UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A - 16 OR 15D - 16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(24 December 2018)
Commission File No. 001-32846
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CRH public limited company
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
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Belgard Castle, Clondalkin,
Dublin 22, Ireland.
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Enclosure: Transaction in Own Shares
24th December 2018
RE-ISSUE OF TREASURY SHARES
CRH plc announces that on Friday, 21st December 2018, it transferred to participants in its employee share schemes 5,212 Ordinary Shares at prices of €14.15 and €21.12 per Ordinary Share and at prices of £16.16 and £20.83 per Ordinary Share.
Following the above transactions, CRH plc holds 27,551,386 Ordinary Shares in Treasury. The number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury Shares) is 815,838,952.
Contact
Diarmuid Enright
Assistant Company Secretary
Tel: 003531 6344340
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| CRH public limited company | |
(Registrant) | |
Date 24 December 2018 | |
| By:___/s/Neil Colgan___ | |
| N.Colgan | |
| Company Secretary |