Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 0519X

CRH PLC

19 June 2008

 



19thJune 2008

SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAMME

CRH plc announces that on 18th June 2008, Davy purchased, on behalf of the Company, 60,000 Ordinary Shares of €0.32 each in CRH plc at prices between €18.15 and   €19.18 per Ordinary Share.  The purchased shares will be held as Treasury Shares.  

CRH plc also announces that on 18th June 2008 it transferred to participants in its employee share schemes 199,254 Ordinary Shares at prices between €10.63 and €17.99 per Ordinary Share and between £7.18 and £12.38 per Ordinary Share.

Following the above transactions, CRH plc holds 11,929,119 Ordinary Shares in Treasury. The number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury Shares) is 536,191,317.

Contact

Angela Malone

Company Secretary 

Tel: [phone]

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