Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 7380Y

CRH PLC

10 July 2008

 



10th July 2008

SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAMME

CRH plc announces that on 9th July 2008, UBS Limited purchased, on behalf of the Company, 166,305 Ordinary Shares of €0.32 each in CRH plc at prices between €15.737 and €16.30 per Ordinary Share. The purchased shares will be held as Treasury Shares.  

CRH plc also announces that on 9th July 2008 it transferred to participants in its employee share schemes 13,951 Ordinary Shares at prices between €10.63 and €17.99 per Ordinary Share and £7.18 and £12.38 per Ordinary Share.

Following the above transactions, CRH plc holds 12,808,366 Ordinary Shares in Treasury. The number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury Shares) is 535,312,070.

Contact

Angela Malone

Company Secretary 

Tel: [phone]

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