8-K

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

Filed April 6, 2009For Securities:CRH

Summary

This 8-K filing by CRH Public Limited Company (CRH) on April 6, 2009, primarily serves as a notification of a transaction by a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMR). Specifically, it details a transaction involving Henry Morris, a director of the company. The key event disclosed is the sale and purchase of 5,000 ordinary shares of CRH by Henry Morris on April 2, 2009, at a price of €17.75 per share. This transaction represents a net change in his direct holding, with both acquisitions and disposals totaling 5,000 shares. Following this transaction, Henry Morris's total holding in CRH stands at 53,147 ordinary shares.

Key Highlights

  • 1Notification of a transaction by CRH Director, Henry Morris.
  • 2Henry Morris sold 5,000 ordinary shares and purchased 5,000 ordinary shares.
  • 3The transaction date was April 2, 2009.
  • 4The price per share for the transaction was €17.75.
  • 5Following the transaction, Henry Morris's total shareholding is 53,147 ordinary shares.
  • 6The disclosed shareholding represents 0.007760% of the issued class of shares.
  • 7This filing is made pursuant to the Market Abuse Rules.

Frequently Asked Questions

This is a Form 6-K filing, which is a Report of Foreign Issuer. Its primary purpose is to notify the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the public about a transaction involving a director or a person discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMR) within CRH.

Henry Morris is identified as a director and PDMR of CRH. The filing indicates he sold 5,000 ordinary shares and purchased 5,000 ordinary shares of CRH on April 2, 2009, at a price of €17.75 per share. This resulted in no net change to his total share count from this specific buy/sell activity, but the filing details both transactions.

After the sale and purchase of 5,000 shares each, Henry Morris's total beneficial holding in CRH is 53,147 ordinary shares, which represents 0.007760% of the issued class of shares.

Given the relatively small number of shares transacted (5,000 shares) and the resulting percentage of total issued shares (0.007760%), this transaction is likely not considered highly significant from a broad investor perspective. It is a routine disclosure required for insider transactions.