Transaction in Own Shares

CRH PLC 08 January 2008 8th January 2008 SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAMME CRH plc announces that on 7th January 2008, UBS Limited purchased, on behalf of the Company, 82,500 Ordinary Shares of €0.32 each in CRH plc at prices between €24.39 and €25.25 per Ordinary Share. The purchased shares will be held as Treasury Shares. Following the above transaction, CRH plc holds 82,500 Ordinary Shares in Treasury. The number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury Shares) is 547,144,694. 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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