Summary
CRH Public Limited Company (CRH) filed a Form 6-K on July 31, 2014, primarily to report its total voting rights and issued share capital as of July 31, 2014. This filing is in accordance with European transparency regulations. For investors, the key takeaway is the precise number of shares outstanding and the total voting rights, which are crucial for calculating ownership stakes and complying with notification requirements.
Key Highlights
- 1CRH plc reported a total of 743,313,236 Ordinary Shares of EUR 0.32 each in issue as of July 31, 2014.
- 2The company holds 4,050,197 Treasury Shares as of the same date.
- 3The total number of voting rights available to shareholders is 739,263,039.
- 4This figure is provided as the denominator for shareholders to calculate their notification requirements under the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007.
- 5The filing is made under Form 6-K, indicating it's a report of a foreign private issuer.
- 6The company is registered in Ireland and files annual reports on Form 20-F.
Frequently Asked Questions
The main purpose of this Form 6-K filing is to report CRH plc's total voting rights and issued share capital as of July 31, 2014, in compliance with European transparency regulations.
As of July 31, 2014, CRH had 743,313,236 Ordinary Shares in issue. After accounting for treasury shares, the number of voting rights is 739,263,039.
The total number of voting rights serves as the denominator for shareholders to determine if their ownership interest in CRH, or any change in that interest, requires them to notify the company and/or regulatory bodies under the specified Transparency Regulations.
Treasury Shares are shares that a company has repurchased from the open market. These shares are held by the company and do not carry voting rights or the right to receive dividends.