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
 
 
27 February 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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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):
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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):________

 
 
 
 

 
 
27th February 2015
 
RE-ISSUE OF TREASURY SHARES
 
CRH plc announces that on 26th February 2015, it transferred to participants in its employee share schemes 166,304 Ordinary Shares at prices between €16.58 and €21.5235 per Ordinary Share and at prices of £11.19 and £12.9574 per Ordinary Share.
 
Following the above transactions, CRH plc holds 3,569,175 Ordinary Shares in Treasury. The number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury Shares) is 814,996,676.
 
 
Contact
Diarmuid Enright
Assistant Company Secretary
Tel: 00 3531 6344340




By:___/s/Maeve Carton___
M. Carton
Finance Director