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
18 December 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:
Transaction in Own Shares
18th December
2019
Cancellation of Shares and Total Voting Rights
CRH plc announces that yesterday, 17th December
2019, it cancelled 43,750,000 Ordinary Shares* previously held by
it as treasury shares. The Ordinary Shares so cancelled
represented 5.18% of the issued share capital of CRH plc.
Ordinary Shares held in treasury do not have any voting
rights.
Following the above cancellations, as at the date of this
announcement, CRH plc's issued share capital is as
follows:
Ordinary
Shares of €0.32 each
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799,640,338
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10,032,285
of which are held in treasury
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Income
Shares of €0.02 each
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799,640,338
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10,032,285
of which are held in treasury
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7% 'A'
Cumulative Preference Shares of €1.27 each
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872,000
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None of
which are held in treasury
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5%
Cumulative Preference Shares of €1.27 each
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50,000
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None of
which are held in treasury
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As none of the Income Shares or Preference Shares have voting
rights, the total number of voting rights as at the date of this
notice is, therefore, 789,608,053. This figure, 789,608,053,
may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations
by which they will determine if they are required to notify their
interest in, or a change to their interest in, CRH plc under the
Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007 (as amended)
(the "Irish Transparency Regulations") and the Transparency
Rules.
This announcement is made in accordance with Rule 12.6 of the UK
Listing Rules and the Irish Transparency Regulations.
Contact
Neil Colgan
Company Secretary
Tel: 003531 6344340
*An Income Share of €0.02 each is tied to each Ordinary Share
and so references to Ordinary Shares shall be deemed to include an
equivalent number of income shares.
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
18 December
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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