Summary
CRH Public Ltd Co. (CRH) filed a Form 6-K on June 30, 2014, to report its total voting rights and issued share capital as of June 30, 2014. This filing is important for investors as it provides the essential figures needed to monitor their stake in the company relative to regulatory notification thresholds. The report discloses that CRH has 743,313,236 ordinary shares of EUR 0.32 each in issue. After accounting for 4,180,632 treasury shares, the total number of voting rights stands at 739,132,604. This denominator is crucial for shareholders to determine if they need to notify CRH of any changes in their interest in the company, as required by the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007 and the Transparency Rules.
Key Highlights
- 1Total Ordinary Shares in issue as of June 30, 2014: 743,313,236
- 2Treasury Shares held as of June 30, 2014: 4,180,632
- 3Total Voting Rights as of June 30, 2014: 739,132,604
- 4The filing is a Form 6-K, reporting information required by foreign private issuers.
- 5Shareholders can use the total voting rights figure as the denominator for transparency notifications.
- 6This information is relevant for compliance with EU Transparency Directives and Rules.
Frequently Asked Questions
The primary purpose of this filing (specifically, a Form 6-K which CRH uses as a foreign private issuer) is to report the total number of ordinary shares in issue, the number of treasury shares, and consequently, the total number of voting rights as of June 30, 2014. This is a regulatory requirement for shareholders to monitor their ownership levels.
The total number of voting rights is crucial for shareholders to calculate whether their percentage of ownership in CRH has reached or fallen below certain thresholds that require them to notify the company and regulatory bodies of their interest under the Transparency Directive and associated rules. It serves as the denominator for these calculations.
As of June 30, 2014, CRH had 743,313,236 ordinary shares in issue. After deducting 4,180,632 treasury shares, the total number of shares carrying voting rights was 739,132,604.
Treasury shares are shares that a company has repurchased from the open market or that were previously issued but have been reacquired by the company. These shares are no longer outstanding for voting or dividend purposes and do not carry voting rights.