8-K

CRH PUBLIC LTD CO 8-K Report (Oct 10, 2013)

Filed October 10, 2013For Securities:CRH

Summary

This filing by CRH Public Limited Company (CRH) on October 10, 2013, details a transaction involving the re-issue of treasury shares for employee share schemes. On October 9, 2013, CRH transferred 6,766 Ordinary Shares from its treasury stock to employees participating in its share plans. These shares were transferred at prices ranging from €14.79 to €15.0854 per share. This action reduced the number of shares held in treasury and increased the number of outstanding shares available to the public. Following this re-issue, CRH now holds 6,278,602 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of issued Ordinary Shares, excluding those held in treasury, stands at 729,554,006. This information is primarily relevant to understanding CRH's share capital structure and its ongoing engagement with employee equity participation programs.

Key Highlights

  • 1CRH plc re-issued 6,766 Ordinary Shares from its treasury stock.
  • 2The re-issued shares were transferred to participants in employee share schemes.
  • 3The transaction occurred on October 9, 2013.
  • 4Share prices for the re-issue ranged from €14.79 to €15.0854 per Ordinary Share.
  • 5Following the transaction, CRH holds 6,278,602 Ordinary Shares in treasury.
  • 6The number of issued Ordinary Shares (excluding treasury shares) is 729,554,006.

Frequently Asked Questions

This Form 6-K filing serves to report CRH's re-issue of treasury shares to employees under its share schemes, as required by SEC regulations for foreign private issuers.

CRH re-issued treasury shares to fulfill its obligations under its employee share schemes. This is a common practice to incentivize and reward employees through equity participation.

The re-issue of treasury shares increases the number of outstanding shares available to the public, as these shares are no longer held by the company in treasury.

The number of shares held in treasury by CRH decreases as a result of this transaction. CRH's treasury stock is now 6,278,602 shares.