Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 5672D

CRH PLC

27 June 2019

 

27^th June 2019

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 26^th June 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:			20,000	125,800
Highest price paid per share:			GBp 2546.0	€28.52
Lowest price paid per share:			GBp 2545.0	€28.32
Volume weighted average price paid:			GBp 2545.5	€28.45

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 42,255,934 of its ordinary shares in treasury which represents 5.01% of the issued ordinary share capital of CRH. Ordinary shares held in treasury do not have any voting rights. Following settlement, CRH will have 801,134,404 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	2545.5	20,000
Euronext Dublin		EUR	28.45	125,800

Euronext Stock Exchange

Number of Shares	Price Per Share (EUR)	Currency	Trade Time	Trading Venue	MatchID
15000	28.32	EUR	8:01:26 AM	ISE	00029336721TRLO0-1
5800	28.38	EUR	9:41:34 AM	ISE	00029337566TRLO0-1
12000	28.46	EUR	11:30:05 AM	ISE	00029338601TRLO0-1
10000	28.46	EUR	11:34:06 AM	ISE	00029338611TRLO0-1
25000	28.47	EUR	11:44:37 AM	ISE	00029338783TRLO0-1
7000	28.44	EUR	12:45:20 PM	ISE	00029339190TRLO0-1
15000	28.51	EUR	3:21:53 PM	ISE	00029340786TRLO0-1
11000	28.47	EUR	3:35:03 PM	ISE	00029341006TRLO0-1
15000	28.48	EUR	3:41:16 PM	ISE	00029341153TRLO0-1
10000	28.52	EUR	4:14:55 PM	ISE	00029342087TRLO0-1

London Stock Exchange

Number of Shares	Price Per Share (GBp)	Currency	Trade Time	Trading Venue	MatchID
10000	2546	GBp	11:02:24 AM	LSE	00029338322TRLO0-1
10000	2545	GBp	11:10:47 AM	LSE	00029338402TRLO0-1

 

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