Transaction in Own Shares

CRH PLC 28 February 2008 28th February 2008 SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAMME CRH plc announces that on 27th February 2008, Davy purchased, on behalf of the Company, 109,000 Ordinary Shares of €0.32 each in CRH plc at prices between €26.25 and €26.55 per Ordinary Share. The purchased shares will be held as Treasury Shares. CRH plc also announces that on 27th February 2008 it transferred to a participant of an employee share scheme 3,000 Ordinary Shares at €17.2615 per Ordinary Share. Following the above transactions, CRH plc holds 5,572,999 Ordinary Shares in Treasury. The number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury Shares) is 541,654,195. Contact Angela Malone Company Secretary Tel: 00 3531 6344340 ___ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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