Summary
CRH Public Limited Company (CRH) has filed an 8-K report detailing an application for the additional listing of 278,371 Ordinary Shares. These shares, with a nominal value of EUR0.32 each, are being admitted to the Official Lists of the Irish Stock Exchange and the UK Listing Authority, and will also trade on the London Stock Exchange's market for listed securities. The admission is anticipated to take effect on December 6, 2005. These newly listed shares originate from CRH's Employee Share Participation Scheme. Importantly for investors, these shares will rank pari passu (equally) with all existing Ordinary Shares, meaning they will carry the same rights and privileges. This filing is primarily an administrative update regarding the expansion of CRH's publicly traded share base.
Key Highlights
- 1CRH Public Limited Company is seeking to list an additional 278,371 Ordinary Shares.
- 2The shares are being admitted to the Official Lists of the Irish Stock Exchange and the UK Listing Authority.
- 3Trading of these shares will commence on the London Stock Exchange's market for listed securities.
- 4Expected admission date for the new shares is December 6, 2005.
- 5The shares were issued under the company's Employee Share Participation Scheme.
- 6The new Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with existing Ordinary Shares, meaning they have equivalent rights.