CRH has announced that, between 29 April and 7 August 2019, 12.2 million ordinary shares were repurchased on the London Stock Exchange and Euronext Dublin at an average discount of 0.75% to the volume weighted average price over the period.
This brings total cash returned to shareholders under the company’s ongoing share buyback programme to €1.35 billion since its commencement in May 2018. Further share buybacks are under active consideration and details will be announced as part of the company’s Interim Results announcement of 22 August 2019.