8-K

CRH PUBLIC LTD CO 8-K Report (Jul 30, 2009)

Filed July 30, 2009For Securities:CRH

Summary

CRH Public Limited Company (CRH) filed a Form 6-K on July 30, 2009, to report a transaction involving its own shares. On July 29, 2009, CRH re-issued 81,170 ordinary shares from its treasury to participants in its employee share schemes. These shares were transferred at various price points, denominated in both Euros and Pounds Sterling. This filing also provides updated figures on CRH's treasury shares and outstanding shares. Following these re-issuances, CRH now holds 14,859,284 ordinary shares in treasury. The total number of ordinary shares in issue, excluding these treasury shares, stands at 692,319,156. Investors should note that such transactions are typical for companies with employee share schemes and represent the movement of existing shares rather than new capital issuance.

Key Highlights

  • 1CRH plc re-issued 81,170 Ordinary Shares from treasury on July 29, 2009.
  • 2The re-issued shares were allocated to participants in CRH's employee share schemes.
  • 3Share prices for the re-issuance ranged from €13.0295 to €20.8833 and £8.7104 to £14.1386 per share.
  • 4Following the transaction, CRH holds 14,859,284 Ordinary Shares in Treasury.
  • 5The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) is 692,319,156.
  • 6This filing is a Form 6-K, reporting on events of a foreign private issuer.
  • 7The transaction does not involve the issuance of new shares but rather the use of shares held in treasury.

Frequently Asked Questions

This Form 6-K filing was made by CRH plc to report a transaction involving the re-issuance of its own shares from treasury to employees under its share schemes.

No, CRH did not issue new shares to raise capital. The 81,170 ordinary shares re-issued were previously held by the company in treasury and were transferred to employees as part of their compensation or incentive plans.

Following the re-issuance of 81,170 shares, CRH plc now holds 14,859,284 Ordinary Shares in treasury.

The total number of ordinary shares in issue, excluding the treasury shares, is 692,319,156.