Ad hoc: HeidelbergCement buys back bonds

ISIN DE0002966850/ WKN 296685 – HC Finance B.V. 4 ¾ % EUR 300m
9 April 2009

ISIN XS0342136313/ WKN A0TP7J HC Finance B.V. 6 3/8% EUR 1bn
25 January 2012

ISIN DE000A0TKUU3/ WKN A0TKUU
HC Finance B.V. 5 5/8% EUR 480m, 4 January 2018

The Managing Board of HeidelbergCement AG has decided to buy back the three bonds emitted in April 1999, January 2008 and October 2007 with a total nominal amount of EUR 1.78 billion up to a nominal amount of in total EUR 200 million at current market prices and not above. For the buy-back HeidelbergCement will use free liquidity.

This ad hoc notification is no public offer or tender for the purchase of the bonds.


Heidelberg, 27 October 2008

HeidelbergCement AG
The Managing Board
Ad hoc notification pursuant to § 15 German Securities Trading Act (WpHG)