CRH PLC Transaction in Own Shares (2332A)

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RNS Number : 2332A

CRH PLC

20 January 2020

20(th) January 2020

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 17(th) January 2020 it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares (the "ordinary shares") on Euronext Dublin, from CRH's broker J&E Davy. The ordinary shares purchased will be held as treasury shares.

 
                                           Euronext Dublin 
 
 Number of ordinary shares purchased:           45,500 
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 Highest price paid per share:                EUR34.860 
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 Lowest price paid per share:                 EUR34.750 
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 Volume weighted average price 
  paid:                                       EUR34.806 
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The purchases form part of CRH's intention to buy back ordinary shares of up to EUR200 million in the period to 31(st) March 2020 following its announcement on 7(th) January 2020 and were effected by CRH's broker as part of the Programme announced on 7(th) January 2020.

Following settlement of the above transactions CRH will hold 10,963,566 of its ordinary shares in treasury and will have 788,676,772 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 Davy 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 
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 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:              EUR (as indicated below) 
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 Aggregated Information 
 
    Trading venue       Currency    Volume Weighted   Aggregated volume 
                                     Average Price 
                                   ---------------- 
   Euronext Dublin         EUR         EUR34.806            45,500 
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 Euronext Stock Exchange 
 
 
   Number     Price    Currency        Trade Time        Trading   MatchID 
  of Shares     Per                                       Venue 
               Share 
               (EUR) 
    3000      34.79      EUR      20200117 08:31:16.01     ISE     00031046866TRLO1 
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    4000      34.81      EUR      20200117 10:24:16.39     ISE     00031047936TRLO1 
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    6000      34.81      EUR      20200117 14:05:20.38     ISE     00031050581TRLO1 
             -------  ---------  ---------------------  --------  ----------------- 
    5000      34.82      EUR      20200117 14:37:17.97     ISE     00031051393TRLO1 
             -------  ---------  ---------------------  --------  ----------------- 
    4000      34.81      EUR      20200117 14:40:37.51     ISE     00031051487TRLO1 
             -------  ---------  ---------------------  --------  ----------------- 
    5000      34.86      EUR      20200117 14:50:19.73     ISE     00031051789TRLO1 
             -------  ---------  ---------------------  --------  ----------------- 
    2500      34.86      EUR      20200117 14:51:45.88     ISE     00031051818TRLO1 
             -------  ---------  ---------------------  --------  ----------------- 
    5000      34.82      EUR      20200117 15:05:09.24     ISE     00031052173TRLO1 
             -------  ---------  ---------------------  --------  ----------------- 
    6000      34.76      EUR      20200117 15:19:08.72     ISE     00031052463TRLO1 
             -------  ---------  ---------------------  --------  ----------------- 
    5000      34.75      EUR      20200117 15:56:20.45     ISE     00031053394TRLO1 
             -------  ---------  ---------------------  --------  ----------------- 
 

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