Transaction in Own Shares
Updated : 07:03
12th July 2019
CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares
CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 11th July 2019 it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares (the "ordinary shares") on the London Stock Exchange and/or Euronext Dublin, from CRH's broker J&E Davy. The ordinary shares purchased will be held as treasury shares.
| London Stock Exchange | Euronext Dublin | ||||
Number of ordinary shares purchased: | 10,000 | 76,000 | ||||
Highest price paid per share: | GBp 2640.0 | €29.49 | ||||
Lowest price paid per share: | GBp 2640.0 | €29.31 | ||||
Volume weighted average price paid: | GBp 2640.0 | €29.42 |
The purchases form part of CRH's intention to buy back ordinary shares of up to €350 million in the period to 16th August 2019 following its announcement on 24th April 2019 and were effected by CRH's broker as part of the Programme announced on 29th April 2019.
Following settlement of the above transactions CRH will hold 43,284,858 of its ordinary shares in treasury which represents 5.13% of the issued ordinary share capital of CRH. Ordinary shares held in treasury do not have any voting rights. Following settlement, CRH will have 800,105,480 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), a detailed breakdown of individual trades made by J&E Davy on behalf of CRH as part of the buyback programme is scheduled to this announcement.
Contact:
Diarmuid Enright
Assistant Company Secretary
Tel: 00 3531 6344340
Issuer name: | CRH plc | |||
LEI | 549300MIDJNNTH068E74 | |||
ISIN: | IE0001827041 | |||
Intermediary name: | J&E Davy | |||
Intermediary code: | DAVYIE21 | |||
Time zone: | BST | |||
Currency: | GBp & EUR (as indicated below) | |||
Aggregated Information | ||||
Trading venue | Currency | Volume Weighted Average Price | Aggregated volume | |
London Stock Exchange | GBp | 2640.0 | 10,000 | |
Euronext Dublin | EUR | 29.42 | 76,000 |
Euronext Stock Exchange |
Number of Shares | Price Per Share (EUR) | Currency | Trade Time | Trading Venue | MatchID |
15000 | 29.40 | EUR | 8:02:21 AM | ISE | 00029447925TRLO0-1 |
10000
| 29.45 | EUR | 10:20:57 AM | ISE | 00029450057TRLO0-1 |
10000 | 29.49 | EUR | 10:23:48 AM | ISE | 00029450080TRLO0-1 |
15000 | 29.48 | EUR | 10:24:26 AM | ISE | 00029450096TRLO0-1 |
11000 | 29.45 | EUR | 10:25:06 AM | ISE | 00029450135TRLO0-1 |
15000 | 29.31 | EUR | 11:15:11 AM | ISE | 00029450912TRLO0-1 |
London Stock Exchange |
Number of Shares | Price Per Share (GBp) | Currency | Trade Time | Trading Venue | MatchID |
5000 | 2640 | GBp | 2:41:17 PM | LSE | 00029453746TRLO0-1 |
5000
| 2640 | GBp | 3:53:53 PM | LSE | 00029456262TRLO0-1 |
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