8-K

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

Filed November 27, 2015For Securities:CRH

Summary

CRH Public Limited Company (CRH) filed a Form 6-K on November 26, 2015, reporting a transaction involving its own shares. Specifically, the company re-issued treasury shares to participants in its employee share scheme on November 25, 2015. This action involved the transfer of 57,296 Ordinary Shares at varying prices, ranging from €17.30 to €26.1493 per share. The filing also provides an update on CRH's treasury share position and the total number of outstanding ordinary shares. Following these re-issuances, CRH now holds 1,122,685 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of ordinary shares currently in issue, excluding treasury shares, stands at 822,788,568. This information is relevant for investors to understand the company's share structure and potential dilution.

Key Highlights

  • 1CRH plc re-issued treasury shares on November 25, 2015.
  • 2A total of 57,296 Ordinary Shares were transferred to participants in the employee share scheme.
  • 3The re-issuance prices ranged from €17.30 to €26.1493 per Ordinary Share.
  • 4Following the transaction, CRH holds 1,122,685 Ordinary Shares in treasury.
  • 5The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) is 822,788,568.
  • 6The filing was made on Form 6-K, a report for foreign private issuers.

Frequently Asked Questions

The primary purpose of this filing is to report on a transaction involving CRH's own shares, specifically the re-issuance of treasury shares to employees under its share scheme and to update the company's share count.

CRH re-issued 57,296 Ordinary Shares at prices ranging from €17.30 to €26.1493 per share.

After the transaction, CRH holds 1,122,685 Ordinary Shares in treasury. The total number of Ordinary Shares in issue, excluding treasury shares, is 822,788,568.

No, this transaction involves the re-issuance of shares that were previously held in treasury. It does not affect the total number of shares authorized by the company, but it does change the number of shares outstanding and held in treasury.