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
17 April 2015
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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17th April 2015
RE-ISSUE OF TREASURY SHARES
CRH plc announces that today, 17th April 2015, it transferred to participants in an employee share scheme 6,654 Ordinary Shares at prices of €18.7463 and €18.8545 per Ordinary Share.
Following the above transactions, CRH plc holds 2,382,534 Ordinary Shares in Treasury. The number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury Shares) is 816,183,317.
Contact
Diarmuid Enright
Assistant Company Secretary
Tel: 00 3531 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: 17 April 2015
By:___/s/Maeve Carton___
M. Carton
Finance Director