Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 9545X

CRH PLC

03 May 2019

 

3^rd May 2019

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 2^nd May 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:			52,000	63,000
Highest price paid per share:			GBp 2604.0	€30.39
Lowest price paid per share:			GBp 2555.0	€29.80
Volume weighted average price paid:			GBp 2576.8	€30.06

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 35,201,560 of its ordinary shares in treasury and will have 808,188,778 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 & EUR (as indicated below)
Aggregated Information
Trading venue		Currency	Volume Weighted Average Price	Aggregated volume
London Stock Exchange		GBp	2576.8	52,000
Euronext Dublin		EUR	30.06	63,000

Euronext Stock Exchange

Number of Shares	Price Per Share (GBp)	Currency	Trade Time	Trading Venue	MatchID
6000	29.92	EUR	8:07:08 AM	ISE	00028905663TRLO0-1
10000	29.84	EUR	8:16:17 AM	ISE	00028905888TRLO0-1
12000	29.80	EUR	8:18:23 AM	ISE	00028905966TRLO0-1
6000	30.04	EUR	9:05:05 AM	ISE	00028907061TRLO0-1
6000	30.17	EUR	10:11:27 AM	ISE	00028908500TRLO0-1
2500	30.17	EUR	1:07:26 PM	ISE	00028911211TRLO0-1
4500	30.18	EUR	2:48:39 PM	ISE	00028913457TRLO0-1
4000	30.37	EUR	3:41:35 PM	ISE	00028915279TRLO0-1
4000	30.32	EUR	4:03:17 PM	ISE	00028916289TRLO0-1
4000	30.39	EUR	4:06:55 PM	ISE	00028916614TRLO0-1
4000	30.35	EUR	4:16:50 PM	ISE	00028917276TRLO0-1

London Stock Exchange

Number of Shares	Price Per Share (GBp)	Currency	Trade Time	Trading Venue	MatchID
10000	2564	GBp	8:07:34 AM	LSE	00028905679TRLO0-1
5000	2560	GBp	8:23:32 AM	LSE	00028906080TRLO0-1
10000	2555	GBp	8:31:36 AM	LSE	00028906257TRLO0-1
6000	2580	GBp	9:31:40 AM	LSE	00028907607TRLO0-1
1500	2591	GBp	10:51:55 AM	LSE	00028909194TRLO0-1
3500	2592	GBp	11:48:11 AM	LSE	00028910133TRLO0-1
4000	2594	GBp	11:51:42 AM	LSE	00028910184TRLO0-1
4000	2590	GBp	12:39:29 PM	LSE	00028910850TRLO0-1
4000	2604	GBp	3:22:29 PM	LSE	00028914633TRLO0-1
4000	2603	GBp	4:04:32 PM	LSE	00028916477TRLO0-1

 

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