Summary
CRH Public Limited Company (CRH) filed a Form 6-K on November 30, 2010, to report its total voting rights and issued share capital as of November 30, 2010. This filing is a routine disclosure required for foreign private issuers and provides essential data for shareholders to determine notification obligations under European transparency regulations. The key information disclosed is the total number of ordinary shares outstanding and the number of treasury shares held by the company. This allows for the calculation of the total number of voting rights, which is a critical figure for investors to understand their stake and any potential reporting requirements related to changes in their ownership percentage.
Key Highlights
- 1CRH plc reported its total issued ordinary shares as 718,508,913.
- 2The company held 9,411,855 treasury shares as of November 30, 2010.
- 3The total number of voting rights for CRH plc was calculated to be 709,097,058.
- 4This figure serves as the denominator for shareholders to calculate their notification obligations under the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007.
- 5The filing is made in accordance with Regulation 20 of the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007.
- 6CRH plc is a foreign private issuer filing its report on Form 6-K.
- 7Neil Colgan, Company Secretary, provided contact information for inquiries.
Frequently Asked Questions
The primary purpose of this Form 6-K filing is to disclose CRH plc's total number of ordinary shares in issue and treasury shares as of November 30, 2010. This information is crucial for shareholders to determine their voting rights and to comply with notification requirements under European transparency regulations if their shareholding interest changes.
As of November 30, 2010, CRH plc had a total of 709,097,058 voting rights.
The number of treasury shares is important because these shares are held by the company itself and do not carry voting rights. Subtracting treasury shares from the total issued shares gives the actual number of voting rights available to external shareholders, which is the figure used for calculating ownership percentages and notification thresholds.
These are European Union regulations that require companies listed on EU regulated markets to disclose significant holdings and changes in holdings of voting rights. The figure of 709,097,058 voting rights provided by CRH serves as the denominator for shareholders to assess if their own holdings trigger these disclosure requirements.