FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Pursuant to Rule 13a
- 16 or 15d - 16 of
The Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
For the Month of December, 2006
HANSON PLC
1 Grosvenor Place, London, SW1X 7JH, England
[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40F.]
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.]
Yes No X
Exhibit No. 1 - Notice of Trading Statement dated 5 December 2006
Exhibit No. 2 - Total Voting Rights dated 8 December 2006
Exhibit No. 3 - Board Appointment dated 12 December 2006
Exhibit No. 4 - Holding(s) in Company dated 21 December 2006
Exhibit No. 1
Hanson PLC
December 5, 2006
Notice of Trading Statement
Hanson PLC, the international heavy building materials company, will issue a
trading update in relation to the year ending December 31, 2006 at 7:00 a.m.
(GMT) on December 19, 2006. Hanson will host a conference call for analysts at
8:00 a.m. (GMT) on December 19, 2006 to discuss the update. The dial-in number
is +44 (0) 208 515 2301.
A replay of this conference call will be available for 48 hours from 11:30 a.m.
(GMT) on December 19, 2006 by dialing +44 (0) 207 190 5901, PIN number
134627#, or, if calling from the US, by dialing +1 303 590 3030, PIN number
1158335#.
Hanson will announce its preliminary results for the year ending December 31,
2006 on February 22, 2007.
Institutional / analyst enquiries:
Nick Swift
Hanson PLC
Tel: +44 (0)20 7245 1245
Media enquiries:
Charlotte Mulford
Hanson PLC
Tel: +44 (0)20 7245 1245
Notes about Hanson:
Hanson is one of the world's largest suppliers of heavy building materials to
the construction industry, with a 2005 turnover of £3.7bn. Our products fall
into two categories: 'aggregates' (crushed rock, sand and gravel, ready-mixed
concrete, asphalt and cement) and 'building products' (concrete pipes, pre-cast
products, tiles and clay bricks). We employ over 27,000 people, operating
primarily in North America, the UK and Australia with further operations in Asia
Pacific and Continental Europe.
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Exhibit No. 2
Hanson PLC
December 8, 2006
Total Voting Rights
In conformity with the Transparency Directive's transitional provision 6 we
would like to notify the market of the following:
At the date of this announcement Hanson PLC ("Hanson") has an issued share
capital of 736,968,849 ordinary shares with voting rights. Hanson holds
24,645,000 ordinary shares in treasury.
Therefore, the total number of Hanson ordinary shares with voting rights is
712,323,849.
The above figure (712,323,849) may be used by shareholders as the denominator
for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify
their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Hanson under the FSA's
Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Paul Tunnacliffe
Company Secretary
Exhibit No. 3
12 December 2006
Appointment of Finance Director
Hanson PLC, the international building materials group, is pleased to announce
the appointment of Pavi Binning as Finance Director. Pavi, 46, will take up his
role on 2 January 2007, at which time he will join the Board of Hanson.
Most recently, Pavi worked as Chief Financial Officer at telent plc, formerly
Marconi Corporation plc, where he was a main Board director. Pavi played a key
role in the successful restructuring of Marconi's balance sheet, in the disposal
of the majority of Marconi's business to Ericsson, in securing the UK pension
plan and in establishing telent plc in its market. Prior to joining Marconi in
2003, Pavi worked for Diageo plc for 17 years in a number of senior corporate
and operational finance roles. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of
Management Accountants.
"Pavi will make an excellent contribution to Hanson," said Mike Welton, Chairman
of Hanson. "We are fortunate to have been able to choose from some very high
quality candidates."
Other than his directorship of Marconi Corporation/telent plc, which ended on 5
September 2006, the Company confirms that there are no other details to be
disclosed in respect of Mr Binning pursuant to paragraph 9.6.13 of the Listing
Rules.
Enquiries:
Hanson PLC +44 (0) 207 245 1245
Media - Charlotte Mulford
Investors/Analysts - Nick Swift
Website:
www.hanson.biz
Notes to editors:
Hanson is one of the world's largest suppliers of heavy building materials to
the construction industry, with turnover in 2005 of £3.7bn. Our products fall
into two categories: 'aggregates' (crushed rock, sand and gravel, ready-mixed
concrete, asphalt and cement) and 'building products' (concrete pipes, pre-cast
products, tiles and clay bricks). We employ over 27,000 people, operating
primarily in North America, the UK and Australia with further operations in Asia
Pacific and Continental Europe
Exhibit No. 4
HANSON PLC
December 21, 2006
Holding in Company
Hanson PLC has received notification today that Zurich, on behalf of Zurich
Financial Services and its Group, has a notifiable interest in 28,437,954
ordinary shares in Hanson PLC, representing 3.99% of the issued share capital,
excluding shares in held in treasury, of the Company.
Yours faithfully
Paul Tunnacliffe
Company Secretary
SIGNATURES
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 authorised.
HANSON PLC
By:
/s/ Graham Dransfield
Date: January 2, 2007