12th March 2019 |
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CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares |
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CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 11th March 2019 it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares (the "ordinary shares") on the London Stock Exchange and/or Euronext Dublin, from CRH's broker UBS Europe SE. The ordinary shares purchased will be held as treasury shares. |
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London Stock Exchange |
Euronext Dublin |
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Number of ordinary shares purchased: |
3,056 |
9,770 |
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Highest price paid per share: |
GBp 2,392.0000 |
€27.7000 |
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Lowest price paid per share: |
GBp 2,375.0000 |
€27.5000 |
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Volume weighted average price paid: |
GBp 2,383.8632 |
€27.5922 |
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The purchases form part of CRH's intention to buy back ordinary shares of up to €1 billion over a 12 month period following its announcement on 25th April 2018 and were effected by CRH's broker as part of the Phase 4 Programme announced on 28th December 2018. |
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Following settlement of the above transactions CRH will hold 32,278,811 of its ordinary shares in treasury and will have 811,111,527 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). |
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In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), a detailed breakdown of individual trades made by UBS Europe SE on behalf of CRH as part of the buyback programme is scheduled to this announcement. |
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Contact |
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Neil Colgan |
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Company Secretary |
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Tel: 00 3531 6344340 |
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Issuer name: |
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CRH plc |
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LEI |
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549300MIDJNNTH068E74 |
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ISIN: |
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IE0001827041 |
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Intermediary name: |
UBS Europe SE |
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Intermediary code: |
UBSWDE24 |
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Time zone: |
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BST |
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Currency: |
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GBp & EUR (as indicated below) |
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Aggregated Information |
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Trading venue |
Currency |
Volume Weighted Average Price |
Aggregated volume |
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London Stock Exchange |
GBp |
2,383.8632 |
3,056 |
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Euronext Dublin |
EUR |
27.5922 |
9,770 |
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London Stock Exchange |
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Number of Shares |
Price per Share (GBp) |
Trading Venue |
Time of Transaction |
MatchId |
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185 |
2,385 |
LSE |
09:03:23 |
1176147 |
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500 |
2,385 |
LSE |
09:03:23 |
1176145 |
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651 |
2,392 |
LSE |
10:09:53 |
1305667 |
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651 |
2,386 |
LSE |
11:01:47 |
1342818 |
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319 |
2,379 |
LSE |
12:31:18 |
1398419 |
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183 |
2,379 |
LSE |
12:31:18 |
1398417 |
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7 |
2,375 |
LSE |
13:39:26 |
1450205 |
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560 |
2,375 |
LSE |
13:39:26 |
1450203 |
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