8-K

CRH PUBLIC LTD CO 8-K Report (Mar 5, 2015)

Filed March 5, 2015For Securities:CRH

Summary

CRH Public Limited Company (CRH) filed a Form 6-K on March 3, 2015, reporting a transaction related to its ordinary shares. Specifically, on March 2, 2015, the company transferred 55,819 ordinary shares to participants in its employee share schemes. These shares were transferred at varying prices in Euros and Pounds Sterling. This transaction resulted in a decrease in CRH's treasury shares. Following the transfer, CRH now holds 3,471,028 ordinary shares in treasury, and the total number of ordinary shares outstanding, excluding treasury shares, is 815,094,823. This filing is primarily informational, detailing share movements related to employee compensation and shareholding structures.

Key Highlights

  • 1CRH plc transferred 55,819 ordinary shares on March 2, 2015.
  • 2The shares were transferred to participants of CRH's employee share schemes.
  • 3Transaction prices varied, including €18.7463, €18.8545, and £12.9574 per ordinary share.
  • 4CRH's treasury shares decreased as a result of this transfer.
  • 5Following the transaction, CRH holds 3,471,028 ordinary shares in treasury.
  • 6The number of issued ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) stands at 815,094,823.
  • 7The filing is a Form 6-K, reporting of foreign private issuer information.

Frequently Asked Questions

The shares were transferred to participants in CRH's employee share schemes, likely as part of their compensation or long-term incentive plans.

This specific transaction reduced the number of shares held in treasury by CRH. The total number of shares in issue, excluding treasury shares, decreased slightly due to the transfer of these shares out of treasury to employees.

A Form 6-K is a report of foreign private issuers that are required to furnish information which is made or is required to be made public pursuant to the laws of the issuer's home country or that is filed or distributed with its security holders.

Treasury shares are shares that a company has repurchased from the open market but has not yet retired. They do not carry voting rights and do not receive dividends. Companies often hold treasury shares for employee stock option plans, mergers and acquisitions, or to potentially reissue them later.