Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 5584X

CRH PLC

26 June 2008

 



26th June 2008

SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAMME

CRH plc announces that on 25th June 2008, Davy purchased, on behalf of the Company, 50,000 Ordinary Shares of €0.32 each in CRH plc at prices between €18.27 and €18.99 per Ordinary Share.  The purchased shares will be held as Treasury Shares.  

CRH plc also announces that on 25th June 2008 it transferred to participants in its employee share schemes 2,598 Ordinary Shares at prices between €13.15 and €14.5652 per Ordinary Share.

Following the above transactions, CRH plc holds 12,437,711 Ordinary Shares in Treasury. The number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury Shares) is 535,682,725.

Contact

Angela Malone

Company Secretary 

Tel: [phone]

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