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 May 2014
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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29th May 2014
RE-ISSUE OF TREASURY SHARES
CRH plc announces that on 28th May 2014 it transferred to a participant in an employee share scheme 8,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of €17.30 per Ordinary Share.
Following the above transaction, CRH plc holds 4,321,047 Ordinary Shares in Treasury. The number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding Treasury Shares) is 738,992,189.
Contact
Neil Colgan
Company Secretary
Tel: 00 3531 6344340