Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 8172X

CRH PLC

02 May 2019

 

2^nd May 2019

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 1^st May 2019 it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares (the "ordinary shares") on the London Stock Exchange from CRH's broker J&E Davy. The ordinary shares purchased will be held as treasury shares.

			London Stock Exchange
Number of ordinary shares purchased:			59,100
Highest price paid per share:			GBp 2600.0
Lowest price paid per share:			GBp 2580.0
Volume weighted average price paid:			GBp 2590.65

The purchases form part of CRH's intention to buy back ordinary shares of up to €350 million in the period to 16^th August 2019 following its announcement on 24^th April 2019 and were effected by CRH's broker as part of the Programme announced on 29^th April 2019.

Following settlement of the above transactions CRH will hold 35,086,560 of its ordinary shares in treasury and will have 808,303,778 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), a detailed breakdown of individual trades made by J&E Davy on behalf of CRH as part of the buyback programme is scheduled to this announcement.

Contact:

Diarmuid Enright

Assistant Company Secretary

Tel: [phone] 

Issuer name:		CRH plc
LEI		549300MIDJNNTH068E74
ISIN:		IE0001827041
Intermediary name:		J&E Davy
Intermediary code:		DAVYIE21
Time zone:		BST
Currency:		GBp (as indicated below)
Aggregated Information
Trading venue		Currency	Volume Weighted Average Price	Aggregated volume
London Stock Exchange		GBp	2590.65	59,100

London Stock Exchange

Number of Shares	Price Per Share (GBp)	Currency	Trade Time	Trading Venue	MatchID
5000	2600	GBp	8:52:35 AM	LSE	00028903722TRLO0-1
4000	2594	GBp	9:48:22 AM	LSE	00028903783TRLO0-1
2000	2590	GBp	10:09:44 AM	LSE	00028903844TRLO0-1
1000	2589	GBp	10:12:05 AM	LSE	00028903854TRLO0-1
1500	2588	GBp	10:16:05 AM	LSE	00028903862TRLO0-1
4100	2592	GBp	11:00:32 AM	LSE	00028903991TRLO0-1
2500	2593	GBp	11:18:27 AM	LSE	00028904021TRLO0-1
4000	2592	GBp	11:27:54 AM	LSE	00028904108TRLO0-1
1500	2590	GBp	11:33:47 AM	LSE	00028904166TRLO0-1
2500	2594	GBp	12:08:26 PM	LSE	00028904235TRLO0-1
4000	2593	GBp	12:22:05 PM	LSE	00028904245TRLO0-1
3000	2587	GBp	14:05:27 PM	LSE	00028904357TRLO0-1
2500	2587	GBp	14:16:28 PM	LSE	00028904381TRLO0-1
3000	2592	GBp	15:12:54 PM	LSE	00028904462TRLO0-1
10000	2590	GBp	15:32:41 PM	LSE	00028904538TRLO0-1
6500	2584	GBp	15:51:54 PM	LSE	00028904744TRLO0-1
2000	2580	GBp	16:18:36 PM	LSE	00028904902TRLO0-1

 

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