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
27
October 2016
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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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports
under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form
20-F X Form
40-F___
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by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper
as permitted by
Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):_________
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S-T Rule 101(b)(7):________
CRH plc
("the Company")
27th October
2016
2016
INTERIM DIVIDEND - SCRIP ALTERNATIVE
CRH plc
announces that under the Company's Scrip Dividend Scheme, 31.01% of
its Ordinary Shareholders elected to receive shares in lieu of cash
in respect of all or part of their Interim Dividend for 2016 to be
paid on 4th November
2016.
As a
result, a total of 1,243,042 Ordinary Shares of €0.32 each
have been allotted pursuant to, and in accordance with the terms of
the Company's Scrip Dividend Scheme. An application will be made
for admission of the New Shares to (a) the Official Lists of the UK
Listing Authority and the Irish Stock Exchange and (b) trading on
the London Stock Exchange's market for listed securities and the
Main Securities Market of the Irish Stock Exchange. Dealing in the
New Shares is expected to commence on Friday, 4th November
2016.
Enquiries:
Contact
Neil
Colgan
Company
Secretary
Tel: 00
3531 634 340
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 27
October 2016
By:___/s/Neil
Colgan___
N.Colgan
Company Secretary