Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 0056F

CRH PLC

10 July 2019

 

10^th July 2019

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 9^th July 2019 it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares (the "ordinary shares") on the London Stock Exchange and/or Euronext Dublin, from CRH's broker J&E Davy. The ordinary shares purchased will be held as treasury shares.

			London Stock Exchange	Euronext Dublin
Number of ordinary shares purchased:			16,500	91,500
Highest price paid per share:			GBp 2618.0	€29.33
Lowest price paid per share:			GBp 2616.0	€28.97
Volume weighted average price paid:			GBp 2616.5	€29.21

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 43,111,321 of its ordinary shares in treasury which represents 5.11% of the issued ordinary share capital of CRH. Ordinary shares held in treasury do not have any voting rights. Following settlement, CRH will have 800,279,017 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 Day 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 & EUR (as indicated below)
Aggregated Information
Trading venue		Currency	Volume Weighted Average Price	Aggregated volume
London Stock Exchange		GBp	2616.5	16,500
Euronext Dublin		EUR	29.21	91,500

Euronext Stock Exchange

Number of Shares	Price Per Share (EUR)	Currency	Trade Time	Trading Venue	MatchID
25000	29.33	EUR	8:00:52 AM	ISE	00029423870TRLO0-1
4500	28.97	EUR	8:06:38 AM	ISE	00029424062TRLO0-1
5000	29.18	EUR	9:24:40 AM	ISE	00029425574TRLO0-1
5000	29.15	EUR	9:28:39 AM	ISE	00029425624TRLO0-1
10000	29.12	EUR	9:51:17 AM	ISE	00029426075TRLO0-1
10000	29.17	EUR	12:36:22 PM	ISE	00029428651TRLO0-1
12000	29.12	EUR	12:48:53 PM	ISE	00029428816TRLO0-1
10000	29.26	EUR	2:56:16 PM	ISE	00029430969TRLO0-1
10000	29.27	EUR	3:42:18 PM	ISE	00029432620TRLO0-1

London Stock Exchange

Number of Shares	Price Per Share (GBp)	Currency	Trade Time	Trading Venue	MatchID
12500	2616	GBp	10:35:17 AM	LSE	00029426734TRLO0-1
199	2618	GBp	2:10:13 PM	LSE	00029430075TRLO0-1
250	2618	GBp	2:10:13 PM	LSE	00029430076TRLO0-1
150	2618	GBp	2:10:13 PM	LSE	00029430077TRLO0-1
301	2618	GBp	2:10:13 PM	LSE	00029430078TRLO0-1
46	2618	GBp	2:10:13 PM	LSE	00029430079TRLO0-1
163	2618	GBp	2:10:13 PM	LSE	00029430074TRLO0-1
145	2618	GBp	2:10:37 PM	LSE	00029430085TRLO0-1
881	2618	GBp	2:10:37 PM	LSE	00029430086TRLO0-1
1865	2618	GBp	2:10:37 PM	LSE	00029430087TRLO0-1

 

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