8-K

CRH PUBLIC LTD CO 8-K Report (Mar 31, 2011)

Filed March 31, 2011For Securities:CRH

Summary

CRH Public Limited Company (CRH) filed a Form 6-K on March 31, 2011, to report its total voting rights and issued share capital as of March 31, 2011. This filing is primarily for regulatory disclosure purposes, informing shareholders about the number of voting rights they possess for notification obligations under EU Transparency Regulations. The key information provided is the total number of ordinary shares in issue and the number of treasury shares held by the company. This allows shareholders to accurately calculate their percentage ownership and determine if they need to report any changes in their stake to the company, in accordance with the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007 and associated Transparency Rules. Investors should note that this is a routine disclosure and does not indicate any new business events or financial performance updates.

Key Highlights

  • 1CRH Public Limited Company filed a Form 6-K on March 31, 2011.
  • 2The filing's primary purpose is to report the total number of voting rights.
  • 3As of March 31, 2011, there were 718,508,913 ordinary shares of EUR 0.32 each in issue.
  • 4CRH held 9,142,442 treasury shares as of the reporting date.
  • 5The total number of voting rights is calculated to be 709,366,471.
  • 6This figure serves as the denominator for shareholders to assess notification requirements under EU Transparency Regulations.
  • 7The report is a regulatory disclosure, not a financial performance update.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this Form 6-K filing is to officially report CRH's total number of ordinary shares in issue and the total number of voting rights as of March 31, 2011. This information is crucial for shareholders to comply with their disclosure obligations under the EU Transparency Regulations.

As of March 31, 2011, CRH Public Limited Company has a total of 709,366,471 voting rights. This is calculated by subtracting the 9,142,442 treasury shares from the 718,508,913 ordinary shares in issue.

Shareholders need to know the total number of voting rights because it is used as the denominator to calculate their percentage of ownership. If a shareholder's stake crosses certain thresholds (as defined by the Transparency Rules), they are required to notify CRH plc of their interest or any change to it. This filing provides the official figure needed for those calculations.

No, this Form 6-K filing is purely a regulatory disclosure concerning share capital and voting rights. It does not contain any information about CRH's financial performance, operational results, or strategic business developments.