Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 9878C

CRH PLC

09 September 2008

 



9th September 2008

SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAMME

CRH plc announces that on 8th September 2008, UBS Limited purchased, on behalf of the Company, 229,711 Ordinary Shares of €0.32 each in CRH plc at prices between €18.80 and €18.90 per Ordinary Share. The purchased shares will be held as Treasury Shares.

Following the above transactions, CRH plc holds 15,135,396 Ordinary Shares in Treasury. The number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury Shares) is 532,985,040.

Contact

Angela Malone

Company Secretary 

Tel: [phone]

 

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