CRH, the Irish global building materials group, has completed the first phase of its share buyback programme, returning €350 million of cash to shareholders.
From 2 May and 31 July 2018, 11.4 million ordinary shares were repurchased on the London Stock Exchange at an average discount of 0.5% to the volume weighted average price over the period.
The company says details relating to subsequent phases of its share buyback programme will be announced in due course.
