Summary
CRH Public Limited Company (CRH) filed a Form 6-K on January 28, 2021, reporting a transaction involving its own shares. The company announced that on January 27, 2021, it transferred 6,254 ordinary shares from its treasury to participants in an employee share scheme. These shares were transferred at prices of €21.12 and €27.86 per share. This transaction resulted in CRH holding 10,075,105 ordinary shares in treasury. The total number of ordinary shares currently in issue, excluding these treasury shares, stands at 785,065,233. This filing provides transparency regarding share movements related to employee compensation and corporate share management.
Key Highlights
- 1CRH plc re-issued treasury shares on January 27, 2021.
- 2A total of 6,254 ordinary shares were transferred to employees.
- 3The transfer prices for the ordinary shares were €21.12 and €27.86.
- 4Following the transaction, CRH holds 10,075,105 ordinary shares in treasury.
- 5The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) is 785,065,233.
Frequently Asked Questions
The transaction involved CRH's ordinary shares.
The shares were transferred to participants in an employee share scheme, indicating a form of employee compensation or incentive.
This transaction involved the re-issue of shares held in treasury. The total number of shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) remains 785,065,233, while the number of treasury shares decreased.
Treasury shares are shares that a company has repurchased from the open market but has not yet retired or cancelled. They can be used for various purposes, including employee stock options, acquisitions, or to return capital to shareholders.