8-K

CRH PUBLIC LTD CO 8-K Report (Aug 31, 2012)

Filed August 31, 2012For Securities:CRH

Summary

CRH Public Limited Company (CRH) filed a Form 6-K on August 31, 2012, to update its total voting rights and issued share capital as per Irish Transparency Regulations. The report specifies that as of August 31, 2012, CRH had 730,551,274 ordinary shares of EUR 0.32 each in issue. The company also holds 8,297,611 treasury shares, resulting in a total of 722,253,663 voting rights. This disclosure is crucial for investors as it provides the official figures needed to calculate notification thresholds for significant holdings under the Transparency Directive. Investors and analysts tracking CRH's shareholder structure will use this denominator to monitor changes in ownership and comply with regulatory requirements concerning substantial interests in the company.

Key Highlights

  • 1CRH Public Limited Company filed a Form 6-K on August 31, 2012.
  • 2The filing provides an update on the company's total voting rights and issued share capital.
  • 3As of August 31, 2012, CRH had 730,551,274 ordinary shares issued.
  • 4The company held 8,297,611 treasury shares.
  • 5The total number of voting rights as of the filing date was 722,253,663.
  • 6This figure is to be used by shareholders for calculating notification requirements under Transparency Regulations.
  • 7The information is compliant with Regulation 20 of the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this filing is to officially report CRH's total number of issued shares and the total number of voting rights available to shareholders as of August 31, 2012. This is a regulatory requirement to ensure transparency in share ownership.

As of August 31, 2012, CRH had 730,551,274 ordinary shares of EUR 0.32 each in issue. After accounting for 8,297,611 treasury shares, the total number of voting rights was 722,253,663.

The total number of voting rights (722,253,663) serves as the denominator for shareholders to determine if they need to notify CRH and regulatory bodies about their interest in, or any changes to their interest in, the company under the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007. It helps investors monitor substantial shareholdings and comply with disclosure obligations.

Treasury shares are shares that a company has bought back from the open market and holds. These shares do not carry voting rights, and therefore, they are subtracted from the total number of issued shares to arrive at the total number of voting rights available to all shareholders.