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
17 March 2022
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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Enclosure:
CRH
Continues Share Buyback Programme
Press Release
CRH Continues
Share Buyback Programme
CRH
plc, the leading building materials business in the
world, is pleased to announce that it has completed the latest
phase of its share buyback programme, returning a further $0.3
billion of cash to shareholders.
Between 24 December 2021 and 16
March 2022, 6.1 million ordinary shares were repurchased on
Euronext Dublin at an average discount of 1.43% to the volume
weighted average price over the period.
This brings total cash returned to
shareholders under our ongoing share buyback programme to $3.2
billion since its commencement in May 2018.
CRH today also announces that it has
entered into arrangements with
Societe Generale to repurchase ordinary shares on CRH's behalf for
a maximum consideration of $300 million (the "Buyback"). The Buyback will commence
today, 17 March 2022, and will end no later than 27
June 2022.
Under the terms
of the Buyback, ordinary shares will be repurchased on Euronext
Dublin. CRH has entered into non-discretionary instructions with
Societe Generale, acting as principal, to conduct the Buyback on
CRH's behalf and to make trading decisions under the Buyback
independently of CRH in accordance with certain pre-set
parameters.
The
maximum number of ordinary shares that may be repurchased under the
Buyback is 45,000,000. The
purpose of the Buyback is to reduce the share capital of CRH. The
Buyback will at all times be conducted in accordance with the
applicable annual general authorities granted by shareholders to
repurchase CRH's ordinary shares. The Buyback will also be
conducted within the parameters prescribed by the Market Abuse
Regulation 596/2014 and the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU)
2016/1052 (also as in force in the UK, from time to time,
including, where relevant, pursuant to the UK's Market Abuse
(Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019) and Chapter 12 of the UK
Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rules. The repurchased
ordinary shares will be held in treasury pending their cancellation
or re-issue in due course.
Any decision in
relation to any future buyback programmes will be based on an
ongoing assessment of the capital needs of the business and general
market conditions.
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Contact CRH at Dublin 404 1000 (+353 1 404 1000)
Albert
Manifold
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Chief Executive
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Jim
Mintern
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Finance Director
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Frank
Heisterkamp
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Director of Capital Markets & ESG
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Tom
Holmes
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Head of Investor Relations
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About CRH
CRH (LSE: CRH, ISE: CRG, NYSE: CRH) is the leading
building materials business in the world, employing c.77,400 people
at c.3,200 operating locations in 28 countries. It is the largest
building materials business in North America and Europe and also
has regional positions in Asia. CRH manufactures and supplies a
range of integrated building materials, products and innovative
solutions which can be found throughout the built environment, from
major public infrastructure projects to commercial buildings and
residential structures. A Fortune 500 company, CRH is a constituent
member of the FTSE 100 Index, the EURO STOXX 50 Index, the ISEQ 20
and the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) Europe. CRH's
American Depositary Shares are listed on the NYSE. For more
information visit www.crh.com.
Registered Office: No 12965. Registered Office: 42 Fitzwilliam
Square, Dublin 2, R02 R279, Ireland
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.
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CRH public limited company
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(Registrant)
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Date 17
March 2022
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By:___/s/Neil
Colgan___
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N.Colgan
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Company Secretary
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