Transaction in Own Shares

 

19^th February 2013

 

 

RE-ISSUE OF TREASURY SHARES

 

 

CRH plc announces that on 18^th February 2013, it transferred to a participant in an employee share scheme 5,546 Ordinary Shares at a price of €15.0854 per Ordinary Share.

 

Following the above transaction, CRH plc holds 7,360,558 Ordinary Shares in

Treasury.  The number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury Shares) is 726,460,885.

 

 

 

Contact

Neil Colgan

Company Secretary

Tel: 00 3531 6344340

 

 

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