CRH : Transaction in Own Shares

8^th January 2020

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ('CRH') announces that on 7^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:			66,000
Highest price paid per share:			€35.94
Lowest price paid per share:			€35.52
Volume weighted average price paid:			€35.7117

The purchases form part of CRH's intention to buy back ordinary shares of up to €200 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 10,077,353 of its ordinary shares in treasury and will have 789,562,985 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 Davyon 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
ISIN:		IE0001827041
Intermediary name:		J&E Davy
Intermediary code:		DAVYIE21
Time zone:		BST
Currency:		GBp & EUR (as indicated below)
Aggregated Information
Trading venue		Currency	Volume Weighted Average Price	Aggregated volume
Euronext Dublin		EUR	35.7117	66,000

Number of Shares	Price Per Share (EUR)	Currency	Trade Time	Trading Venue	MatchID
2500	35.94	EUR	08:01:21	ISE	00030975313TRLO1
1500	35.85	EUR	08:02:38	ISE	00030975336TRLO1
3500	35.76	EUR	08:07:42	ISE	00030975424TRLO1
10000	35.74	EUR	08:19:29	ISE	00030975696TRLO1
10000	35.71	EUR	08:23:08	ISE	00030975761TRLO1
9000	35.71	EUR	08:24:06	ISE	00030975776TRLO1
10000	35.81	EUR	08:40:52	ISE	00030976000TRLO1
4000	35.69	EUR	11:16:13	ISE	00030977904TRLO1
15	35.6	EUR	13:41:08	ISE	00030979157TRLO1
2985	35.6	EUR	13:41:56	ISE	00030979196TRLO1
209	35.57	EUR	13:44:33	ISE	00030979251TRLO1
287	35.57	EUR	13:44:38	ISE	00030979254TRLO1
852	35.57	EUR	13:45:22	ISE	00030979258TRLO1
17	35.57	EUR	13:45:22	ISE	00030979259TRLO1
48	35.57	EUR	13:45:22	ISE	00030979260TRLO1
24	35.57	EUR	13:45:22	ISE	00030979261TRLO1
131	35.57	EUR	13:45:22	ISE	00030979262TRLO1
104	35.57	EUR	13:45:22	ISE	00030979263TRLO1
133	35.57	EUR	13:45:22	ISE	00030979264TRLO1
206	35.57	EUR	13:45:22	ISE	00030979265TRLO1
800	35.57	EUR	13:45:22	ISE	00030979266TRLO1
800	35.57	EUR	13:45:22	ISE	00030979267TRLO1
499	35.57	EUR	13:45:22	ISE	00030979268TRLO1
684	35.57	EUR	13:45:22	ISE	00030979269TRLO1
206	35.57	EUR	13:45:22	ISE	00030979270TRLO1
4000	35.52	EUR	14:25:38	ISE	00030979970TRLO1
3500	35.63	EUR	15:42:16	ISE	00030981559TRLO1