Summary
CRH Public Limited Company (CRH) has filed a Form 6-K report detailing transactions involving its own shares on March 6, 2008. The company repurchased 120,000 ordinary shares at prices ranging from EUR 24.61 to EUR 25.40 per share, which will be held as treasury shares. Concurrently, CRH transferred 29,627 ordinary shares to its employee share participation schemes at a price of EUR 24.03 per share. These transactions impact the company's share structure. Following these activities, CRH now holds 6,335,759 ordinary shares in treasury. The total number of ordinary shares outstanding, excluding treasury shares, stands at 540,891,435. Investors should note these adjustments to the share count, which are part of the company's ongoing share repurchase program and employee benefit initiatives.
Key Highlights
- 1CRH repurchased 120,000 ordinary shares on March 6, 2008, through UBS Limited.
- 2The share repurchase occurred at prices between EUR 24.61 and EUR 25.40 per share.
- 3Repurchased shares will be held as treasury shares.
- 4CRH transferred 29,627 ordinary shares to employee share participation schemes.
- 5The transfer to employee schemes was executed at EUR 24.03 per share.
- 6Following these transactions, CRH holds 6,335,759 ordinary shares in treasury.
- 7The number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) is 540,891,435.