CRH Crh Plc

TIDMCRH

RNS Number : 9138U

CRH PLC

28 November 2019

28(th) November 2019

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 27(th) November 2019 it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares (the "ordinary shares") on Euronext Dublin, from CRH's broker Societe Generale. The ordinary shares purchased will be held as treasury shares.

 
                                    Euronext Dublin 
 
 Number of ordinary shares 
  purchased:                              211 
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 Highest price paid per share:         EUR34.99 
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 Lowest price paid per share:          EUR34.99 
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 Volume weighted average price 
 paid:                                EUR34.9900 
---------------------------------  ---------------- 
 

The purchases form part of CRH's intention to buy back ordinary shares of up to EUR350 million in the period to 3(rd) January 2020 following its announcement on 22(nd) August 2019 and were effected by CRH's broker as part of the Programme announced on 23(rd) August 2019.

Following settlement of the above transactions CRH will hold 52,986,846 of its ordinary shares in treasury which represents 6.28% of the issued ordinary share capital of CRH. Ordinary shares held in treasury do not have any voting rights. Following settlement, CRH will have 790,403,492 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

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 Societe Generale on behalf of CRH as part of the buyback programme is scheduled to this announcement.

Contact:

Diarmuid Enright

Assistant Company Secretary

Tel: 00 3531 6344340

 
 Issuer name:           CRH plc 
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 LEI                    549300MIDJNNTH068E74 
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 ISIN:                  IE0001827041 
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 Intermediary name:     Societe Generale 
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 Intermediary code:     O2RNE8IBXP4R0TD8PU42 
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 Time zone:             BST 
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 Currency:              EUR 
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   Aggregated Information 
    Trading venue             Currency          Volume Weighted   Aggregated 
                                                 Average Price      volume 
                                               ---------------- 
   Euronext Dublin               EUR                 34.99           211 
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 Euronext Dublin 
 
 
 Number       Price Per      Currency   Trade Time   Trading   MatchID 
  of Shares    Share (EUR)                            Venue 
        211          34.99   EUR          08:01:00   ISE       00455419303TRLO0-1 
             -------------  ---------  -----------  --------  ------------------- 
 

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