8-K

CRH PUBLIC LTD CO 8-K Report (Oct 2, 2012)

Filed October 2, 2012For Securities:CRH

Summary

CRH Public Limited Company (CRH) filed a Form 6-K on October 1, 2012, providing an update on its "Block Listing Six Monthly Return." This filing details the status of unallotted securities under various employee share option schemes as of September 30, 2012. Specifically, it covers the 2000 Share Option Scheme (Ireland), the 2000 Share Option Scheme (United Kingdom), the 2000 Saving Related Share Option Scheme (Republic of Ireland), and the 2000 Saving Related Share Option Scheme (United Kingdom). The key takeaway for investors is that the company has a significant number of securities available for allotment under these schemes, with no issuances or allotments made during the reporting period (April 1, 2012, to September 30, 2012). This indicates a stable status for these employee incentive programs from a securities issuance perspective during the six months covered.

Key Highlights

  • 1CRH filed a six-monthly return for its block-listed securities related to employee share option schemes.
  • 2The reporting period covers April 1, 2012, to September 30, 2012.
  • 3No securities were issued or allotted under the specified share option schemes during this period.
  • 4The total balance of unallotted securities remains unchanged from the previous return.
  • 5Significant balances of unallotted securities exist across multiple schemes, including the 2000 Share Option Scheme (Ireland) and the UK variants, and the 2000 Saving Related Share Option Schemes (Ireland and UK).
  • 6The company maintains a substantial pool of authorized shares available for future issuance under employee incentive plans.
  • 7The filing is a routine regulatory update, not indicating any immediate material changes in CRH's outstanding share count due to these schemes.

Frequently Asked Questions

This filing serves as a six-monthly return for CRH's block-listed securities, specifically related to the status of unallotted shares under various employee share option schemes. It's a regulatory requirement to update the exchange on the potential issuance of new shares from these plans.

No, the filing explicitly states that there were no securities issued or allotted under the covered schemes between April 1, 2012, and September 30, 2012. The balance of unallotted securities remained static.

The filing details significant balances across several schemes. For the 2000 Share Option Scheme (Ireland), the balance is 17,628,586. For the 2000 Share Option Scheme (United Kingdom), it's 610,474. The 2000 Saving Related Share Option Scheme (Republic of Ireland) has a balance of 325,317, and the 2000 Saving Related Share Option Scheme (United Kingdom) has 103,532. These represent the total unallotted securities as of the end of the reporting period.

No, this specific filing does not indicate any changes in CRH's capital structure. It reports on the *potential* issuance of shares under existing employee incentive plans, but no actual issuance or allotment occurred during the reported period, meaning the outstanding share count remains unchanged as a result of these schemes.