Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 8207U

CRH PLC

20 May 2008

 

 20th May 2008

                                                                   SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAMME

CRH plc announces that on 19th May 2008, UBS Limited purchased, on behalf of the Company, 71,522 Ordinary Shares of €0.32 each in CRH plc at prices between €24.317 and €24.60 per Ordinary Share. The purchased shares will be held as Treasury Shares.  

Following the above transaction, CRH plc holds 10,824,365 Ordinary Shares in Treasury. The number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury Shares) is 537,296,071.

Contact

Angela Malone

Company Secretary 

Tel: [phone]

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