-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, OE2IAK/xrKB6iSbCgaE7eFrJwTvSKx387BeUkQB3R4Hk+bduDelMWrmbGa1VWpAt l32YAczyT76CHvUiOIkjhg== 0001191638-08-000953.txt : 20080528 0001191638-08-000953.hdr.sgml : 20080528 20080528093816 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001191638-08-000953 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080528 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080528 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080528 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CRH PUBLIC LTD CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000849395 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CEMENT, HYDRAULIC [3241] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32846 FILM NUMBER: 08862500 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: BELGARD CASTLE CLONDALKIN CITY: DUBLIN IRELAND STATE: L2 ZIP: 22 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 42 FITZWILLIAM SQUARE CITY: DUBLIN 2 6-K 1 crh200805236k.htm TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES
FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
                     
Pursuant to Rule 13a - 16 or 15d - 16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Report of Foreign Issuer

23 May, 2008 

File no. 0-17630
  
                       
Transaction in Own Shares
                 
                     
CRH public limited company
Belgard Castle, Clondalkin,
 Dublin 22, Ireland.
(Address of principal executive offices)

(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 whether the  registrant  by furnishing  the  information
contained  in this  Form is  also  thereby  furnishing  the  information  to the
Commission  pursuant to Rule  12g3-2(b)  under the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934).
 
Yes      No X
 
(If "Yes" is marked,  indicate below the file number  assigned to the registrant
in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-________).
 
 
Enclosure: Transaction in Own Shares
 
2
3
rd
 
May
 2008


SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAMME



CRH plc announces that on 
22
nd
 
May
 2008, 
UBS Limited
 
purchased
, on behalf of the Company,
 
128,475
 
Ordinary Shares of €0.32 each in CRH plc at price
s
 
between
 
€
23.81
 
and 
€
24.
35
 
per
 
O
rdinary 
S
hare
.
  The purchased shares will be held as Treasury Shares.
  

Following the above transaction
s
, CRH plc holds 
11,
219,790
 
Ordinary Shar
es in Treasury. The number of Ordinary S
hares in issue (excluding Treasury Shares) is
 
536,900,646
.



Contact
Angela Malone
Company Secretary 
Tel: 00 3531 6344340


___
    
    
    
    
 
 
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:  23 May, 2008 
 
                                                    By: ___/s/ M. Lee___
M. Lee
                                                        Finance Director
 
 
 
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