8-K

CRH PUBLIC LTD CO 8-K Report (Sep 11, 2014)

Filed September 11, 2014For Securities:CRH

Summary

CRH Public Limited Company (CRH) filed a Form 6-K on September 11, 2014, reporting on a transaction involving its own shares. Specifically, the company announced the re-issuance of 18,215 Ordinary Shares from its treasury stock to participants in its employee share schemes on September 10, 2014. These shares were transferred at varying prices denominated in both Euros and Pounds Sterling. This transaction has a minor impact on the company's outstanding share count. Following this re-issuance, CRH now holds 3,959,185 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of ordinary shares in issue, excluding these treasury shares, stands at 739,354,051. Investors should note that this is a standard treasury share re-issuance related to employee compensation and does not represent a new equity issuance or a significant change in the company's financial position.

Key Highlights

  • 1CRH plc re-issued 18,215 Ordinary Shares from treasury on September 10, 2014.
  • 2The shares were transferred to participants in CRH's employee share schemes.
  • 3Transaction prices varied, with some shares issued at €11.18 and €12.82, and others at £11.19 and £11.36.
  • 4Following the transaction, CRH holds 3,959,185 Ordinary Shares in treasury.
  • 5The total number of issued Ordinary Shares (excluding treasury shares) is 739,354,051.
  • 6This filing is a Form 6-K, indicating it is a report of a foreign private issuer.
  • 7The filing was made on September 11, 2014, and the event date was September 10, 2014.

Frequently Asked Questions

The transaction involved the re-issuance of treasury shares to participants in CRH's employee share schemes, likely as part of their compensation or incentive programs.

Yes, but only by the number of shares re-issued. The total number of shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) changed slightly from what it was before the re-issuance. CRH's treasury stock decreased by 18,215 shares.

Treasury shares are shares that a company has repurchased from the open market but has not yet retired. They can be re-issued for various purposes, such as employee stock options, acquisitions, or stock buybacks. They do not have voting rights and do not receive dividends while held in treasury.

CRH is an Irish company and a foreign private issuer. Form 6-K is the report of foreign private issuers required to be filed with the SEC to provide material information that the company makes public in its home country. Form 8-K is typically used by U.S. domestic registrants.