Transaction in Own Shares

CRH PLC 06 May 2008 6th May 2008 SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAMME CRH plc announces that on 2nd May 2008, Davy purchased, on behalf of the Company, 70,000 Ordinary Shares of €0.32 each in CRH plc at prices between €24.73 and €24.90 per Ordinary Share. The purchased shares will be held as Treasury Shares. Following the above transaction, CRH plc holds 10,349,421 Ordinary Shares in Treasury. The number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury Shares) is 536,877,773. Contact Angela Malone Company Secretary Tel: 00 3531 6344340 ___ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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