ISE

08:28:03

1122158

516

27.48

ISE

08:28:03

1122156

596

27.47

ISE

08:31:10

1126465

297

27.50

ISE

08:36:38

1134812

246

27.50

ISE

08:36:38

1134810

622

27.48

ISE

08:41:13

1141521

601

27.45

ISE

08:43:26

1144460

100

27.45

ISE

08:46:25

1148468

93

27.45

ISE

08:46:25

1148466

675

27.44

ISE

08:46:28

1148558

71

27.42

ISE

08:47:20

1149817

535

27.42

ISE

08:47:20

1149815

608

27.40

ISE

08:48:30

1151485

110

27.37

ISE

08:51:43

1156300

433

27.37

ISE

08:51:45

1156334

524

27.38

ISE

08:55:05

1161079

606

27.36

ISE

08:58:25

1165206

181

27.36

ISE

08:59:54

1167461

357

27.36

ISE

08:59:54

1167452

201

27.34

ISE

09:03:45

1172644

29

27.32

ISE

09:04:16

1173196

560

27.32

ISE

09:04:16

1173194

515

27.32

ISE

09:04:16

1173191

572

27.30

ISE

09:08:12

1179027

181

27.40

ISE

09:14:38

1185776

307

27.40

ISE

09:14:38

1185774

322

27.40

ISE

09:14:38

1185772

199

27.40

ISE

09:14:38

1185770

272

27.40

ISE

09:14:38

1185768

355

27.40

ISE

09:14:38

1185766

86

27.37

ISE

09:17:23

1188945

493

27.37

ISE

09:17:23

1188943

539

27.36

ISE

09:20:28

1192540

580

27.35

ISE

09:23:08

1195536

605

27.32

ISE

09:24:26

1197270

326

27.32

ISE

09:24:34

1197443

575

27.32

ISE

09:27:14

1201139

308

27.32

ISE

09:27:16

1201151

341

27.32

ISE

09:27:29

1201425

524

27.26

ISE

09:31:20

1206834

466

27.32

ISE

09:36:12

1215644

483

27.31

ISE

09:36:22

1215904

634

27.30

ISE

09:36:23

1215921

120

27.31

ISE

09:36:23

1215918

130

27.31

ISE

09:36:23

1215916

482

27.31

ISE

09:36:23

1215914

250

27.34

ISE

09:43:23

1227559

106

27.32

ISE

09:44:29

1229275

300

27.32

ISE

09:44:34

1229391

201

27.32

ISE

09:44:52

1229851

615

27.32

ISE

09:44:52

1229849

580

27.32

ISE

09:44:52

1229847

100

27.31

ISE

09:46:20

1232975

456

27.31

ISE

09:46:20

1232973

287

27.29

ISE

09:50:21

1240338

643

27.28

ISE

09:50:24

1240371

562

27.28

ISE

09:53:02

1244431

213

27.28

ISE

09:53:12

1244752

309

27.28

ISE

09:53:12

1244754

395

27.25

ISE

09:56:04

1249888

90

27.33

ISE

10:03:30

1258710

519

27.33

ISE

10:03:30

1258708

600

27.33

ISE

10:03:30

1258706

375

27.34

ISE

10:04:15

1259360

639

27.33

ISE

10:06:35

1260987

391

27.35

ISE

10:08:52

1263075

438

27.35

ISE

10:08:52

1263077

546

27.35

ISE

10:13:23

1266350

598

27.35

ISE

10:13:23

1266348

601

27.35

ISE

10:16:25

1268530

649

27.32

ISE

10:21:27

1271394

529

27.33

ISE

10:21:27

1271392

330

27.33

ISE

10:23:27

1272740

370

27.33

ISE

10:23:30

1272800

55

27.37

ISE

10:30:22

1277104

335

27.37

ISE

10:30:22

1277106

256

27.37

ISE

10:31:19

1277620

313

27.38

ISE

10:33:13

1278811

125

27.39

ISE

10:34:55

1279985

458

27.39

ISE

10:34:55

1279983

549

27.47

ISE

10:39:52

1283598

633

27.47

ISE

10:39:52

1283590

100

27.46

ISE

10:39:53

1283653

402

27.46

ISE

10:39:53

1283651

570

27.50

ISE

10:47:47

1289149

41

27.49

ISE

10:47:58

1289295

3

27.49

ISE

10:47:58

1289292

565

27.48

ISE

10:48:01

1289334

163

27.49

ISE

10:48:42

1289879

602

27.48

ISE

10:49:08

1290218

93

27.46

ISE

10:52:28

1293114

504

27.46

ISE

10:52:28

1293112

480

27.46

ISE

10:53:06

1293751

317

27.46

ISE

10:53:32

1294151

305

27.46

ISE

10:53:32

1294149

250

27.48

ISE

10:54:52

1295123

297

27.48

ISE

10:54:52

1295121

299

27.47

ISE

10:58:14

1298483

654

27.47

ISE

10:58:14

1298481

149

27.47

ISE

10:58:14

1298479

409

27.47

ISE

11:03:16

1302330

158

27.45

ISE

11:03:52

1302648

264

27.42

ISE

11:06:53

1304638

91

27.42

ISE

11:08:24

1305565

396

27.41

ISE

11:08:35

1305665

633

27.40

ISE

11:10:26

1307155

524

27.40

ISE

11:10:26

1307153

570

27.40

ISE

11:10:26

1307159

580

27.40

ISE

11:10:26

1307157

612

27.40

ISE

11:10:26

1307161

592

27.41

ISE

11:13:27

1309447

525

27.40

ISE

11:16:50

1312383

386

27.40

ISE

11:17:22

1312772

25

27.40

ISE

11:18:24

1313476

533

27.40

ISE

11:18:24

1313474

381

27.40

ISE

11:18:35

1313604

590

27.36

ISE

11:20:01

1314901

312

27.39

ISE

11:25:22

1318989

323

27.39

ISE

11:25:22

1318987

136

27.39

ISE

11:25:22

1318985

428

27.39

ISE

11:25:22

1318983

44

27.39

ISE

11:25:22

1318981

649

27.38

ISE

11:30:36

1322680

255

27.37

ISE

11:32:01

1323995

98

27.37

ISE

11:32:01

1323993

87

27.35

ISE

11:34:04

1325763

97

27.35

ISE

11:34:04

1325765

115

27.35

ISE

11:34:04

1325767

129

27.35

ISE

11:34:04

1325769

388

27.35

ISE

11:37:04

1328413

611

27.34

ISE

11:38:01

1329181

380

27.36

ISE

11:40:31

1330827

206

27.37

ISE

11:42:32

1332106

250

27.37

ISE

11:42:32

1332104

109

27.37

ISE

11:42:32

1332102

563

27.36

ISE

11:46:05

1334221

275

27.39

ISE

11:48:32

1336016

570

27.39

ISE

11:48:32

1336014

91

27.39

ISE

11:53:02

1338890

92

27.39

ISE

11:53:02

1338888

368

27.39

ISE

11:53:02

1338886

579

27.39

ISE

11:54:45

1340277

576

27.40

ISE

11:58:32

1343292

522

27.40

ISE

11:58:32

1343288

58

27.40

ISE

11:58:32

1343290

642

27.40

ISE

12:01:30

1344901

310

27.43

ISE

12:04:04

1347286

250

27.43

ISE

12:04:04

1347284

94

27.42

ISE

12:10:42

1351213

100

27.42

ISE

12:10:42

1351211

449

27.42

ISE

12:10:42

1351209

250

27.41

ISE

12:11:13

1351467

94

27.41

ISE

12:11:13

1351465

199

27.42

ISE

12:14:02

1353259

328

27.43

ISE

12:15:28

1354094

579

27.43

ISE

12:22:36

1358522

427

27.43

ISE

12:23:31

1358916

562

27.43

ISE

12:28:07

1361141

208

27.44

ISE

12:29:55

1362355

592

27.44

ISE

12:32:22

1363690

564

27.44

ISE

12:35:03

1365754

255

27.44

ISE

12:36:41

1366667

261

27.45

ISE

12:42:24

1369892

353

27.45

ISE

12:42:24

1369890

84

27.45

ISE

12:42:24

1369888

512

27.45

ISE

12:42:24

1369886

635

27.43

ISE

12:46:24

1372271

137

27.43

ISE

12:50:31

1374938

322

27.43

ISE

12:50:31

1374936

101

27.43

ISE

12:50:31

1374934

379

27.43

ISE

12:51:52

1375795

192

27.43

ISE

12:51:52

1375793

621

27.46

ISE

13:01:01

1382026

528

27.53

ISE

13:07:32

1387009

538

27.57

ISE

13:10:39

1388937

376

27.57

ISE

13:10:52

1389078

419

27.57

ISE

13:11:01

1389162

393

27.57

ISE

13:11:32

1389497

104

27.58

ISE

13:15:32

1392078

105

27.58

ISE

13:15:32

1392076

386

27.58

ISE

13:15:32

1392074

601

27.59

ISE

13:18:48

1394231

555

27.58

ISE

13:23:21

1397764

97

27.59

ISE

13:23:21

1397745

590

27.58

ISE

13:27:20

1401021

554

27.58

ISE

13:29:45

1402716

197

27.54

ISE

13:31:09

1403952

580

27.56

ISE

13:33:00

1405423

350

27.54

ISE

13:37:56

1410037

100

27.54

ISE

13:37:56

1410035

616

27.56

ISE

13:44:41

1415576

577

27.54

ISE

13:46:37

1417223

216

27.54

ISE

13:52:02

1423176

457

27.54

ISE

13:52:02

1423174

97

27.54

ISE

13:56:16

1427206

551

27.52

ISE

13:57:44

1428639

165

27.55

ISE

14:02:16

1432472

322

27.55

ISE

14:02:16

1432470

135

27.55

ISE

14:02:16

1432468

524

27.56

ISE

14:17:12

1445285

542

27.57

ISE

14:17:12

1445283

122

27.56

ISE

14:19:32

1447733

510

27.56

ISE

14:19:32

1447731

91

27.57

ISE

14:26:26

1454558

20

27.57

ISE

14:26:26

1454556

295

27.57

ISE

14:26:26

1454554

230

27.57

ISE

14:26:26

1454552

434

27.57

ISE

14:26:26

1454550

406

27.56

ISE

14:28:23

1456987

567

27.52

ISE

14:30:58

1463274

60

27.52

ISE

14:30:58

1463272

281

27.50

ISE

14:34:13

1468658

13

27.50

ISE

14:34:13

1468656

342

27.50

ISE

14:34:13

1468654

250

27.52

ISE

14:40:43

1478684

577

27.52

ISE

14:40:43

1478682

522

27.52

ISE

14:40:43

1478679

250

27.50

ISE

14:43:31

1483520

92

27.50

ISE

14:43:31

1483518

537

27.49

ISE

14:45:56

1488058

179

27.49

ISE

14:45:56

1488060

373

27.49

ISE

14:45:56

1488062

315

27.49

ISE

14:45:56

1488064

291

27.52

ISE

14:47:23

1490309

304

27.51

ISE

14:49:04

1493115

91

27.51

ISE

14:49:04

1493076

257

27.50

ISE

14:49:18

1493416

271

27.50

ISE

14:49:18

1493414

518

27.53

ISE

14:51:31

1496638

105

27.53

ISE

14:51:31

1496640

288

27.53

ISE

14:52:25

1497644

375

27.55

ISE

14:54:28

1500462

513

27.55

ISE

14:54:28

1500460

579

27.56

ISE

14:58:07

1505598

565

27.56

ISE

14:59:51

1507503

543

27.55

ISE

15:00:00

1507811

500

27.58

ISE

15:02:18

1513040

325

27.58

ISE

15:02:25

1513219

325

27.57

ISE

15:02:31

1513433

5

27.57

ISE

15:04:13

1515760

562

27.57

ISE

15:04:13

1515758

232

27.57

ISE

15:06:21

1518899

594

27.56

ISE

15:08:01

1521200

370

27.56

ISE

15:08:10

1521533

203

27.55

ISE

15:12:16

1527540

313

27.55

ISE

15:12:16

1527542

118

27.55

ISE

15:12:16

1527544

528

27.61

ISE

15:22:56

1542311

232

27.61

ISE

15:28:26

1550816

387

27.61

ISE

15:28:26

1550814

276

27.61

ISE

15:36:46

1561881

1

27.62

ISE

15:40:26

1566124

564

27.62

ISE

15:40:26

1566122

18

27.72

ISE

15:48:37

1576659

216

27.73

ISE

15:49:46

1578330

536

27.70

ISE

15:53:18

1582842

85

27.75

ISE

16:02:22

1596774

271

27.75

ISE

16:02:22

1596772

169

27.75

ISE

16:02:22

1596770

217

27.75

ISE

16:02:22

1596768

28

27.74

ISE

16:06:56

1603041

380

27.74

ISE

16:06:56

1603039