HeidelbergCement AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

HeidelbergCement AG 22.10.2015 16:53 Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- With letter of October 22, 2015, we have been notified of the following: VEMOS 2 Beteiligungen GmbH i.G. (under incorporation), Zossen, Germany, has informed us according to Article 27a of the WpHG of the following: 1. The underlying circumstances of the attribution of voting rights serves neither the realization of trading profits for the reporting person nor the implementation of strategic objectives. 2. Currently we do not intend to obtain further voting rights in a significant amount within the next twelve months by acquisition or any other way. 3. We do not intend to extraordinarily influence the composition of the administration, management or supervisory bodies. Insofar as the general meeting is responsible at all, we will influence the composition of the administration, management or supervisory bodies by exercising our voting rights. Further, our indirect shareholder Ludwig Merckle is a member of the supervisory board and a member of the personnel committee of the supervisory board of the company and will in these functions influence as well the staffing of the administration, management or supervisory bodies. 4. We do not intend to significantly change the capital structure or the divident policy of the company. 5. The acquisition of the voting rights, that resulted in exceeding the 25% threshold, is based on the attribution of voting rights. Equity capital or external funds were not used to finance the acquisition of voting rights. Heidelberg, October 22, 2015 The Managing Board 22.10.2015 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: HeidelbergCement AG Berliner Straße 6 69120 Heidelberg Germany Internet: www.heidelbergcement.com End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------