Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 9403J

CRH PLC

27 August 2021

 

27^th August 2021

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 26^th August 2021 it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares (the "ordinary shares") on Euronext Dublin, from CRH's broker S ociete Generale . The ordinary shares purchased will be held as treasury shares.

			Euronext Dublin
Number of ordinary shares purchased:			174
Highest price paid per share:			€44.18
Lowest price paid per share:			€44.02
Volume weighted average price paid:			€44.1423

The purchases form part of CRH's intention to buy back ordinary shares of up to $300 million in the period to 1^st October 2021 following its announcement on 30^th June 2021 and were effected by CRH's broker as part of the Programme announced on 30^th June 2021.

Following settlement of the above transactions CRH will hold 16,148,202 of its ordinary shares in treasury which represents 2.031 % of the issued ordinary share capital of CRH. Ordinary shares held in treasury do not have any voting rights. Following settlement, CRH will have 778,992,136 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation) (also in force in the UK, from time to time, including, where relevant, pursuant to the UK's Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019) , a detailed breakdown of individual trades made by S ociete 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:		S ociete Generale
Intermediary code:		O2RNE8IBXP4R0TD8PU41
Time zone:		BST
Currency:		EUR
Aggregated Information
Trading venue		Currency	Volume Weighted Average Price	Aggregated volume
Euronext Dublin		EUR	44.1423	174

Euronext Dublin

Number of Shares	Price Per Share (EUR)	Currency	Trade Time	Trading Venue	MatchID
1	44.02	EUR	08:00:44	Euronext Dublin	2021082615873
128	44.13	EUR	08:00:55	Euronext Dublin	2021082617409
37	44.18	EUR	08:04:35	Euronext Dublin	2021082627137
8	44.18	EUR	08:04:35	Euronext Dublin	2021082627393

 

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