UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC
20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A - 16 OR 15D - 16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
23
October 2017
Commission
File No. 001-32846
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CRH
public limited company
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
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Belgard Castle, Clondalkin,
Dublin 22, Ireland.
(Address of principal executive offices)
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“This
report on Form 6-K is deemed to be filed and incorporated by
reference the Registration Statements on Form S−8 (Nos.
333-202772, 333-6040, 333-173246, 333−165870, 333-90808,
333-10430, 333-13308 and 333-103656) of CRH plc, and to be part
thereof from the date on which this report has been furnished, to
the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently
filed or furnished.”
This document contains inside information
Press Release
CRH
receives Ash Grove shareholder approval for US$3.5bn
acquisition
20
October 2017
On 21
September 2017, CRH plc announced that it had reached an agreement
to acquire Ash Grove Cement Company ("Ash Grove"), a leading US
cement manufacturer headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, for a
total consideration of US$3.5 billion.
On 5
October 2017, having received an unsolicited, preliminary,
non-binding competing acquisition proposal, Ash Grove extended the
period for obtaining shareholder approval for the transaction until
5:00 p.m. (New York time) on October 20, 2017.
As
announced by Ash Grove today, CRH has now received Ash Grove
shareholder approval for the proposed acquisition at a total
consideration of US$3.5 billion. The transaction remains subject to
regulatory approval and is expected to close in late 2017 or early
2018.
Further
details will be provided as part of CRH's Trading Update on Tuesday
21 November 2017.
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For
further information contact CRH plc at +353 1 404 1000
Albert
Manifold
Chief Executive
Senan
Murphy
Finance Director
Frank
Heisterkamp Head of Investor
Relations
This document contains inside information and has been issued
pursuant to Article 2.1(b) of Commission Implementing Regulation
(EU) 2016/1055. The date and time of this statement is the same as
the date and time that it has been communicated to the
media.
Registered
Office: No 12965. Registered Office: 42 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin
2, R02 R279, Ireland
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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CRH public limited company
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(Registrant)
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Date 23
October 2017
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By:___/s/Neil
Colgan___
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N.Colgan
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Company Secretary
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