Summary
CRH Public Limited Company (CRH) has filed a Form 6-K to report on a transaction involving its own shares. On May 26, 2010, the company transferred 13,910 ordinary shares from its treasury to participants in its employee share schemes. These shares were transferred at prices ranging from €11.18 to €17.7454 per share. This action slightly reduced the number of treasury shares held by the company, impacting the total number of shares in issue.
Key Highlights
- 1CRH plc transferred 13,910 ordinary shares from treasury on May 26, 2010.
- 2The shares were transferred to participants in the company's employee share schemes.
- 3The transfer prices ranged from €11.18 to €17.7454 per ordinary share.
- 4Following the transaction, CRH plc holds 10,047,361 ordinary shares in treasury.
- 5The number of ordinary shares in issue, excluding treasury shares, is 707,747,150.
Frequently Asked Questions
This filing (Form 6-K) was made to report on a transaction where CRH plc re-issued shares from its treasury to employees participating in share schemes.
CRH transferred 13,910 ordinary shares from its treasury to participants in its employee share schemes.
After the transaction, CRH plc holds 10,047,361 ordinary shares in treasury. The total number of ordinary shares in issue, excluding treasury shares, is 707,747,150.
This transaction is a routine re-issuance of shares for employee compensation and does not represent a significant change in CRH's overall share structure or financial position. The number of shares re-issued is a small fraction of the total shares in issue.