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


 

25 September 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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports

under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:


 

Form 20-F X Form 40-F___

 

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by

Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):_________

 

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by

Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):________

 

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THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION

If you are in any doubt as to the action you should take, you should consult your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other independent professional adviser immediately.

If you no longer hold any Ordinary Shares in CRH plc, you should consult the stockbroker, bank or other agent through or by whom the sale or transfer was effected without delay.

 

 

 

 

 

22rd September 2017

 

To the holders of Ordinary Shares. Dear Shareholder,

Scrip dividend offer in respect of the interim dividend of 19.2 cent per share to be paid on 3rd November 2017

 

The choice of taking New Shares rather than cash is again being offered to Shareholders in respect of the interim dividend of 19.2 cent per share to be paid on the Ordinary Shares on 3rd November 2017.

 

The price of one New Share will be €29.24. Accordingly, your entitlement will be one New Share for every 190.364583 Ordinary Shares held where dividend withholding tax applies and for every 152.291667 Ordinary Shares held where the withholding tax does not apply. Details of the calculation of the price of a New Share are set out overleaf under “Basis of Calculation”.

 

The opportunity to receive New Shares instead of a cash dividend enables Shareholders to increase their shareholding in CRH without incurring dealing costs or stamp duty.

 

The offer is made under the Terms and Conditions of the Scrip Dividend Scheme, which can be accessed by selecting “Dividends” under “Equity Investors” in the Investors section of the CRH website, www.crh.com. You are advised to consider carefully the Terms and Conditions before making a decision. In particular, your attention is drawn to Section 3 of the document which summarises the likely tax consequences.

 

Full details of the options available and the action to be taken are set out in the enclosed Election and Mandate Form or Notice of Entitlement.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

N. Hartery

Chairman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Registered in Dublin: No 12965. Registered Office: 42 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin 2, D02 R279, Ireland

Directors: N. Hartery Chairman, A. Manifold Chief Executive, E.J. Bärtschi Swiss, P.J. Kennedy, D.A. McGovern Jr. United States,

H.A. McSharry, S. Murphy, G.L. Platt Canadian, L.J. Riches British , H.Th. Rottinghuis Dutch, W.J. Teuber Jr. United States.

Company Secretary: N. Colgan

 

PARTICULARS OF THE SCRIP DIVIDEND OFFER IN RESPECT OF THE INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST DECEMBER 2017

 

Shareholders on the Register on 8th September 2017, the Record Date, will be entitled to participate in the Scrip Dividend Offer based on their holding of Ordinary Shares at that date.

 

The entitlement to New Shares has been calculated on the basis of the interim dividend of 19.2 cent per Ordinary Share and a value for each New Share of €29.24. In accordance with the Articles of Association, the value of a New Share has been calculated by reference to the average of the high and low share prices for the Ordinary Shares as derived from the Irish Stock Exchange Daily Offcial List for each of the three business days commencing on 7th September 2017, being the day on which the Ordinary Shares were first quoted ex-dividend*. The entitlement is one New Share for every 190.364583 Ordinary Shares held where dividend withholding tax (“DWT”) applies and for every 152.291667 Ordinary Shares held where the withholding tax does not apply. DWT must be deducted from dividends paid by an Irish resident company unless a shareholder is entitled to an exemption. Properly completed exemption forms must be received by Capita Asset Services, Shareholder Solutions (Ireland) (the “Registrars”) by the record date in order for a dividend to be paid gross; in the case of the 2017 Interim Dividend, the deadline was 8th September 2017. If you are entitled to an exemption from DWT, copies of the exemption form may be obtained by accessing www.revenue.ie and typing ‘DWT exemption form’ in the site search facility.

 

Fractions of a New Share will not be allotted. An election to receive New Shares which gives rise to a fractional entitlement will be rounded up to the nearest whole New Share.

 

The Scrip Dividend Offer is subject to admission, for which application will be made, of the New Shares to (a) the Official Lists of the U.K. Listing Authority and the Irish Stock Exchange and (b) trading on the London Stock Exchange’s market for listed securities and the Main Securities Market of the Irish Stock Exchange. The New Shares will, on issue, rank pari passu in all respects with the existing Ordinary Shares and will be entitled to rank for all subsequent dividends. Such shares may bted or uncertificated form.

 

If, in respect of the interim dividend, all Shareholders entitled thereto elected to receive New Shares instead of cash, a total of 5,492,243 New Shares would be issued (ignoring any reductions in respect of dividend withholding tax) representing an increase of 0.66% in the Company’s existing issued Ordinary Share Capital (excluding Treasury Shares). If all Shareholders elected to receive cash the amount payable by the Company would be €160,593,196.

 

A Mandate may only be given in respect of all and not part of a Shareholding. Once a Mandate is effected, it will apply to all subsequently acquired Ordinary Shares, including future New Shares acquired, until revoked in accordance with the Terms and Conditions.

 

Completed Election and Mandate Forms must be received by the Registrars by 12 noon on 19th October 2017 in order to effect a Mandate in respect of future Scrip Dividend Offers.

 

Shareholders with a Mandate in place will be notified in writing of each Scrip Dividend Offer and will receive a Notice of Entitlement setting out details of their entitlement to New Shares.

 

A notice of revocation of a Mandate will take effect from date of receipt by the Registrars, save in respect of a particular Scrip Dividend Offer where it is received afterr the final date for receipt of such for that dividend, in which case it will apply in respect of all subsequent Scrip Dividend Offers. In the case of the 2017 Interim Dividend the latest time and date is 12 noon on 19th October 2017.

 

If you have sold or transferred all or part of your registered holding of Ordinary Shares prior to

7th September 2017 and those shares are nonetheless included in the number of shares stated in Box A on the Election and Mandate Form or Notice of Entitlement you should immediately consult your stockbroker, bank or other agent through or by whom the sale or transfer was effected.

 

THIS DOCUMENT WHICH IS PERSONAL TO THE SHAREHOLDER(S) NAMED BELOW AND WHICH IS NOT TRANSFERABLE IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE

ATTENTION. If you are in any doubt as to the action you should take, you should consult your stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other professional adviser immediately.

If you have sold or transferred all or part of your registered holding of Ordinary Shares prior to 7th September 2017 and those Shares are nonetheless included in the number of shares stated in Box A, you should consult your stockbroker, bank or other agent through or by whom the sale or transfer was effected immediately.

CRH plc

Registered in Dublin No. 12965. Registered Office: 42 Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin 2, D02 R279.

2017 INTERIM DIVIDEND - SCRIP DIVIDEND OFFER

 

Election and Mandate Form or Notice of Entitlement (see notes below)

 

Box A	Box B	Box C	Box D	Box E
Registered holding of Ordinary Shares on 8th September 2017	Net cash dividend entitlement * €	Maximum number of New Shares to which you are entitled	Number of New Shares which you wish to receive if less than your maximum entitlement shown in Box C	Mark with an “X” to effect a mandate in respect of future dividends

 

 

 

 

*Net cash dividend entitlement is shown after the deduction of Dividend Withholding Tax (“DWT”), where applicable.

 

The Chairman’s Letter dated 22nd September 2017 (the “Circular”) and the Terms and Conditions booklet should be carefully considered before any action is taken. Certain words and expressions defined in the Terms and Conditions bear the same meanings when used in this Election and Mandate Form or Notice of Entitlement, unless the context otherwise requires. DWT must be deducted from dividends paid by CRH, unless a shareholder is entitled to an exemption and has submitted a properly completed exemption form to Capita Asset Services (the “Registrars”) by the record date for a dividend.

HOW TO DEAL WITH THIS FORM

or

 

or

and date this Form;

or

be less than the number shown in Box C), sign and date this Form. The interim dividend will be paid in cash in respect of the Ordinary Shares on which no election is made;

or

If you elect to receive New Shares in accordance with 2(i), (ii) or (iii) or if you wish to revoke your Mandate in accordance with 1(ii), your completed Form or your notice of revocation, as the case may be, should be sent to the Registrars, in the prepaid envelope provided, so as to arrive no later than 12 noon on 19th October 2017.

To: The Directors of CRH plc

I/We, being the holder(s), at the close of business on 8th September 2017, of the number of Ordinary Shares in the Company set out in Box A above, hereby give notice that, in lieu of payment in cash in respect of the interim dividend for the year ending 31st December 2017, I/we irrevocably elect to receive an allotment of the number of New Shares shown in Box C above or, if less, the number of New Shares shown in Box D above credited as fully paid on the terms and conditions of the Scrip Dividend Offer, as set out in the Circular, the Terms and Conditions and the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company as from time to time varied.

If so indicated in Box E above, I/we wish my/our election to apply in respect of my/our entire holding of Ordinary Shares on the appropriate Record Date(s), for and on the same terms as any Scrip Dividend Offers made to other Shareholders until revoked by me/us. Completion of the Mandate by marking Box E automatically replaces any other election.

I/We acknowledge that the Company reserves the right to treat any election not strictly complying with the terms and conditions of the Scrip Dividend Offer as nevertheless valid.

I/We request and authorise the Company to procure my/our name(s) be placed on the Register of Members of the Company as holder(s) of the New Shares and to send to me/us a definitive certificate in respect of the said New Shares for which this application is accepted, by post at my/our risk to the address given above (unless I/we direct otherwise) or, if my/our shares are held in uncertificated form to credit my/our CREST account with the New Shares.

I/We represent and warrant that I am/we are not, and that I am/we are not applying on behalf of, a Non-eligible Shareholder, and am/are not applying with a view to the re-offer, re-sale, transfer or delivery of any of the New Shares which are the subject of this election, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of any Non-eligible Shareholder.

CREST MEMBERS: PLEASE NOTE THERE IS NO FACILITY TO MAKE AN ELECTION FOR THIS DIVIDEND THROUGH THE CREST SETTLEMENT SYSTEM.

 

 

Sign here ONLY if you are the person(s) named above.     (1) Signature:                                                                                                            (2) Signature:   (3) Signature:                                                                                                            (4) Signature:   Dated: Daytime Tel. No.   (in case of queries) Notes:                     1. All joint holders must sign.   2. A corporation should affix its common seal or sign under the hand of a duly authorised official who should state his/her capacity.   3. If this Election and Mandate Form is signed under a power of attorney, such power of attorney or a duly certified copy thereof must accompany this Form.

 

 

All enquiries regarding this Form should be addressed to Capita Asset Services, P.O. Box 7117, Dublin 2. Tel. +353 1 553 0050, Fax +353 1 224 0700. Completed Forms should be sent by post (in the prepaid envelope provided) to the same address or delivered by hand to Capita Asset Services, Shareholder Solutions (Ireland), 2 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, D02 A342.

 

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.

 

	CRH public limited company
	(Registrant)
Date 25 September 2017
	By:___/s/Neil Colgan___
	N.Colgan
	Company Secretary