8-K

CRH PUBLIC LTD CO 8-K Report (Mar 4, 2019)

Filed March 4, 2019For Securities:CRH

Summary

CRH Public Limited Company (CRH) filed a Form 6-K on March 4, 2019, providing an update on its total voting rights and share capital as of February 28, 2019. This filing is crucial for investors as it establishes the denominator for determining notification requirements for significant holdings under EU Transparency Regulations. The company reported a total of 843,390,338 ordinary shares outstanding, with 32,057,086 treasury shares held. Consequently, the total number of voting rights available to shareholders stands at 811,333,252. This information is vital for institutional investors and significant shareholders to ensure compliance with regulatory obligations. By providing this figure, CRH facilitates transparency and allows stakeholders to accurately track their voting power and any changes that might trigger notification requirements under the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations. Investors should monitor this figure for potential impacts on their holdings and related disclosure obligations.

Key Highlights

  • 1CRH plc reported its total voting rights and share capital as of February 28, 2019.
  • 2The total number of ordinary shares in issue is 843,390,338.
  • 3The company holds 32,057,086 treasury shares.
  • 4The total number of voting rights available to shareholders is 811,333,252.
  • 5This figure serves as the denominator for shareholders calculating notification requirements under EU Transparency Regulations.
  • 6The filing conforms to Regulation 20 of the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007.
  • 7The filing was made as a Form 6-K, a report of foreign private issuers.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this filing is to provide an update on CRH plc's total number of voting rights and outstanding shares as of February 28, 2019. This information is required for compliance with EU Transparency Regulations and is used by shareholders to determine if they need to notify the company of their interests.

As of February 28, 2019, CRH plc has a total of 811,333,252 voting rights.

Treasury shares are shares that the company has repurchased but not cancelled. These shares do not carry voting rights, so they are deducted from the total number of issued ordinary shares to arrive at the total number of voting rights available to shareholders.

The Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007 require shareholders whose holdings reach certain thresholds to notify the issuer. The total voting rights figure (811,333,252) provided by CRH is the denominator shareholders must use to calculate if their percentage of voting rights requires them to make such a notification.