Transaction in Own Shares

CRH PLC
01 February 2008





1st February 2008


SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAMME


CRH plc announces that on 31st January 2008, UBS Limited purchased, on behalf of
the Company, 215,000 Ordinary Shares of €0.32 each in CRH plc at prices between
€24.729 and €26.00 per Ordinary Share. The purchased shares will be held as
Treasury Shares.

Following the above transaction, CRH plc holds 2,088,848 Ordinary Shares in
Treasury. The number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury Shares) is
545,138,346.


Contact
Angela Malone
Company Secretary
Tel: [phone]

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