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 April 2019
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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Enclosure:
CRH Completes Phase 4 of Share
Buyback Programme
Press Release
CRH
Completes Phase 4 of Share Buyback Programme
CRH
plc, the global building materials group, is pleased to announce
that it has completed the fourth phase of its share buyback
programme, returning a further €200 million of cash to
shareholders.
Between
2 January and 29 March 2019, 7.6 million ordinary shares were
repurchased on the London Stock Exchange and Euronext Dublin at an
average discount of 0.6% to the volume weighted average price over
the period.
This
brings total cash returned to shareholders under our share buyback
programme to approximately €1 billion over the last 12
months. Further share buybacks are under active consideration and
details will be announced as part of our Trading Update
announcement on 24 April 2019.
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Contact CRH at Dublin 404 1000 (+353 1 404 1000)
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Albert
Manifold
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Chief Executive
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Senan
Murphy
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Finance Director
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Frank
Heisterkamp
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Head of Investor Relations
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About CRH
CRH (LSE: CRH, ISE: CRG, NYSE: CRH) is a leading
global diversified building materials group, employing 90,000
people at over 3,700 operating locations in 32 countries worldwide.
CRH is the largest building materials company in North America and
has leadership positions in Europe, where it is the largest
heavyside materials business, along with established strategic
positions in the emerging economic regions of Asia and South
America. CRH is committed to improving the built environment
through the delivery of superior materials and products for the
construction and maintenance of infrastructure, housing and
commercial projects. A Fortune 500 company, CRH is a constituent
member of the FTSE 100 index, the EURO STOXX 50 index, the ISEQ 20
and the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) Europe. CRH's
American Depositary Shares are listed on the NYSE. For more
information visit www.crh.com.
Registered Office: No 12965. Registered Office: 42 Fitzwilliam
Square, Dublin 2, R02 R279, Ireland
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 April 2019
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By:___/s/Neil
Colgan___
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N.Colgan
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Company Secretary
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