Summary
CRH Public Limited Company (CRH) filed a Form 6-K on July 25, 2019, reporting a transaction involving its own shares. Specifically, on July 24, 2019, the company transferred 7,743 Ordinary Shares from its treasury to participants in an employee share scheme at prices ranging from £14.94 to £16.16 per share. This action is part of CRH's ongoing management of its share capital and employee incentive programs.
Key Highlights
- 1CRH plc re-issued treasury shares on July 24, 2019.
- 2A total of 7,743 Ordinary Shares were transferred to employee share scheme participants.
- 3The transfer prices ranged from £14.94 to £16.16 per Ordinary Share.
- 4Following this transaction, CRH plc holds 44,072,118 Ordinary Shares in Treasury.
- 5The number of Ordinary Shares currently in issue (excluding treasury shares) stands at 799,318,220.
Frequently Asked Questions
This filing (Form 6-K) reported a transaction where CRH plc re-issued shares from its treasury to employees participating in an employee share scheme.
CRH transferred 7,743 Ordinary Shares. The prices for these shares ranged between £14.94 and £16.16 per share.
This transaction involved re-issuing shares held in treasury. While the number of shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) is 799,318,220, the total number of shares outstanding would be this figure plus the treasury shares. The key impact for investors is the movement of shares from treasury to circulation for employee compensation.
Following the re-issuance, CRH plc holds 44,072,118 Ordinary Shares in Treasury.