EANS-Adhoc: HeidelbergCement AG / HeidelbergCement confirms its forecasts in turnover and operating income for the financial year 2008 and proposes lower dividend

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17.03.2009

Managing Board and Supervisory Board of HeidelbergCement AG decided
today to propose to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders,
scheduled for 7 May 2009, a dividend of EUR 0.12 (previous year: EUR
1.30) per share for the financial year 2008.

With a view to an optimization of the purchase price allocation for
the Hanson acquisition, the Group made certain internal
reorganisations that released significant hidden reserves and led to
a profit after tax of EUR 7,511 million in the 2007 unconsolidated
financial accounts of HeidelbergCement AG. In 2008, such prior year
release of hidden reserves was reversed in part, so as to reflect
lower profit estimates resulting from the current economic and
financial crisis. As a result, HeidelbergCement AG reported a
non-liquidity-related loss in the amount of EUR 2,611 million in its
2008 unconsolidated financial statements.

The aforementioned measures impacted only the unconsolidated
financial statements of HeidelbergCement AG and had no effect on the
consolidated financial accounts. In fact, HeidelbergCement met its
forecasts for 2008 consolidated turnover and operating income. The
Group turnover amounted to EUR 14,187 million (previous year: EUR
10,862 million) and operating income amounted to EUR 2,147 million
(previous year: EUR 1,850 million). The Group share in profit of EUR
1,808 million (previous year: EUR 2,022 million) includes
non-recurring negative effects of around EUR 400 million
predominantly related to the Hanson acquisition.

Heidelberg, 17 March 2009

HeidelbergCement AG
The Managing Board

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Further inquiry note:

Dr. Ingo Schaffernak

+49(0)6221/481-366

ingo.schaffernak@heidelbergcement.com

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