Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 0203V

CRH PLC

22 May 2008

 



22nd May 2008

SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAMME

CRH plc announces that on 21st May 2008, UBS Limited purchased, on behalf of the Company, 150,000 Ordinary Shares of €0.32 each in CRH plc at prices between €24.16 and €24.50 per Ordinary Share.  The purchased shares will be held as Treasury Shares.  

CRH plc also announces that on 21st May 2008 it transferred to participants in its employee share schemes 33,053 Ordinary Shares at prices between €13.15 and €19.68 per Ordinary Share.

Following the above transactions, CRH plc holds 11,091,315 Ordinary Shares in Treasury. The number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury Shares) is 537,029,121.

Contact

Angela Malone

Company Secretary 

Tel: [phone]

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