Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 9138U

CRH PLC

28 November 2019

 

28^th November 2019

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 27^th November 2019 it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares (the "ordinary shares") on Euronext Dublin, from CRH's broker Societe Generale. The ordinary shares purchased will be held as treasury shares.

			Euronext Dublin
Number of ordinary shares purchased:			211
Highest price paid per share:			€34.99
Lowest price paid per share:			€34.99
Volume weighted average price paid:			€34.9900

The purchases form part of CRH's intention to buy back ordinary shares of up to €350 million in the period to 3^rd January 2020 following its announcement on 22^nd August 2019 and were effected by CRH's broker as part of the Programme announced on 23^rd August 2019.

Following settlement of the above transactions CRH will hold 52,986,846 of its ordinary shares in treasury which represents 6.28% of the issued ordinary share capital of CRH. Ordinary shares held in treasury do not have any voting rights. Following settlement, CRH will have 790,403,492 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 Societe Generale 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:		Societe Generale
Intermediary code:		O2RNE8IBXP4R0TD8PU42
Time zone:		BST
Currency:		EUR
Aggregated Information
Trading venue		Currency	Volume Weighted Average Price	Aggregated volume
Euronext Dublin		EUR	34.99	211

Euronext Dublin

Number of Shares	Price Per Share (EUR)	Currency	Trade Time	Trading Venue	MatchID
211	34.99	EUR	08:01:00	ISE	00455419303TRLO0-1

 

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