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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Enclosure:
CRH Completes Phase 1 of Share
Buyback Programme
Press Release
CRH
Completes Phase 1 of Share Buyback Programme
CRH plc, the global building materials group, is pleased to
announce that it has completed the first phase of its share buyback
programme, returning €350 million of cash to
shareholders.
Between 2 May and 31 July 2018, 11.4 million ordinary shares were
repurchased on the London Stock Exchange at an average discount of
0.5% to the volume weighted average price over the
period.
Details relating to subsequent phases of our share buyback
programme will be announced in due course.
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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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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 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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