Transaction in Own Shares

20th September 2018

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 19th September 2018 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:

49,572

91,530

Highest price paid per share:

GBp 2,490.0000

€28.0600

Lowest price paid per share:

GBp 2,473.0000

€27.8300

Volume weighted average price paid:

GBp 2,480.1362

€27.9405

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 2 Programme announced on 29th August 2018.

Following settlement of the above transactions CRH will hold 15,178,898 of its ordinary shares in treasury and will have 828,211,440 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

2,480.1362

49,572

Euronext Dublin

EUR

27.9405

91,530

London Stock Exchange

Number ofShares

Price per Share (GBp)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

638

2,476

LSE

08:22:04

865451

233

2,478

LSE

08:25:15

870223

459

2,478

LSE

08:25:15

870221

409

2,477

LSE

08:26:39

872582

260

2,477

LSE

08:26:39

872580

724

2,477

LSE

08:30:42

879421

676

2,479

LSE

08:36:09

888748

753

2,476

LSE

08:48:40

911611

556

2,477

LSE

08:49:30

913305

139

2,477

LSE

08:49:30

913303

679

2,474

LSE

08:51:56

917829

163

2,477

LSE

09:03:40

940179

400

2,477

LSE

09:03:40

940177

110

2,477

LSE

09:03:40

940175

215

2,480

LSE

09:13:38

957422

421

2,480

LSE

09:13:38

957424

671

2,485

LSE

09:20:55

968599

148

2,484

LSE

09:23:35

972362

550

2,484

LSE

09:23:35

972360

431

2,480

LSE

09:30:06

981498

55

2,480

LSE

09:30:06

981496

220

2,480

LSE

09:30:06

981494

505

2,479

LSE

09:30:10

981686

121

2,479

LSE

09:30:10

981684

726

2,478

LSE

09:34:43

988872

627

2,475

LSE

09:44:25

1006551

400

2,475

LSE

09:44:25

1006549

299

2,475

LSE

09:44:25

1006547

738

2,473

LSE

10:26:43

1071882

337

2,482

LSE

10:31:51

1080549

383

2,482

LSE

10:31:51

1080547

78

2,485

LSE

11:00:37

1121690

685

2,485

LSE

11:00:37

1121692

159

2,485

LSE

11:58:14

1166880

406

2,485

LSE

11:58:14

1166878

154

2,485

LSE

11:58:14

1166876

731

2,490

LSE

12:17:41

1184613

36

2,490

LSE

12:17:41

1184611

759

2,484

LSE

13:24:42

1236823

785

2,475

LSE

15:32:55

1443770

40

2,475

LSE

15:32:55

1443768

680

2,477

LSE

15:36:05

1451226

693

2,477

LSE

15:36:05

1451224

118

2,477

LSE

15:36:05

1451222

250

2,480

LSE

15:38:49

1457228

204

2,480

LSE

15:38:49

1457230

306

2,480

LSE

15:38:49

1457232

68

2,480

LSE

15:38:49

1457226

959

2,480

LSE

15:38:49

1457224

250

2,480

LSE

15:38:54

1457465

328

2,480

LSE

15:38:54

1457463

200

2,479

LSE

15:38:54

1457454

285

2,480

LSE

15:38:54

1457450

193

2,480

LSE

15:38:54

1457448

416

2,480

LSE

15:38:54

1457446

200

2,479

LSE

15:39:01

1457743

200

2,479

LSE

15:39:21

1458650

86

2,479

LSE

15:39:41

1459249

291

2,480

LSE

15:40:10

1460320

250

2,480

LSE

15:40:10

1460318

662

2,479

LSE

15:40:42

1461754

728

2,479

LSE

15:40:42

1461752

249

2,482

LSE

15:43:58

1469455

208

2,482

LSE

15:43:58

1469457

310

2,482

LSE

15:43:58

1469459

100

2,482

LSE

15:43:58

1469461

1,409

2,482

LSE

15:43:58

1469446

752

2,482

LSE

15:43:58

1469450

1,011

2,482

LSE

15:43:58

1469448

616

2,481

LSE

15:45:50

1473855

12

2,481

LSE

15:45:50

1473853

153

2,481

LSE

15:45:50

1473851

116

2,481

LSE

15:46:31

1475575

250

2,481

LSE

15:46:31

1475573

426

2,481

LSE

15:46:31

1475571

393

2,482

LSE

15:48:06

1478878

240

2,482

LSE

15:48:06

1478876

393

2,482

LSE

15:48:06

1478874

240

2,482

LSE

15:48:06

1478870

218

2,482

LSE

15:48:06

1478868

250

2,482

LSE

15:48:06

1478872

989

2,481

LSE

15:48:44

1480325

333

2,480

LSE

15:51:50

1486876

200

2,480

LSE

15:51:50

1486874

188

2,480

LSE

15:51:50

1486878

37

2,480

LSE

15:51:50

1486872

709

2,479

LSE

15:52:20

1487902

685

2,479

LSE

15:54:03

1491381

744

2,478

LSE

15:56:07

1495082

655

2,477

LSE

15:56:38

1495927

604

2,477

LSE

15:56:38

1495923

139

2,477

LSE

15:56:38

1495921

110

2,477

LSE

15:57:50

1498205

212

2,477

LSE

15:57:50

1498203

335

2,477

LSE

15:57:50

1498201

373

2,480

LSE

16:03:01

1511610

334

2,480

LSE

16:03:01

1511606

491

2,480

LSE

16:03:01

1511604

100

2,480

LSE

16:03:01

1511608

66

2,480

LSE

16:03:29

1512499

700

2,480

LSE

16:03:29

1512497

248

2,480

LSE

16:05:29

1516907

250

2,480

LSE

16:05:29

1516905

282

2,480

LSE

16:05:49

1517482

156

2,480

LSE

16:05:49

1517480

341

2,480

LSE

16:06:56

1519831

249

2,480

LSE

16:06:56

1519829

376

2,480

LSE

16:07:06

1520263

250

2,480

LSE

16:07:06

1520261

714

2,480

LSE

16:07:37

1521418

249

2,480

LSE

16:07:45

1521613

288

2,480

LSE

16:07:45

1521611

132

2,480

LSE

16:07:45

1521609

250

2,483

LSE

16:09:37

1525605

430

2,483

LSE

16:09:37

1525603

106

2,483

LSE

16:10:59

1528644

228

2,483

LSE

16:10:59

1528642

326

2,483

LSE

16:10:59

1528638

250

2,483

LSE

16:10:59

1528640

96

2,482

LSE

16:10:59

1528636

100

2,483

LSE

16:12:27

1531910

225

2,483

LSE

16:12:27

1531908

311

2,483

LSE

16:12:27

1531906

300

2,483

LSE

16:12:27

1531904

135

2,483

LSE

16:13:37

1534343

324

2,483

LSE

16:13:37

1534341

267

2,483

LSE

16:13:37

1534339

4

2,482

LSE

16:14:19

1536119

1,393

2,483

LSE

16:15:47

1539294

269

2,484

LSE

16:16:03

1540029

283

2,484

LSE

16:16:03

1540027

394

2,484

LSE

16:16:03

1540035

250

2,484

LSE

16:16:03

1540031

100

2,484

LSE

16:16:03

1540033

200

2,483

LSE

16:16:03

1540025

200

2,483

LSE

16:16:12

1540530

Euronext Dublin

Number ofShares

Price per Share (EUR)

Trading Venue

Time of Transaction

MatchId

710

27.85

ISE

08:20:45

863261

706

27.85

ISE

08:22:29

866039

290

27.88

ISE

08:25:48

871053

493

27.88

ISE

08:25:48

871051

763

27.86

ISE

08:26:43

872696

129

27.83

ISE

08:27:21

873991

265

27.83

ISE

08:27:21

873989

350

27.83

ISE

08:27:21

873987

32

27.85

ISE

08:30:57

879818

706

27.85

ISE

08:32:32

882378

59

27.89

ISE

08:37:22

890751

669

27.89

ISE

08:37:22

890749

219

27.85

ISE

08:41:06

897935

200

27.85

ISE

08:41:06

897933

380

27.85

ISE

08:41:06

897931

4

27.85

ISE

08:42:52

901217

291

27.84

ISE

08:48:41

911625

513

27.84

ISE

08:48:41

911623

5

27.84

ISE

08:48:41

911621

65

27.87

ISE

09:03:40

940185

742

27.87

ISE

09:03:40

940181

152

27.86

ISE

09:05:09

942254

581

27.86

ISE

09:05:09

942246

268

27.88

ISE

09:13:38

957429

297

27.91

ISE

09:16:04

961338

384

27.91

ISE

09:16:04

961336

741

27.94

ISE

09:20:55

968611

353

27.94

ISE

09:20:55

968609

200

27.94

ISE

09:20:55

968607

200

27.94

ISE

09:20:55

968605

67

27.94

ISE

09:20:55

968603

737

27.93

ISE

09:21:02

968781

576

27.94

ISE

09:23:35

972399

142

27.94

ISE

09:23:35

972391

181

27.94

ISE

09:30:14

981796

498

27.94

ISE

09:30:14

981793

699

27.95

ISE

09:31:11

983478

228

27.94

ISE

09:33:48

987528

200

27.94

ISE

09:33:48

987526

415

27.94

ISE

09:33:48

987524

29

27.95

ISE

09:36:45

992109

576

27.95

ISE

09:36:45

992107

113

27.95

ISE

09:36:45

992105

401

27.94

ISE

09:36:53

992498

199

27.94

ISE

09:39:01

996742

600

27.94

ISE

09:39:01

996739

744

27.93

ISE

09:39:05

996842

52

27.93

ISE

09:39:06

996893

130

27.92

ISE

09:44:27

1006615

200

27.92

ISE

09:44:27

1006609

443

27.92

ISE

09:44:27

1006607

215

27.90

ISE

09:58:22

1028965

467

27.90

ISE

09:58:22

1028963

55

27.87

ISE

10:09:39

1046843

137

27.87

ISE

10:09:40

1046950

260

27.87

ISE

10:09:40

1046948

711

27.87

ISE

10:09:40

1046937

328

27.87

ISE

10:09:40

1046935

216

27.96

ISE

10:31:51

1080554

557

27.96

ISE

10:31:51

1080551

177

28.00

ISE

10:53:59

1112100

690

28.00

ISE

10:54:00

1112109

556

28.00

ISE

10:54:00

1112111

97

27.99

ISE

10:55:57

1115158

721

27.99

ISE

10:55:57

1115156

22

27.99

ISE

10:55:57

1115154

200

27.99

ISE

10:55:57

1115149

583

27.99

ISE

10:55:57

1115147

744

27.98

ISE

10:56:14

1115632

291

28.02

ISE

11:11:00

1129597

89

28.02

ISE

11:11:00

1129595

200

28.02

ISE

11:11:00

1129593

90

28.02

ISE

11:11:00

1129591

41

28.02

ISE

11:11:06

1129695

446

28.05

ISE

11:21:38

1138700

336

28.05

ISE

11:21:38

1138698

27

28.06

ISE

11:31:53

1146703

388

28.06

ISE

11:31:59

1146827

292

28.06

ISE

11:31:59

1146825

152

28.05

ISE

11:36:35

1150272

200

28.05

ISE

11:36:35

1150270

337

28.05

ISE

11:36:35

1150268

112

28.05

ISE

11:36:48

1150654

341

28.03

ISE

11:49:04

1160020

145

28.03

ISE

11:49:04

1160018

198

28.03

ISE

11:49:05

1160039

92

28.03

ISE

11:49:05

1160035

496

28.02

ISE

11:58:14

1166884

94

28.02

ISE

11:58:14

1166882

449

28.06

ISE

12:08:47

1175567

9

28.06

ISE

12:08:47

1175565

9

28.06

ISE

12:08:47

1175563

200

28.06

ISE

12:08:47

1175540

30

28.06

ISE

12:08:47

1175523

166

28.05

ISE

12:08:51

1175681

643

28.05

ISE

12:08:52

1175706

199

28.02

ISE

12:08:54

1175828

250

28.00

ISE

12:12:59

1180593

250

28.00

ISE

12:12:59

1180591

790

28.00

ISE

12:14:54

1182400

833

28.00

ISE

12:14:54

1182398

761

28.01

ISE

12:17:41

1184615

582

27.97

ISE

12:20:39

1187141

139

27.97

ISE

12:20:49

1187290

108

27.93

ISE

12:25:19

1190414

770

27.93

ISE

12:25:19

1190412

52

27.93

ISE

12:25:19

1190410

530

27.93

ISE

12:25:48

1190728

225

27.96

ISE

12:46:37

1206795

234

27.97

ISE

12:46:37

1206793

457

27.97

ISE

12:46:37

1206791

105

27.97

ISE

12:49:51

1209357

168

27.97

ISE

12:50:06

1209569

400

27.97

ISE

12:50:06

1209567

12

27.97

ISE

12:50:13

1209883

620

27.97

ISE

12:55:19

1213780

84

27.97

ISE

12:55:19

1213778

816

27.96

ISE

12:56:39

1214755

67

27.96

ISE

13:12:04

1226976

180

27.96

ISE

13:12:04

1226974

146

27.96

ISE

13:12:19

1227141

436

27.96

ISE

13:12:19

1227139

590

27.96

ISE

13:24:41

1236801

706

27.96

ISE

13:24:41

1236803

86

27.96

ISE

13:24:41

1236799

270

27.95

ISE

13:25:51

1237679

54

27.95

ISE

13:26:11

1237950

400

27.95

ISE

13:26:11

1237948

161

27.95

ISE

13:33:36

1244884

483

27.95

ISE

13:33:36

1244881

66

27.95

ISE

13:33:36

1244879

120

27.95

ISE

13:33:36

1244877

145

27.95

ISE

13:33:36

1244875

466

27.95

ISE

13:33:36

1244873

822

27.90

ISE

13:38:57

1249707

146

27.92

ISE

13:47:51

1258291

200

27.92

ISE

13:47:51

1258289

145

27.92

ISE

13:47:51

1258287

19

27.92

ISE

13:47:51

1258285

200

27.92

ISE

13:48:10

1258932

500

27.92

ISE

13:50:42

1261180

10

27.92

ISE

13:50:42

1261178

3

27.92

ISE

13:50:51

1261293

95

27.92

ISE

13:50:55

1261371

217

27.92

ISE

13:51:17

1261769

826

27.91

ISE

13:55:00

1265292

530

27.88

ISE

13:58:30

1268794

31

27.88

ISE

13:58:44

1269036

265

27.88

ISE

13:58:45

1269072

583

27.89

ISE

14:01:57

1272770

134

27.89

ISE

14:01:57

1272768

39

27.90

ISE

14:05:40

1276761

261

27.90

ISE

14:05:40

1276755

466

27.90

ISE

14:05:40

1276757

498

27.90

ISE

14:16:12

1288554

749

27.90

ISE

14:19:38

1292232

210

27.90

ISE

14:19:38

1292230

453

27.89

ISE

14:21:37

1294491

291

27.89

ISE

14:21:37

1294486

221

27.89

ISE

14:25:39

1299032

146

27.89

ISE

14:25:41

1299054

200

27.89

ISE

14:26:13

1299735

98

27.89

ISE

14:26:14

1299761

2

27.89

ISE

14:26:14

1299759

100

27.89

ISE

14:26:14

1299750

100

27.89

ISE

14:26:15

1299790

300

27.89

ISE

14:26:16

1299804

100

27.89

ISE

14:26:16

1299797

85

27.89

ISE

14:26:21

1299914

26

27.87

ISE

14:29:31

1304025

300

27.87

ISE

14:29:32

1304043

70

27.87

ISE

14:29:34

1304095

394

27.87

ISE

14:30:00

1305196

733

27.89

ISE

14:34:13

1318254

500

27.90

ISE

14:34:13

1318249

324

27.90

ISE

14:34:13

1318251

62

27.90

ISE

14:34:13

1318245

651

27.90

ISE

14:34:13

1318243

621

27.90

ISE

14:34:13

1318239

146

27.90

ISE

14:34:13

1318237

23

27.90

ISE

14:34:13

1318235

200

27.91

ISE

14:36:17

1322036

109

27.91

ISE

14:36:17

1322027

502

27.91

ISE

14:36:54

1323103

100

27.90

ISE

14:38:57

1326849

248

27.90

ISE

14:38:57

1326845

176

27.90

ISE

14:39:05

1327097

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