-----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, Ds+tXPznDu5biI5Wzn6okKmlZkLLf6PewzLjA0ADWr09GtEfhCE1OuKJC0qS9358 dAQCSJosUBQgbn353lQx2A== 0001191638-08-001021.txt : 20080605 0001191638-08-001021.hdr.sgml : 20080605 20080605100639 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001191638-08-001021 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080605 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080605 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080605 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: 08882095 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 crh200806056k.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


5th June, 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

5
th
 June 2008


RE-ISSUE OF TREASURY SHARES


CRH plc announces that on 
4
th
 June 2008
 it transferred to participants in its employee share schemes 
16,528
 Ordinary Shares at prices between 
€14.5652
 
and 
€
20.91
 
per Ordinary Share
and at £14.37
 per Ordinary Share.

Following the above transaction, CRH plc holds 
11,420,935
 
Ordinary Shares
in Treasury. The number of Ordinary
Shares in issue (excluding Treasury Shares) is 
536,699,501
.



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: 5th June, 2008

 

                                                    By: ___/s/ M. Lee___

M. Lee
                                                        Finance Director

 

 

 

 

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