Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 3926D

CRH PLC

19 February 2020

 

19^th February 2020

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 18^th February 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:			90,000
Highest price paid per share:			€35.240
Lowest price paid per share:			€35.100
Volume weighted average price paid:			€35.139

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 12,752,001   of its ordinary shares in treasury and will have 786,888,337   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	€35.139	90,000

Euronext Stock Exchange

Number of Shares	Price Per Share (EUR)	Currency	Trade Time	Trading Venue	MatchID
5000	35.12	EUR	08:44:32	ISE	00031272440TRLO1-1
25000	35.14	EUR	09:22:51	ISE	00031272912TRLO1-1
25000	35.13	EUR	09:38:01	ISE	00031273113TRLO1-1
5000	35.24	EUR	10:43:05	ISE	00031273564TRLO1-1
23000	35.14	EUR	11:56:30	ISE	00031274182TRLO1-1
7000	35.1	EUR	15:31:31	ISE	00031277038TRLO1-1

 

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