8-K

CRH PUBLIC LTD CO 8-K Report (Feb 27, 2015)

Filed February 27, 2015For Securities:CRH

Summary

CRH Public Limited Company (CRH) filed a Form 6-K on February 27, 2015, to report its total voting rights and share capital as of February 27, 2015. This disclosure is made in accordance with Regulation 20 of the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007. For investors, this filing provides critical information regarding the company's outstanding shares and voting power, which is essential for determining ownership thresholds and potential notification requirements under transparency rules. The key takeaway for shareholders is the definitive number of voting rights available. As of the filing date, CRH had 818,565,851 ordinary shares outstanding, with 3,569,175 held as treasury shares. This results in a total of 814,996,676 voting rights. This figure serves as the denominator for shareholders to assess their notification obligations under the Transparency Directive and its associated rules, ensuring compliance with disclosure requirements for significant holdings.

Key Highlights

  • 1Disclosure of total voting rights and share capital as of February 27, 2015.
  • 2Filing made in compliance with Regulation 20 of the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007.
  • 3Total ordinary shares in issue: 818,565,851.
  • 4Treasury shares held: 3,569,175.
  • 5Total voting rights: 814,996,676.
  • 6The reported figure is to be used by shareholders as the denominator for transparency notification calculations.

Frequently Asked Questions

The primary purpose of this Form 6-K filing is to officially report CRH's total number of voting rights and issued share capital as of February 27, 2015. This is a regulatory requirement to inform shareholders and the market about the company's capital structure and the basis for ownership notification.

Treasury shares are company-owned shares that are not outstanding and do not carry voting rights. Deducting treasury shares from the total issued shares gives the actual number of shares that have voting rights, which is the crucial figure for shareholders to determine if their stake requires notification under transparency regulations.

This figure represents the total number of voting rights in CRH plc as of February 27, 2015. It is significant because shareholders must use this number as the denominator when calculating if their percentage of ownership in CRH requires them to notify the company or regulatory bodies of their interest or any changes to it, as per the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007.

CRH indicates in this filing that it files its annual reports under cover of Form 20-F, which is typical for foreign private issuers in the U.S. market.