8-K

CRH PUBLIC LTD CO 8-K Report (Sep 1, 2010)

Filed September 1, 2010For Securities:CRH

Summary

CRH Public Limited Company (CRH) filed a Form 6-K on August 31, 2010, to report its total voting rights as of August 30, 2010. This filing is a routine disclosure required for foreign private issuers and is primarily intended to provide shareholders with the necessary information to determine their notification obligations regarding their interests in the company. The report specifies the total number of ordinary shares outstanding and treasury shares held by the company, which are crucial figures for investors monitoring their stake and potential reporting requirements under EU transparency regulations.

Key Highlights

  • 1CRH plc announced its total voting rights as of August 30, 2010.
  • 2The total number of ordinary shares in issue is 717,794,511.
  • 3The company holds 9,757,797 treasury shares.
  • 4The total number of voting rights is 708,036,714.
  • 5This figure serves as the denominator for shareholders calculating notification requirements under EU Transparency Directive.
  • 6The filing is made in accordance with Regulation 20 of the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007.
  • 7The report was filed on August 31, 2010, indicating a timely disclosure of capital and voting right information.

Frequently Asked Questions

This Form 6-K filing by CRH plc is to report the total number of voting rights as of a specific date. This information is crucial for shareholders to determine if they need to notify the company or regulatory authorities about their holdings or changes in their holdings, as required by EU transparency regulations.

As of August 30, 2010, CRH plc has a total of 708,036,714 voting rights.

Treasury shares are shares that CRH plc has repurchased from the open market. These shares are no longer outstanding and do not carry voting rights. The filing explicitly subtracts treasury shares from the total issued shares to arrive at the total number of voting rights.

These are European Union regulations designed to ensure transparency in the financial markets. They require shareholders to notify listed companies and/or regulators when their stake in a company reaches, exceeds, or falls below certain thresholds. The total voting rights figure provided by CRH is used as the denominator for these calculations.