Transaction in Own Shares

CRH PLC

25 October 2023

 

25 October 2023

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 23 October 2023, it acquired the following number of its ordinary shares (the "ordinary shares") on the New York Stock Exchange from CRH's broker Merrill Lynch International. The ordinary shares acquired (by way of redemption) will be cancelled.

Aggregate number of ordinary shares acquired	Volume weighted average price paid	Highest price paid per share	Lowest price per share	Trading Venues
345,000	54.8982	55.28	54.36	Please refer to annexure

The redemptions form part of CRH's intention to buy back ordinary shares of up to $1 billion* in the period to 20 December 2023 following its announcement on 25 September 2023 and were effected by CRH's broker as part of the Programme announced on 25 September 2023.

Following settlement of the above transactions and subsequent share cancellation CRH will have 706,644,086 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). CRH will also hold 41,216,169 of its ordinary shares in treasury, which represents 5.511% of the issued ordinary share capital of CRH. Ordinary shares held in treasury do not have any voting rights.

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation) as such legislation forms part of retained EU law in the United Kingdom ("UK") (as defined in the EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018) and as amended pursuant to UK's Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (as may be amended and/or supplemented from time to time), a detailed breakdown of individual trades made on 23 October 2023 by Merrill Lynch International on behalf of CRH as part of the buyback programme is scheduled to this announcement. This announcement is also being made for the purposes of the UK Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rule 14.3.17(3).

* Being an amount equal to €940 million (based on a FX rate of $1.00:€0.94 fixed for the duration of the Buyback). 

Contact:

Diarmuid Enright

Assistant Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]

Issuer name:		CRH plc
LEI		549300MIDJNNTH068E74
ISIN:		IE0001827041
UK Broker:		Merrill Lynch International
UK Broker code:		MLILGB3LELE
Time zone:		EST
Currency:		USD
Date of Transactions:		23 October 2023
Aggregated Information
Trading venues		Currency	Volume Weighted Average Price	Aggregated volume
Please refer to annexure http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/2961R_1-2023-10-25.pdf		USD	54.8982	345,000

 

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