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30. Share Capital and Reserves continued<br />

Treasury Shares/own shares <strong>2009</strong> 2008<br />

€m €m<br />

At 1st January (378) (19)<br />

Performance Share Plan expense - 7<br />

Shares acquired by <strong>CRH</strong> plc (Treasury Shares) - (411)<br />

Treasury/own shares re-issued 114 48<br />

Shares acquired by Employee Benefit Trust (own shares) (2) (3)<br />

Reclassification of Performance Share Plan expense (13) -<br />

At 31st December (279) (378)<br />

As at the balance sheet date, the total number of Treasury Shares held was 12,339,200 (2008: 16,204,005); the nominal value of these shares was €4 million (2008:<br />

€6 million). During the year ended 31st December <strong>2009</strong>, 3,864,805 Shares were re-issued (2008: 2,000,350) to satisfy exercises and appropriations under the Group’s<br />

share option and share participation schemes (see (iv) above). These re-issued Treasury Shares were previously purchased at an average price of €25.35 (2008:<br />

€23.94). No Treasury Shares were purchased during the year ended 31st December <strong>2009</strong> (2008: 18,204,355).<br />

In accordance with the terms of the Performance Share Plan (see note 7), which was approved by shareholders at the 2006 <strong>Annual</strong> General Meeting, Ordinary Shares<br />

have been purchased by the Employee Benefit Trust on behalf of <strong>CRH</strong> plc. The number of these shares held as at the balance sheet date was as follows:<br />

Ordinary shares<br />

<strong>2009</strong> 2008<br />

At 1st January 937,750 937,750<br />

Released to the participants of the Performance Share Plan (474,997) -<br />

At 31st December 462,753 937,750<br />

The nominal value of own shares, on which dividends have been waived by the Trustees of the Performance Share Plan, amounted to €0.2 million at 31st December<br />

<strong>2009</strong> (2008: €0.3 million).<br />

In accordance with section 148(8) of the Companies Act, 1963 and section 7(1A) of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 1986, the Company is availing of the exemption<br />

from presenting its individual profit and loss account to the <strong>Annual</strong> General Meeting and from filing it with the Registrar of Companies.<br />

Reconciliation of shares issued to proceeds shown in Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows<br />

<strong>2009</strong> 2008<br />

€m €m<br />

Shares issued at nominal amount:<br />

- shares issued in respect of Rights Issue 52 -<br />

- share options and share participation schemes - -<br />

- shares issued in lieu of dividends 3 -<br />

Premium on shares issued 1,370 28<br />

Total value of shares issued 1,425 28<br />

Shares issued in lieu of dividends (note 11) (148) (22)<br />

Proceeds from issue of shares 1,277 6<br />

Expenses paid in respect of share issues (40) -<br />

Net proceeds from issue of shares - Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 1,237 6<br />

Share Premium<br />

<strong>2009</strong> 2008<br />

€m €m<br />

At 1st January 2,448 2,420<br />

Premium arising on shares issued 1,370 28<br />

Expenses paid in respect of shares issued (40) -<br />

At 31st December 3,778 2,448<br />

<strong>CRH</strong> 111

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