Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 5141A

CRH PLC

04 August 2008

 

              4th August 2008

SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAMME

CRH plc announces that on 1st August 2008, Davy purchased, on behalf of the Company, 47,000 Ordinary Shares of €0.32 each in CRH plc at prices between €16.23 and €16.43 per Ordinary Share. The purchased shares will be held as Treasury Shares.

Following the above transactions, CRH plc holds 13,913,520 Ordinary Shares in Treasury. The number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury Shares) is 534,206,916.

Contact

Angela Malone

Company Secretary 

Tel: [phone]

 

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