Summary
CRH Public Limited Company (CRH) filed a Form 6-K on November 5, 2020, to report a transaction involving its own shares. Specifically, on November 4, 2020, CRH re-issued 1,657 ordinary shares from its treasury to participants in its employee share schemes. These shares were transferred at prices of €27.86 and £24.51, reflecting market values at the time of the transaction. This action has a minor impact on the company's outstanding share count. Following the re-issuance, CRH now holds 14,620,874 ordinary shares in treasury, and the total number of ordinary shares in issue, excluding treasury shares, stands at 785,019,464. This filing is primarily informational and indicates CRH's ongoing practice of utilizing treasury shares for employee incentive programs.
Key Highlights
- 1CRH re-issued 1,657 ordinary shares from treasury on November 4, 2020.
- 2The re-issued shares were allocated to participants in employee share schemes.
- 3Transaction prices were €27.86 and £24.51 per ordinary share.
- 4Following the transaction, CRH holds 14,620,874 ordinary shares in treasury.
- 5The number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) is 785,019,464.
- 6The filing is a Form 6-K, reporting a transaction in own shares.