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
02 May
2017
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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Regulation
S-T Rule 101(b)(7):________
CRH plc
("the Company")
2nd
May 2017
2016
FINAL DIVIDEND - SCRIP ALTERNATIVE
CRH plc
announces that, under the Company's Scrip Dividend Scheme, 33.65%
of its Ordinary Shareholders elected to receive shares in lieu of
cash in respect of all or part of their Final Dividend for 2016 to
be paid on 5th May
2017.
As a
result, a total of 433,046 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 has been 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, 5th May
2017.
Enquiries:
Contact
Neil
Colgan
Company
Secretary
Tel: 00
3531 6344 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 02
May 2017
By:___/s/Neil
Colgan___
N.Colgan
Company Secretary