Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 2632A

CRH PLC

31 July 2008

 



31st July 2008

SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAMME

CRH plc announces that on 30th July 2008, Davy purchased, on behalf of the Company, 

100,000 Ordinary Shares of €0.32 each in CRH plc at prices between €16.57 and

 €17.19 per Ordinary Share.  The purchased shares will be held as Treasury Shares.  

CRH plc also announces that on 30th July 2008 it transferred to participants in its employee share schemes 8,280 Ordinary Shares at €10.63 per Ordinary Share and at prices between £7.18 and £12.38 per Ordinary Share.

Following the above transactions, CRH plc holds 13,768,520 Ordinary Shares in Treasury. The number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury Shares) is 534,351,916.

Contact

Angela Malone

Company Secretary 

Tel: [phone]

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