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 August 2018
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):________
Enclosure:
Transaction in Own
Shares
2nd August
2018
RE-ISSUE OF TREASURY SHARES
CRH plc announces that yesterday, 1st August
2018, it transferred to participants in an employee share
scheme 4,471 Ordinary Shares at the prices between £12.22
and £16.16 per Ordinary Share.
Following the above transactions, CRH plc holds 11,243,914 Ordinary
Shares in Treasury. The number of Ordinary Shares in issue
(excluding Treasury Shares) is 832,146,424.
Contact
Diarmuid Enright
Assistant Company Secretary
Tel: 003531 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.
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CRH public limited company
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(Registrant)
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Date
02 August 2018
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By:___/s/Neil
Colgan___
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N.Colgan
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Company Secretary
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