CRH PLC - Transaction in Own Shares

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Mon Mar 31, 2008 2:01am EDT 

RNS Number:0941R
CRH PLC
31 March 2008

31st March 2008





SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAMME


CRH plc announces that on 28th March 2008, UBS Limited purchased, on behalf of
the Company, 76,265 Ordinary Shares of €0.32 each in CRH plc at prices between
€23.55 and €23.90 per Ordinary Share.  The purchased shares will be held as
Treasury Shares.



Following the above transaction, CRH plc holds 8,705,735 Ordinary Shares in
Treasury.

The number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury Shares) is
538,521,459.







Contact

Angela Malone

Company Secretary

Tel: 00 3531 6344340





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