Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 0505F

CRH PLC

05 March 2020

 

5^th March 2020

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 4^th March 2020 it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares (the "ordinary shares") on Euronext Dublin, from CRH's broker J&E Davy. The ordinary shares purchased will be held as treasury shares.

			Euronext Dublin
Number of ordinary shares purchased:			135,000
Highest price paid per share:			€32.180
Lowest price paid per share:			€31.850
Volume weighted average price paid:			€31.983

The purchases form part of CRH's intention to buy back ordinary shares of up to €200 million in the period to 31^st March 2020 following its announcement on 7^th January 2020 and were effected by CRH's broker as part of the Programme announced on 7^th January 2020.

Following settlement of the above transactions CRH will hold 15,418,791   of its ordinary shares in treasury and will have 784,221,547   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
Euronext Dublin		EUR	€31.983	135,000

Euronext Stock Exchange

Number of Shares	Price Per Share (EUR)	Currency	Trade Time	Trading Venue	MatchID
25000	31.85	EUR	10:57:57	ISE	00031430112TRLO1-1
25000	31.89	EUR	11:47:37	ISE	00031430965TRLO1-1
10000	32.07	EUR	12:26:14	ISE	00031431491TRLO1-1
10000	32.09	EUR	12:42:27	ISE	00031431669TRLO1-1
20000	32.18	EUR	14:15:30	ISE	00031433465TRLO1-1
10000	32.05	EUR	14:38:03	ISE	00031434830TRLO1-1
20000	31.99	EUR	14:47:17	ISE	00031435991TRLO1-1
15000	31.91	EUR	14:54:44	ISE	00031436681TRLO1-1

 

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