8-K

CRH PUBLIC LTD CO 8-K Report (Apr 2, 2015)

Filed April 2, 2015For Securities:CRH

Summary

CRH Public Limited Company (CRH) filed a Form 6-K on April 2, 2015, to report a transaction involving its own shares. Specifically, on April 1, 2015, CRH transferred 48,530 Ordinary Shares from its treasury to participants in an employee share scheme. These shares were transferred at prices ranging from €16.58 to €18.8545 per share. This transaction has a minor impact on the total number of outstanding shares, reducing the treasury stock balance. Following this transfer, CRH holds 2,571,556 Ordinary Shares in Treasury, and the total number of Ordinary Shares in issue, excluding treasury shares, stands at 815,994,295. This filing provides transparency regarding share movements related to employee compensation and impacts the company's share structure.

Key Highlights

  • 1CRH plc re-issued treasury shares to participants in an employee share scheme.
  • 2A total of 48,530 Ordinary Shares were transferred on April 1, 2015.
  • 3The transfer prices for these shares ranged from €16.58 to €18.8545 per Ordinary Share.
  • 4Following the transaction, CRH plc's treasury share balance decreased.
  • 5The company now holds 2,571,556 Ordinary Shares in Treasury.
  • 6The total number of issued Ordinary Shares (excluding treasury shares) is 815,994,295.

Frequently Asked Questions

The primary purpose of this filing (Form 6-K) was to report the re-issuance of treasury shares by CRH plc to participants in an employee share scheme.

CRH plc transferred 48,530 Ordinary Shares at prices ranging from €16.58 to €18.8545 per share.

This transaction reduces the number of shares held in treasury by CRH. The company now holds 2,571,556 treasury shares, and the total number of outstanding ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) is 815,994,295.

No, this transaction involved the transfer of shares already held by the company in its treasury, not the issuance of new shares.