Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 7624Z

CRH PLC

22 May 2019

 

22^nd May 2019

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 21^st 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:			50,000	151,500
Highest price paid per share:			GBp 2513.0	€28.75
Lowest price paid per share:			GBp 2510.0	€28.55
Volume weighted average price paid:			GBp 2511.6	€28.68

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 37,570,069 of its ordinary shares in treasury and will have 805,820,269 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	2511.6	50,000
Euronext Dublin		EUR	28.68	151,500

Euronext Stock Exchange

Number of Shares	Price Per Share (EUR)	Currency	Trade Time	Trading Venue	MatchID
10000	28.74	EUR	8:06:07 AM	ISE	00029042750TRLO0-1
14000	28.70	EUR	8:28:09 AM	ISE	00029043276TRLO0-1
25000	28.69	EUR	9:37:14 AM	ISE	00029044385TRLO0-1
10000	28.65	EUR	9:48:02 AM	ISE	00029044550TRLO0-1
5000	28.60	EUR	10:20:10 AM	ISE	00029045318TRLO0-1
10000	28.55	EUR	10:51:37 AM	ISE	00029045768TRLO0-1
7500	28.60	EUR	12:00:39 PM	ISE	00029046848TRLO0-1
10000	28.74	EUR	12:38:41 PM	ISE	00029047526TRLO0-1
10000	28.75	EUR	1:54:17 PM	ISE	00029048765TRLO0-1
10000	28.72	EUR	2:02:28 PM	ISE	00029048973TRLO0-1
10000	28.64	EUR	3:12:57 PM	ISE	00029051631TRLO0-1
10000	28.66	EUR	3:16:52 PM	ISE	00029051778TRLO0-1
5000	28.71	EUR	3:34:38 PM	ISE	00029052498TRLO0-1
15000	28.73	EUR	3:48:31 PM	ISE	00029053203TRLO0-1

London Stock Exchange

Number of Shares	Price Per Share (GBp)	Currency	Trade Time	Trading Venue	MatchID
15000	2510	GBp	10:54:50 AM	LSE	00029045830TRLO0-1
10000	2513	GBp	3:01:41 PM	LSE	00029051071TRLO0-1
10000	2512	GBp	3:09:20 PM	LSE	00029051511TRLO0-1
15000	2512	GBp	3:58:19 PM	LSE	00029053667TRLO0-1

 

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