REG - CRH PLC - Transaction in Own Shares

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25/10/2023 14:45

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RNS Number : 2961R  CRH PLC  25 October 2023

25 October 2023

 

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

 

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 23 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
 345,000                                       54.8982                             55.28                         54.36                   Please refer to annexure

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 706,644,086 ordinary shares in issue (excluding
treasury shares). CRH will also hold 41,216,169 of its ordinary shares in
treasury, which represents 5.511% 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:                                                          23 October 2023
 Aggregated Information

 Trading venues                                                                Currency        Volume Weighted Average Price  Aggregated volume
 Please refer to annexure                                                      USD             54.8982                        345,000

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