8-K

CRH PUBLIC LTD CO 8-K Report (Aug 1, 2019)

Filed August 1, 2019For Securities:CRH

Summary

CRH Public Limited Company (CRH) has filed a Form 6-K with the SEC on July 31, 2019, to report its total voting rights and share capital as of July 31, 2019. The filing discloses the total number of ordinary shares in issue and the number of treasury shares held by the company. This information is crucial for shareholders to accurately determine their notification obligations regarding their interests in CRH under relevant Transparency Directives and Rules. Specifically, CRH announced that as of the reporting date, there are 843,390,338 ordinary shares of EUR 0.32 each in issue. The company holds 44,502,118 treasury shares. Consequently, the total number of voting rights available to shareholders stands at 798,888,220. This figure serves as the official denominator for shareholders calculating any reportable changes in their ownership stake.

Key Highlights

  • 1Disclosure of total voting rights as of July 31, 2019.
  • 2CRH plc has 843,390,338 ordinary shares of EUR 0.32 each in issue.
  • 3The company holds 44,502,118 treasury shares.
  • 4The total number of voting rights is 798,888,220.
  • 5This figure is to be used by shareholders for Transparency Directive notification calculations.
  • 6The filing is made under Regulation 20 of the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007.

Frequently Asked Questions

The primary purpose of this filing is to update shareholders on the total number of voting rights in CRH plc as of July 31, 2019. This information is essential for shareholders to comply with their regulatory obligations concerning the notification of interests or changes in interests in the company.

As of July 31, 2019, CRH has 843,390,338 ordinary shares of EUR 0.32 each in issue. Out of this total, the company holds 44,502,118 treasury shares.

The total number of voting rights in CRH plc as of July 31, 2019, is 798,888,220. This is calculated by subtracting the treasury shares from the total shares in issue.

This figure is crucial because shareholders use it as the denominator when calculating whether their ownership interest in CRH plc has reached, exceeded, or fallen below certain thresholds that require them to notify the company or regulatory bodies under the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations and Transparency Rules.