8-K

CRH PUBLIC LTD CO 8-K Report (May 13, 2003)

Filed May 13, 2003For Securities:CRH

Summary

This 8-K filing from CRH Public Limited Company, filed on May 13, 2003, details transactions related to the acquisition of ordinary shares by several directors and the company secretary via a Scrip Dividend program. These transactions, which occurred on May 12, 2003, at a price of EUR 12.75 per share, primarily involve the reinvestment of dividends into additional company stock. The filing provides a clear snapshot of these insider shareholding adjustments. While the individual share acquisitions are modest in number for most directors, they reflect ongoing participation in dividend reinvestment plans. Investors can view this as a routine disclosure of director shareholding changes, indicating continued, albeit small, equity accumulation by key personnel within the company at that time. The total holdings following these transactions are also provided for each director.

Key Highlights

  • 1Multiple CRH directors and the company secretary acquired additional ordinary shares through a Scrip Dividend program on May 12, 2003.
  • 2The acquisition price for these ordinary shares was EUR 12.75 per share.
  • 3The filings provide updated total shareholdings for each director and secretary after the dividend reinvestment.
  • 4These are notifications of interests of directors and connected persons, as per Schedule 11.
  • 5No shares were disposed of by any of the reporting directors or secretary in these transactions.
  • 6The filing confirms CRH plc's adherence to reporting requirements for insider shareholding changes.
  • 7Angela Malone, Secretary, is the designated contact for queries and the signatory for these notifications.

Frequently Asked Questions

The primary purpose of this 8-K filing is to report changes in the beneficial ownership of CRH plc's securities by its directors and certain officers. Specifically, it details the acquisition of ordinary shares by several individuals through a Scrip Dividend program.

Several CRH directors, including Brian G. Hill, Patrick J. Molloy, Kieran McGowan, Anthony O'Brien, Wilhelmus P. Roef, David M. Kennedy, William I. O'Mahony, John L. Wittstock, and Henry P. Sheridan, along with company secretary Angela Malone, acquired shares. The number of shares acquired varied per individual, ranging from 20 for Wilhelmus P. Roef to 9,229 for Henry P. Sheridan.

The shares were acquired as part of a Scrip Dividend program at a price of EUR 12.75 per ordinary share.

No, this filing exclusively reports the acquisition of shares through the Scrip Dividend program. There were no reported disposals of shares by any of the directors or the secretary in these specific transactions.