Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 5142Y

CRH PLC

08 July 2008

 



8th July 2008

SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAMME

CRH plc announces that on 7th July 2008, UBS Limited purchased, on behalf of the Company, 52,715 Ordinary Shares of €0.32 each in CRH plc at prices between €16.17 and €16.62 per Ordinary Share. The purchased shares will be held as Treasury Shares.

Following the above transactions, CRH plc holds 12,495,235 Ordinary Shares in Treasury. The number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury Shares) is 535,625,201.

Contact

Neil Colgan

Assistant Company Secretary 

Tel: [phone]

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