Form 8-A12B - Registration of securities [Section 12(b)]

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 SMW Finance Designated Activity Company

CRH public limited company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

IRELAND

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

98-1566673

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Stonemason’s Way, Rathfarnham,

Dublin 16, D16 KH51, Ireland

+353 1 404 1000

(Address and telephone number of

Registrant’s executive offices)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

IRELAND

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

98-0366809

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Stonemason’s Way, Rathfarnham,

Dublin 16, D16 KH51, 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

5.200% Guaranteed Notes due 2029

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:

333-279349.

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

N/A.

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 1.

Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered

CRH SMW Finance Designated Activity Company (the “Company”) hereby incorporates by reference the description of its securities to be registered hereunder contained in the sections captioned “Description of the Debt Securities and Guarantees We May Offer” in the prospectus dated May 10, 2024, forming a part of the Company’s effective Registration Statement on Form S-3 (333-279349) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on the same date, and “Description of the Notes and the Guarantees” and “Certain Irish and United States Federal Income Tax Consequences” in the prospectus supplement thereto dated May 14, 2024, filed with the SEC on May 15, 2024 pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 2.

Exhibits.


4.1		Indenture, dated as of May 21, 2024, between CRH plc, CRH SMW Finance Designated Activity Company and The Bank of New York Mellon (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to CRH plc’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 21, 2024).

4.2		Officer’s Certificate of CRH SMW Finance Designated Activity Company and CRH plc pursuant to Sections 102 and 301 of the Indenture, dated May 21, 2024, setting forth the terms of the 5.200% Guaranteed Notes due May 21, 2029 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to CRH plc’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 21, 2024).

4.3		Form of 5.200% Guaranteed Notes due May 21, 2029 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to CRH plc’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 21, 2024).

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

Date: May 21, 2024


CRH SMW Finance Designated Activity Company

By:		/s/ Anthony Fitzgerald
		Name: Anthony Fitzgerald
		Title: Authorized Signatory

CRH public limited company

By:		/s/ Jim Mintern
		Name: Jim Mintern
		Title: Chief Financial Officer