Transaction in Own Shares

CRH PLC
25 October 2023
 

25 October 2023

 

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

 

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 24 October 2023, it acquired the following number of its ordinary shares (the "ordinary shares") on the New York Stock Exchange from CRH's broker Merrill Lynch International. The ordinary shares acquired (by way of redemption) will be cancelled.

 

Aggregate number of ordinary shares acquired

Volume weighted average price paid

Highest price paid per share

Lowest price per share

Trading Venues

363,087

54.7257

55.10

54.45

See attached schedule

 

The redemptions form part of CRH's intention to buy back ordinary shares of up to $1 billion* in the period to 20 December 2023 following its announcement on 25 September 2023 and were effected by CRH's broker as part of the Programme announced on 25 September 2023.

Following settlement of the above transactions and subsequent share cancellation CRH will have 706,280,999 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). CRH will also hold 41,216,169 of its ordinary shares in treasury, which represents 5.514% of the issued ordinary share capital of CRH. Ordinary shares held in treasury do not have any voting rights.

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation) as such legislation forms part of retained EU law in the United Kingdom ("UK") (as defined in the EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018) and as amended pursuant to UK's Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (as may be amended and/or supplemented from time to time), a detailed breakdown of individual trades made on 23 October 2023 by Merrill Lynch International on behalf of CRH as part of the buyback programme is scheduled to this announcement. This announcement is also being made for the purposes of the UK Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rule 14.3.17(3).

* Being an amount equal to €940 million (based on a FX rate of $1.00:€0.94 fixed for the duration of the Buyback). 

Contact:

Diarmuid Enright

Assistant Company Secretary

Tel: 00 3531 6344340



 

 

Issuer name:


CRH plc


 

LEI


549300MIDJNNTH068E74


ISIN:


IE0001827041


UK Broker:

Merrill Lynch International


UK Broker code:

MLILGB3LELE


Time zone:


EST



Currency:


USD


Date of Transactions:


 24 October 2023


Aggregated Information






Trading venues

Currency

Volume Weighted Average Price

Aggregated volume

See attached schedule

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/2984R_1-2023-10-25.pdf

USD

54.7257

363,087

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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