CRH Regulatory News (CRH)

21st December 2022

CRH plc Transaction in Own Shares

CRH plc ("CRH") announces that on 20th December 2022 it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares (the "ordinary shares") on Euronext Dublin, from CRH's broker BofA Securities Europe SA. The ordinary shares purchased will be held as treasury shares

The purchases form part of CRH's intention to buy back ordinary shares of up to $300 million* in the period to 30th March 2023 following its announcement on 19th December 2022 and were effected by CRH's broker as part of the Programme announced on 19th December 2022.

Following settlement of the above transactions CRH will hold 29,066,262 of its ordinary shares in treasury which represents 3.755% of the issued ordinary share capital of CRH. Ordinary shares held in treasury do not have any voting rights. Following settlement, CRH will have 745,074,076 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation) (including as it forms part of retained EU law in the United Kingdom ('UK') from time to time and, where relevant, pursuant to the UK's European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and the UK's Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019) , a detailed breakdown of individual trades made on 20th December 2022 by BofA Securities Europe SA on behalf of CRH as part of the buyback programme is scheduled to this announcement.

* Being an amount equal to €282 million (based on a FX rate of $1.00 : €0.94 fixed for the duration of the buyback programme).

Contact:

Diarmuid Enright

Assistant Company Secretary

Tel: 00 3531 6344340

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