4th March 2011
RE-ISSUE OF TREASURY SHARES
CRH plc announces that on 3rd March 2011 it transferred to the Trustees of an employee share participation scheme 39,144 Ordinary Shares at €15.85 per Ordinary Share.
Following the above transaction, CRH plc holds 9,162,388 Ordinary Shares in Treasury. The number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury Shares) is 709,346,525.
Contact
Neil Colgan
Company Secretary
Tel: 00 3531 6344340