8-K

CRH PUBLIC LTD CO 8-K Report (Apr 15, 2021)

Filed April 15, 2021For Securities:CRH

Summary

CRH Public Limited Company (CRH) filed a Form 6-K on April 15, 2021, reporting a transaction involving its own shares. Specifically, on April 14, 2021, the company re-issued treasury shares to participants in its employee share schemes. This action involved the transfer of 8,942 Ordinary Shares at varying prices, indicating a non-cash component or a complex share-based compensation structure for employees.

Key Highlights

  • 1CRH announced the re-issue of 8,942 Ordinary Shares from its treasury on April 14, 2021.
  • 2These shares were transferred to participants in CRH's employee share schemes.
  • 3The transaction involved Ordinary Shares priced at €16.19 and prices between £20.11 and £24.51.
  • 4Following this re-issue, CRH now holds 9,403,523 Ordinary Shares in Treasury.
  • 5The total number of Ordinary Shares outstanding, excluding treasury shares, is 785,736,815.
  • 6This filing is made under Form 6-K, which is typical for foreign private issuers reporting material events.

Frequently Asked Questions

The shares were re-issued from treasury to participants in CRH's employee share schemes. This is a common practice for companies to fulfill obligations related to employee compensation and incentive programs.

Treasury shares are shares that a company has repurchased from the open market. They are held by the company and can be re-issued for various purposes, such as employee stock options, acquisitions, or other corporate actions. They are not considered outstanding for voting or dividend purposes.

The re-issue of a relatively small number of shares (8,942) to employees typically has a minimal direct impact on the company's overall financial statements or stock price. However, it reflects CRH's ongoing commitment to its employee incentive plans.

CRH is an Irish company (a foreign private issuer). Form 6-K is used by foreign private issuers to report information that they have made or are required to make public in their country of origin, filed or made available to their security holders, or stock exchanges on which their securities are listed.