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RNS Number : 2984R 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 USD 54.7257 363,087
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