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
 
 
24 December 2020
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___
 
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by
Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):_________
 
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by
Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):________
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Enclosure: Transaction in Own Shares
 
 
24th December 2020
 
 
RE-ISSUE OF TREASURY SHARES
 
CRH plc announces that yesterday, 23rd December 2020, it transferred to participants in an employee share scheme 2,046 Ordinary Shares at a price of €16.19 per Ordinary Share.
 
Following the above transaction, CRH plc holds 10,087,161 Ordinary Shares in Treasury.  The number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury Shares) is 785,053,177.
 
 
 
Contact
Diarmuid Enright
Assistant Company Secretary
Tel:  003531 6344340
 
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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 24 December 2020
 
 
By:___/s/Neil Colgan___
 
N.Colgan
 
Company Secretary