Summary
CRH Public Limited Company (CRH) has filed a Form 6-K, providing an update on a transaction involving its own shares. On November 12, 2014, the company transferred 800 ordinary shares from treasury stock to a participant in an employee share scheme at a price of €16.58 per share. This transaction is a routine adjustment related to employee compensation and equity programs. Following this transfer, CRH now holds 3,918,961 ordinary shares in treasury. The total number of outstanding ordinary shares, excluding these treasury shares, is 740,606,975. This filing provides transparency on the company's share capital structure and its ongoing management of employee share-based incentives.
Key Highlights
- 1CRH plc re-issued 800 ordinary shares from its treasury stock on November 12, 2014.
- 2The shares were transferred to a participant in an employee share scheme.
- 3The transaction price was €16.58 per ordinary share.
- 4Following the re-issuance, CRH holds 3,918,961 ordinary shares in treasury.
- 5The total number of ordinary shares in issue, excluding treasury shares, stands at 740,606,975.
- 6The filing is a Form 6-K, reporting information for foreign private issuers.
Frequently Asked Questions
This filing (a Form 6-K) serves to inform investors about CRH's transaction involving the re-issuance of treasury shares to an employee share scheme participant. It updates the company's share capital details.
CRH re-issued 800 ordinary shares at a price of €16.58 per share.
The re-issuance reduced CRH's treasury stock. After the transaction, the company holds 3,918,961 ordinary shares in treasury. The total number of outstanding shares (excluding treasury shares) remains 740,606,975.
This is a routine transaction related to employee share schemes and does not represent a major strategic change or financial event for the company. Investors should note it as an update to share capital management.