secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CRH PUBLIC LTD CO (CRH)
CIK:        0000849395
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-06-22T11:03:14+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-276686
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.90
Item codes: 1.01, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

CRH acquires Arcosa for $150/share (~$8.5B enterprise value); 25% premium
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- Total enterprise value ~$8.5B; 11.5x 2026E Adj. EBITDA including $175M annual cost synergies by year 3.
- Arcosa operates 109 quarries (35M tons aggregates) and is top-3 in energy transmission infrastructure.
- Deal expected to be accretive to earnings, margin and cash flow within 12 months post-close.
- CRH secured a $5.75B bridge loan to finance cash consideration and refinance Arcosa debt; to replace with term loans/notes.
- CRH will not launch new share buyback tranche after current one ends ~July 28, 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849395/000119312526276686/0001193125-26-276686-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/849395/000119312526276686/d864737d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-276686

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