Summary
CRH Public Limited Company (CRH) filed a Form 6-K on November 22, 2013, to report a transaction involving its own shares. Specifically, on November 21, 2013, CRH transferred 62,333 ordinary shares from treasury to the Trustees of its employee share participation schemes. These shares were transferred at a price of €18.66 per share. This transaction impacts CRH's treasury stock and outstanding share count, which are important metrics for investors assessing share dilution and capital structure.
Key Highlights
- 1CRH announced the re-issuance of treasury shares on November 21, 2013.
- 2A total of 62,333 ordinary shares were transferred.
- 3The transfer was made to the Trustees of CRH's employee share participation schemes.
- 4The transaction price was €18.66 per ordinary share.
- 5Following this transaction, CRH's treasury stock holding is 6,003,849 ordinary shares.
- 6The number of ordinary shares in issue, excluding treasury shares, is now 733,227,751.
Frequently Asked Questions
The primary purpose of this filing was to report a transaction where CRH re-issued shares from its treasury stock to its employee share participation schemes.
CRH transferred 62,333 ordinary shares at a price of €18.66 per share.
After the transaction, CRH holds 6,003,849 ordinary shares in treasury, and the number of outstanding ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) is 733,227,751.
The shares were transferred to the Trustees of CRH's employee share participation schemes.