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
29
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 Continues Share Buyback
Programme
Press Release
CRH
Continues Share Buyback Programme
As
part of its Trading Update on 24 April 2019, CRH plc announced its
intention to continue its share buyback programme with a further
tranche of up to €350 million. CRH announces today that it
has entered into arrangements with J&E Davy ("Davy") to
repurchase ordinary shares on CRH's behalf for a maximum
consideration of €350 million (the "Buyback").
The
Buyback will commence today, 29 April 2019, and will end no later
than 16 August 2019.
Under
the terms of the Buyback, ordinary shares will be repurchased on
the London Stock Exchange and/or Euronext Dublin. CRH has entered
into non-discretionary instructions with Davy to conduct the
Buyback on its behalf and to make trading decisions under the
Buyback independently of CRH in accordance with certain pre-set
parameters.
The
purpose of the Buyback is to reduce the share capital of CRH and
will be conducted within the limitations of the authority granted
at CRH's AGM on 25 April 2019 to repurchase up to 10% of the
Company's ordinary shares in issue (being 49,605,183 ordinary
shares).
The
Buyback will also be conducted within the parameters prescribed by
the Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014, the Commission Delegated
Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 and Chapter 12 of the UK Listing Rules.
The repurchased ordinary shares will be held in treasury pending
their cancellation or re-issue in due course.
This
announcement relates solely to the Buyback and any decision in
relation to any future buyback programmes will be based on an
ongoing assessment of the capital needs of the business and general
market conditions.
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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 the leading building materials
business in the world, employing c.90,000 people at c.3,700
operating locations in 32 countries. It is the largest building
materials business in North America, the largest heavyside
materials business in Europe and has a number of strategic
positions in the emerging economic regions of Asia and South
America. CRH manufactures and supplies a range of integrated
building materials, products and innovative solutions which can be
found throughout the built environment, from major public
infrastructure projects to commercial buildings and residential
structures. 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 29
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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