CRH : Transaction in Own Shares

27^th January 2020

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ('CRH') announces that on 24^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:			9,000
Highest price paid per share:			€34.940
Lowest price paid per share:			€34.940
Volume weighted average price paid:			€34.940

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 11,154,866 of its ordinary shares in treasury and will have 788,485,472 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
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	€34.940	9,000

Number of Shares	Price Per Share (EUR)	Currency	Trade Time	Trading Venue	MatchID
4000	34.94	EUR	12:14:27	ISE	00031098861TRLO1-1
5000	34.94	EUR	12:14:42	ISE	00031098866TRLO1-1