Summary
CRH Public Limited Company (CRH) filed a Form 6-K on February 26, 2021, to report its total voting rights and share capital as of February 25, 2021. This filing is significant for investors as it provides essential figures for determining notification obligations under transparency regulations. The company disclosed the total number of ordinary shares in issue and the number of treasury shares held, which directly impacts the calculation of total voting rights.
Key Highlights
- 1CRH plc reported its total voting rights and capital as of February 25, 2021.
- 2The total number of ordinary shares in issue is 795,140,338.
- 3The company holds 10,073,153 treasury shares as of February 26, 2021.
- 4The total number of voting rights available to shareholders is 785,067,185.
- 5This figure is crucial for shareholders to calculate notification requirements under transparency regulations (Directive 2004/109/EC).
- 6The filing adheres to Regulation 20 of the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007.
Frequently Asked Questions
The primary purpose of this filing is to report CRH plc's total number of ordinary shares outstanding and treasury shares, which in turn determines the total voting rights. This information is essential for shareholders to monitor their ownership levels against regulatory notification thresholds.
As of February 25, 2021, CRH plc has a total of 785,067,185 voting rights.
Treasury shares are shares that the company has repurchased but not retired. These shares do not carry voting rights, so they are deducted from the total shares in issue to arrive at the total number of voting rights available to external shareholders.
These regulations, along with the Transparency Rules, require shareholders to notify the company and relevant authorities if their stake in the company crosses certain thresholds (e.g., 3%, 5%, 10%). The total voting rights figure provided in this report serves as the denominator for these calculations.