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
07 April 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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7th April 2016
RE-ISSUE OF TREASURY SHARES
CRH plc announces that yesterday, 6th April 2016, it transferred a participant in an employee share scheme 537 Ordinary Shares at a price of €17.67 per Ordinary Share.
Following the above transaction, CRH plc holds 84,368 Ordinary Shares in Treasury. The number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury Shares) is 824,009,866.
Contact
Diarmuid Enright
Assistant Company Secretary
Tel: 00 3531 6344340
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 07 April 2016
By:___/s/Neil Colgan___
N.Colgan
Company Secretary