UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
CRH America, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
87-0384716 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
900 Ashwood Parkway Suite 600 Atlanta, GA 30338, United States +1 (770) 804 3363 (Address and telephone number of Registrant’s executive offices) | CRH public limited company (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
IRELAND (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Not Applicable (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Stonemason’s Way, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, Ireland +353 1 404 1000 (Address and telephone number of Registrant’s executive offices) |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class to be so Registered | Name of Each Exchange on Which Each Class is to be Registered | |
| 6.40% Notes due 2033 | New York Stock Exchange |
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please check the following box: ☒
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box: ☐
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box: ☐
Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates:
N/A.
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
N/A.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
On March 20, 2002, CRH America, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into an indenture with CRH public limited company, as guarantor (“CRH plc”), and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as trustee and as succeeded by The Bank of New York Mellon. On September 29, 2003, the Company issued its 6.40% notes due 2033 (the “Notes”) pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-13648), originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on September 5, 2001 and declared effective by the SEC on September 6, 2001 (the “Registration Statement”). The Notes, of which $212,555,000 principal amount remains outstanding as of December 27, 2023, are fully, irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed by CRH plc and, as of such same date, were listed on Euronext Dublin.
On November 28, 2023, the board of directors of the Company authorized the transfer of the Notes from Euronext Dublin to The New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), after which the Notes will exclusively trade on NYSE.
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
| Item 1. | Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered |
The description set forth under the caption “Explanatory Note” herein is incorporated by reference herein. For a description of the Notes, reference is made to the information set forth under the caption “Description of Debt Securities and Guarantees We and CRH plc May Offer” in the prospectus dated September 6, 2001, forming a part of the Registration Statement, and under the caption “Description of Notes” in the prospectus supplement thereto dated September 22, 2003, filed with the SEC on September 24, 2003 pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and such information is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 2. | Exhibits. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
Date: December 28, 2023
| CRH America, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Gary P. Hickman | |
| Name: Gary P. Hickman | ||
| Title: President | ||
| CRH public limited company | ||
| By: | /s/ Jim Mintern | |
| Name: Jim Mintern | ||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer and Director | ||
