Summary
CRH plc filed a Form 6-K on April 15, 2010, reporting a transaction in its own shares. On April 14, 2010, the company re-issued 5,240 ordinary shares from its treasury to participants in its employee share schemes. These shares were transferred at prices of €11.18 and €15.0674 per share. This transaction results in CRH plc holding 10,737,721 ordinary shares in treasury, with the total number of ordinary shares outstanding (excluding treasury shares) standing at 699,748,199. This filing provides transparency on the company's share capital management and its engagement with employee incentives.
Key Highlights
- 1CRH plc re-issued 5,240 ordinary shares from treasury on April 14, 2010.
- 2The shares were transferred to participants in CRH's employee share schemes.
- 3The re-issue prices ranged from €11.18 to €15.0674 per ordinary share.
- 4Following the transaction, CRH holds 10,737,721 ordinary shares in treasury.
- 5The total number of ordinary shares in issue, excluding treasury shares, is 699,748,199.
Frequently Asked Questions
This filing (Form 6-K) was to report a transaction involving CRH's own shares, specifically the re-issue of treasury shares to employees under share schemes.
CRH re-issued 5,240 ordinary shares at prices of €11.18 and €15.0674 per share.
The transaction slightly reduces the number of shares held in treasury. After the re-issue, CRH holds 10,737,721 treasury shares, and the number of shares outstanding (excluding treasury) is 699,748,199.
These shares are not new issuances; they are re-issues from CRH's existing 'treasury' stock, meaning shares previously bought back by the company.