EANS-Voting Rights: HeidelbergCement AG / Release of a voting rights announcement according to article 26, section 1.1 WpHG (Securities Trading Act) with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution

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Notification of voting rights transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer is
responsible for the content of this announcement.
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01.10.2009

Person/company obliged to make the notification:

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Name: Morgan Stanley
Place: Wilmington
State: USA

Company data:
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Name: HeidelbergCement AG
Address: Berliner Straße 6, 69120 Heidelberg
Place: Heidelberg
State: Germany

Morgan Stanley, Wilmington, USA, has notified us on its own behalf and on behalf
of such further subsidies as mentioned below pursuant Sec. 21 para. 1 and Sec.
24 German Securities Trading Act that:

1. Morgan Stanley Bank AG, Frankfurt, Germany, on 22 September 2009 has exceeded
the thresholds of 3%, 5% and 10% of the voting rights of HeidelbergCement AG,
Heidelberg, Germany, and on that day holds 10.33% (19.375.000 voting rights) of
the voting rights; and

Morgan Stanley Bank AG, Frankfurt, Germany, on 25 September 2009 has fallen
below the thresholds of 10%, 5% and 3% and on that day holds 0% (0 voting
rights) of the voting rights of HeidelbergCement AG, Heidelberg, Germany.

2. The holding entity of Morgan Stanley Bank AG, Frankfurt, Germany, Morgan
Stanley International Holdings Inc., Wilmington, USA, on 22 September 2009, has
exceeded the thresholds of 3%, 5% and 10% of the voting rights of
HeidelbergCement AG, Heidelberg, Germany, and on that day holds 10.33%
(19.375.000 voting rights) of the voting rights whereby the aforementioned
voting rights have been attributed pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 1
German Securities Trading Act from Morgan Stanley Bank AG, Frankfurt, Germany;
and

Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc., Wilmington, USA, on 25 September
2009 has fallen below the thresholds of 10%, 5% and 3% of the voting rights of
HeidelbergCement AG, Heidelberg, Germany, and on that day holds 0% (0 voting
rights) of the voting rights.

3. The holding entity of Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc., Wilmington,
USA, Morgan Stanley, Wilmington, USA, on 22 September 2009, has also exceeded
the thresholds of 3%, 5% and 10% of the voting rights of HeidelbergCement AG,
Heidelberg, Germany, and on that day holds 10.59% (19.865.101 voting rights) of
the voting rights whereby 10.33% (19.375.000 voting rights) of the
aforementioned voting rights have been attributed pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1
sent. 1 No. 1 German Securities Trading Act from Morgan Stanley International
Holdings Inc. Wilmington, USA, and Morgan Stanley Bank AG, Frankfurt, Germany.

Morgan Stanley, Wilmington, USA, on 25 September 2009 has fallen below the
thresholds of 10%, 5% and 3% of the voting rights of HeidelbergCement AG,
Heidelberg, Germany, and on that day holds 0% (0 voting rights) of the voting
rights.

Heidelberg, 1 October 2009
The Managing Board

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