8-K

CRH PUBLIC LTD CO 8-K Report (Apr 3, 2013)

Filed April 3, 2013For Securities:CRH

Summary

CRH Public Limited Company filed a Form 6-K on April 3, 2013, reporting on its "Block Listing Six Monthly Return" for various share option schemes. This filing provides an update on the number of unallotted securities available under these schemes as of March 31, 2013. The primary purpose of this report is to inform the market about the company's outstanding share capital available for issuance related to employee share option programs. For investors, this filing indicates that CRH maintained a significant balance of unallotted securities across its various share option schemes during the reporting period from October 1, 2012, to March 31, 2013. Importantly, no securities were issued or allotted under these schemes during this six-month period, meaning the total balance of unallotted shares remained consistent with the previous return. This suggests a stable approach to share-based compensation during this interim period.

Key Highlights

  • 1CRH plc filed a six-monthly return regarding its share option schemes on April 2, 2013.
  • 2The filing covers the period from October 1, 2012, to March 31, 2013.
  • 3A total of 17,628,586 unallotted securities remained under the '2000 Share Option Scheme (RA/CRHplc/00024)' as of March 31, 2013.
  • 4The '2000 Share Option Scheme (United Kingdom)' had 610,474 unallotted securities remaining.
  • 5The '2000 Saving Related Share Option Scheme (Republic of Ireland)' had 325,317 unallotted securities remaining.
  • 6The '2000 Saving Related Share Option Scheme (United Kingdom)' had 103,532 unallotted securities remaining.
  • 7No securities were issued or allotted under any of these schemes during the reporting period.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this Form 6-K filing is to provide a 'Block Listing Six Monthly Return' for CRH plc's various share option schemes. It reports on the number of securities that are authorized but not yet issued or allotted under these schemes.

No, the filing explicitly states that zero securities were issued or allotted under any of the reported share option schemes during the period from October 1, 2012, to March 31, 2013.

The total number of unallotted shares across all reported schemes as of March 31, 2013, is the sum of the balances for each scheme: 17,628,586 + 610,474 + 325,317 + 103,532 = 18,667,909 shares.

For investors, this means that the company's outstanding share count was not diluted by new share issuances related to these employee share option schemes during the reported six-month period. The potential for future dilution remains, as indicated by the significant number of unallotted shares.