Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 4811B

CRH PLC

18 August 2008

 



18th August 2008

SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAMME

CRH plc announces that on 15th August 2008, Davy purchased, on behalf of the

Company, 130,500 Ordinary Shares of €0.32 each in CRH plc at prices between 

€18.25 and €18.54 per Ordinary Share.  The purchased shares will be held as

Treasury Shares.  

Following the above transactions, CRH plc holds 14,437,923 Ordinary Shares in Treasury.

The number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury Shares) is 533,682,513.

Contact

Neil Colgan

Assistant Company Secretary 

Tel: [phone]

 

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