CRH PLC Transaction in Own Shares (0056F)

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RNS Number : 0056F

CRH PLC

10 July 2019

10(th) July 2019

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 9(th) July 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 J&E Davy. The ordinary shares purchased will be held as treasury shares.

 
                                    London Stock Exchange   Euronext Dublin 
 
 Number of ordinary shares 
  purchased:                               16,500               91,500 
---------------------------------  ----------------------  ---------------- 
 Highest price paid per share:           GBp 2618.0            EUR29.33 
---------------------------------  ----------------------  ---------------- 
 Lowest price paid per share:            GBp 2616.0            EUR28.97 
---------------------------------  ----------------------  ---------------- 
 Volume weighted average price 
 paid:                                   GBp 2616.5            EUR29.21 
---------------------------------  ----------------------  ---------------- 
 

The purchases form part of CRH's intention to buy back ordinary shares of up to EUR350 million in the period to 16(th) August 2019 following its announcement on 24(th) April 2019 and were effected by CRH's broker as part of the Programme announced on 29(th) April 2019.

Following settlement of the above transactions CRH will hold 43,111,321 of its ordinary shares in treasury which represents 5.11% of the issued ordinary share capital of CRH. Ordinary shares held in treasury do not have any voting rights. Following settlement, CRH will have 800,279,017 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 J&E Day on behalf of CRH as part of the buyback programme is scheduled to this announcement.

Contact:

Diarmuid Enright

Assistant Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]

 
 Issuer name:              CRH plc 
                          ---------- 
 LEI                       549300MIDJNNTH068E74 
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 ISIN:                     IE0001827041 
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 Intermediary name:        J&E Davy 
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 Intermediary code:        DAVYIE21 
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 Time zone:                BST 
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 Currency:                 GBp & EUR (as indicated 
                            below) 
-----------------------   ---------------------------- 
 
 Aggregated Information 
 
      Trading venue        Currency    Volume Weighted   Aggregated volume 
                                        Average Price 
                                      ---------------- 
  London Stock Exchange       GBp          2616.5             16,500 
------------------------  ----------  ----------------  ------------------ 
     Euronext Dublin          EUR           29.21             91,500 
------------------------  ----------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 
 
 Euronext Stock Exchange 
 
 
 Number of   Price Per      Currency   Trade Time   Trading   MatchID 
  Shares      Share (EUR)                            Venue 
                                        8:00:52 
   25000        29.33         EUR          AM         ISE     00029423870TRLO0-1 
            -------------  ---------  -----------  --------  ------------------- 
                                        8:06:38 
   4500         28.97         EUR          AM         ISE     00029424062TRLO0-1 
            -------------  ---------  -----------  --------  ------------------- 
                                        9:24:40 
   5000         29.18         EUR          AM         ISE     00029425574TRLO0-1 
            -------------  ---------  -----------  --------  ------------------- 
                                        9:28:39 
   5000         29.15         EUR          AM         ISE     00029425624TRLO0-1 
            -------------  ---------  -----------  --------  ------------------- 
                                        9:51:17 
   10000        29.12         EUR          AM         ISE     00029426075TRLO0-1 
            -------------  ---------  -----------  --------  ------------------- 
                                        12:36:22 
   10000        29.17         EUR          PM         ISE     00029428651TRLO0-1 
            -------------  ---------  -----------  --------  ------------------- 
                                        12:48:53 
   12000        29.12         EUR          PM         ISE     00029428816TRLO0-1 
            -------------  ---------  -----------  --------  ------------------- 
                                        2:56:16 
   10000        29.26         EUR          PM         ISE     00029430969TRLO0-1 
            -------------  ---------  -----------  --------  ------------------- 
                                        3:42:18 
   10000        29.27         EUR          PM         ISE     00029432620TRLO0-1 
            -------------  ---------  -----------  --------  ------------------- 
 
 
 
 
 
 London Stock Exchange 
 
 
 Number of   Price Per      Currency   Trade Time   Trading   MatchID 
  Shares      Share (GBp)                            Venue 
                                       10:35:17 
   12500         2616         GBp       AM            LSE     00029426734TRLO0-1 
            -------------  ---------  -----------  --------  ------------------- 
                                        2:10:13 
    199          2618         GBp          PM         LSE     00029430075TRLO0-1 
            -------------  ---------  -----------  --------  ------------------- 
                                        2:10:13 
    250          2618         GBp          PM         LSE     00029430076TRLO0-1 
            -------------  ---------  -----------  --------  ------------------- 
                                        2:10:13 
    150          2618         GBp          PM         LSE     00029430077TRLO0-1 
            -------------  ---------  -----------  --------  ------------------- 
                                        2:10:13 
    301          2618         GBp          PM         LSE     00029430078TRLO0-1 
            -------------  ---------  -----------  --------  ------------------- 
                                        2:10:13 
    46           2618         GBp          PM         LSE     00029430079TRLO0-1 
            -------------  ---------  -----------  --------  ------------------- 
                                        2:10:13 
    163          2618         GBp          PM         LSE     00029430074TRLO0-1 
            -------------  ---------  -----------  --------  ------------------- 
                                        2:10:37 
    145          2618         GBp          PM         LSE     00029430085TRLO0-1 
            -------------  ---------  -----------  --------  ------------------- 
                                        2:10:37 
    881          2618         GBp          PM         LSE     00029430086TRLO0-1 
            -------------  ---------  -----------  --------  ------------------- 
                                        2:10:37 
   1865          2618         GBp          PM         LSE     00029430087TRLO0-1 
            -------------  ---------  -----------  --------  ------------------- 
 

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