REG - CRH PLC - Transaction in Own Shares

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08/12/2023 14:45

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RNS Number : 2266W  CRH PLC  08 December 2023

8 December 2023

 

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

 

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 7 December 2023, it acquired the following
number of its ordinary shares (the "ordinary shares") on the New York Stock
Exchange from CRH's broker BofA Securities, Inc. 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 Venue
 280,000                                       $63.4824                            $63.90                        $62.80                  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 695,975,072 ordinary shares in issue (excluding
treasury shares). CRH will also hold 41,205,490 of its ordinary shares in
treasury, which represents 5.590% 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 during the period by BofA Securities, Inc.
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
 US Broker:                          BofA Securities, Inc.
 US Broker code:                     283942
 Time zone:                          EST
 Currency:                           USD
 Date of Transactions:                7 December 2023
 Aggregated Information

 Trading venue                       Currency     Volume Weighted Average Price  Aggregated volume
 See attached schedule               USD          $63.4824                       280,000

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