Report of Foreign Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 (6-k)

 

 

UNITED STATES


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Washington, DC 20549

 

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13A - 16 OR 15D - 16 OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


 

 

25 March 2021

Commission File No. 001-32846

 

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CRH public limited company

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

 

 

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Belgard Castle, Clondalkin,


Dublin 22, Ireland.


(Address of principal executive offices)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports

under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:


 

Form 20-F X Form 40-F___

 

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by

Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):_________

 

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by

Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):________

 

 

 

 




 

Enclosure: Transaction in Own Shares

 

 

25th March 2021

 

 

RE-ISSUE OF TREASURY SHARES

 

 

CRH plc announces that it has transferred to the Trustees of the CRH plc Employee Benefit Trust 2,918,381 Ordinary Shares at a price of €37.92 per Ordinary Share for the purpose of satisfying vested awards made under the CRH 2014 Performance Share Plan.

 

Following the above transactions, CRH plc holds 8,444,772 Ordinary Shares in Treasury.  The number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury Shares) is 786,695,566.

 

 

 

Contact

Diarmuid Enright

Assistant Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]

 

 

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SIGNATURE

 

 

 

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

	CRH public limited company
	(Registrant)
Date 25 March 2021
	By:___/s/Neil Colgan___
	N.Colgan
	Company Secretary