Summary
CRH Public Limited Company (CRH) filed a Form 6-K on June 19, 2014, to report transactions involving its own shares. The company announced the re-issuance of treasury shares to participants of its employee share schemes on June 18, 2014. This action involved the transfer of 95,837 Ordinary Shares at a specified price in Euros and also at prices in Pounds Sterling. Following this transaction, CRH plc's treasury share balance was updated to 4,180,632 Ordinary Shares. The total number of Ordinary Shares outstanding, excluding those held in treasury, stands at 739,132,604. This filing is primarily informational, detailing the movement of shares related to employee compensation plans and adjusting the company's capital structure disclosures.
Key Highlights
- 1CRH plc re-issued 95,837 treasury shares on June 18, 2014.
- 2The shares were transferred to participants in the company's employee share schemes.
- 3Transaction prices were €18.8545 per share in Euros, and £11.19 and £11.36 per share in Pounds Sterling.
- 4CRH plc's treasury share balance was reduced to 4,180,632 Ordinary Shares post-transaction.
- 5The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue, excluding treasury shares, is 739,132,604.
Frequently Asked Questions
This filing (Form 6-K) was made to inform investors about CRH plc's transaction of re-issuing treasury shares to its employees under their share schemes and to update the company's outstanding share count.
CRH plc transferred 95,837 Ordinary Shares from its treasury to participants in its employee share schemes.
After the re-issuance, CRH plc holds 4,180,632 Ordinary Shares in treasury.
The number of CRH Ordinary Shares in issue, not including treasury shares, is 739,132,604.