Transaction in Own Shares

 

17^th January 2013

 

 

RE-ISSUE OF TREASURY SHARES

 

 

CRH plc announces that on 16^th January 2013, it transferred to participants in an employee share scheme 6,783 Ordinary Shares at a price of €11.18 per Ordinary Share.

 

Following the above transactions, CRH plc holds 7,366,104 Ordinary Shares in

Treasury.  The number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury Shares) is 726,455,339.

 

 

 

Contact

Neil Colgan

Company Secretary

Tel: 00 3531 6344340

 

 

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