8-K

CRH PUBLIC LTD CO 8-K Report (Feb 6, 2009)

Filed February 6, 2009For Securities:CRH

Summary

CRH Public Limited Company (CRH) filed a Form 6-K on February 6, 2009, reporting its total voting rights as of January 30, 2009. The filing is primarily an informational update for shareholders and regulatory bodies, detailing the company's issued share capital and treasury shares. Investors should note that as of January 30, 2009, CRH had 548,502,378 ordinary shares outstanding, with 16,195,344 held as treasury shares. This results in a total of 532,307,034 voting rights. This figure is crucial for shareholders to determine their notification obligations regarding significant interests in the company under the Transparency Directive regulations.

Key Highlights

  • 1CRH Public Limited Company reported its total voting rights as of January 30, 2009.
  • 2The total number of ordinary shares in issue was 548,502,378.
  • 3The company held 16,195,344 treasury shares as of the reporting date.
  • 4The total number of voting rights available to shareholders is 532,307,034.
  • 5This voting rights figure serves as the denominator for shareholders to calculate notification requirements under the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007.
  • 6The filing was made on Form 6-K, indicating it is a report of a foreign issuer.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this filing (which is a Form 6-K for foreign issuers) is to report CRH's total number of voting rights as of January 30, 2009. This information is required for regulatory compliance and for shareholders to track their ownership stakes.

As of January 30, 2009, CRH had a total of 532,307,034 voting rights.

Treasury shares are shares that the company has repurchased. They do not carry voting rights, so they are subtracted from the total number of issued shares to arrive at the total number of voting rights.

The Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007 are European Union directives that require companies to disclose significant holdings of their shares. The total voting rights figure provided by CRH is used by shareholders to determine if their interest in the company meets the notification thresholds under these regulations.