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Heidelberg Materials AG

Quarterly Report Mar 17, 2003

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Interim report January to September 2002

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Turnover 1.5 % below the previous year

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  • Cement sales volumes increase after improvement in the third quarter
  • Capacity adjustment in Germany
  • Market leader in Romania
  • HBE in a rising trend

Financial highlights January to September 2002

EURm January - September
2001 2002
Turnover 5,087 5,011
Operating income before depreciation (OIBD) 915 886
Operating income 458 407
Non-operating result 16 27
Results from participations 75 77
Earnings before interest and income taxes (EBIT) 549 511
Profit before tax 336 340
Profit for the financial year 206 273
Group share in profit 194 257
Investments 957 453

Letter to the shareholders

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Ladies and Gentlemen,

International economic development in the third quarter has again not been able to continue the upward trend from spring 2002. Political uncertainties and turmoil on the financial markets still adversely affect the economic environment. Turnover fell in the first nine months by 1.5 % to EUR 5.0 billion (previous year: 5.1). Adjusted for consolidation and exchange rate effects, it decreased by 2.6 %. The slight deterioration compared with the half-year is basically caused by the unrelenting decline in Germany. The situation has improved slightly in Western and Northern Europe as well as in the Africa-Asia-Turkey region. The growth from new consolidations was halved by the depreciation of the US dollar. Operating income before depreciation has improved in all areas – except Central Europe West – in the third quarter and is at EUR 886 million (previous year: 915) around 3.2% lower than the previous year. The same trend is noted with the operating income, which at EUR 407 million (previous year: 458), is behind 2001 by 11.2 %. Once again it was not possible to offset the drop in Central Europe West through improvements in the other business regions.

The profits from the sale of assets that do not belong to the core business as well as the formation of provisions for restructuring measures resulted in an increase in the non-operating result by EUR 11 million. The positive development of the financial results is explained predominantly by the decreased level of market interest rates. The refund of income taxes overpaid in previous years as well as the increase in the credit items for deferred taxes resulted in a decrease in the tax burden by EUR 62 million.

Cement and clinker sales volumes

Cement and clinker sales volumes throughout the Group after nine months were 1.6 % above the previous year's level at 35 million tonnes. Adjusted for increases related to consolidation, sales volumes have decreased slightly against the comparable period of the previous year. The improvement in the third quarter is attributable in particular to sales volume increases in Northern Europe and in Central Europe East. Western Europe remained stable thanks to higher clinker exports. Africa-Asia-Turkey has recovered compared with the previous year, while North America showed a slightly downward trend. The decline in Central Europe West is continuing.

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Cement and clinker sales volumes January - September
million tonnes 2001 2002
Central Europe West 4.4 4.0
Western Europe 7.2 6.9
Northern Europe 3.8 4.1
Central Europe East 5.8 6.9
North America 9.2 9.0
Africa-Asia-Turkey 4.0 4.0
Total 34.4 34.9

Employees

In the first nine months, 37,330 (previous year: 35,942) employees on average were working at HeidelbergCement. The increase compared with the previous year results from new consolidations in Northern Europe and Central Europe East. The number of employees in the regions Central Europe West and Western Europe has decreased due to our restructuring measures.

Investments

HeidelbergCement halved investments compared with the previous year to EUR 453 million (previous year: 957). Reduction of debts remains the main aim this year.

Prospects

Our expectations for the full year 2002 were largely supported by the progress of the third quarter. The economic recovery in the Western industrialised countries continues to be unstable. Uncertainty prevails also with the assessment of the US economic development. A recovery is expected in the coming years in Eastern Europe, particularly in the EU acceding countries. Domestic demand remains weak in Germany and the pressure for capacity adjustment continues to be high for sectors dependent upon construction. On top of this, a cut-throat slump in proceeds is adding to this situation.

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We are assuming that Group turnover remains unchanged at the previous year's level due to our balanced geographical presence. The stable performance in Western and Northern Europe as well as the effects of growth from Central Europe East and the good performance in the building materials area are contributing to this. North America remains at a high level in spite of the slight slow-down. As a result it is possible to nearly offset the heavily decreasing turnover contributions from Central Europe West. We continue assuming that the profit for the financial year will at least attain previous year's level.

Heidelberg, 11 November 2002

Yours sincerely,

Hans Bauer Chairman of the Managing Board

HeidelbergCement on the markets

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Central Europe West

Turnover by business lines

EURm January - September
2001 2002
Cement 307 263
Concrete 275 267
Building materials 99 83
Intra-Group eliminations -28 -31
Total turnover 653 582

The economy in Germany continues to be weak in the autumn of 2002. As the downward adjusted growth forecasts for the current and coming year prove, a rapid recovery cannot be expected. Construction activity declined further in the third quarter and will not significantly improve due to the deterioration in the economic environment. The cutback planned

by the Government in the allowances for residential home buildings will have a negative impact particularly on residential construction, which is already heavily decreasing. Business and public sector investments will also not increase. In spite of a slightly slower decrease in the last quarter, cement and clinker sales volumes from our plants at the end of September were at 4.0 million tonnes again around 8.6 % below the weak previous year. Whereas the sale of ready-mixed concrete and sand-lime bricks likewise dropped, demand for aggregates like sand and gravel increased. Higher demand arose in this area particularly in the Eastern German states due to the flood disaster.

The region's turnover decreased by 10.8 % to EUR 582 million (previous year: 653).

HeidelbergCement will close the Kiefersfelden cement plant in Bavaria/Germany at the turn of the year 2002. For the 150 employees affected, a social plan is being prepared. The capacity utilisation of the German cement plants has steadily diminished since the middle of the 90s. Apart from extensive measures to reduce costs, significant capacity adjustments are unavoidable in order to secure the future of production sites in Germany in the long-term.

Western Europe

Turnover by business lines
EURm January - September
2001 2002
Cement 602 584
Concrete 210 221
Building materials 28 -
Intra-Group eliminations -47 -29
Total turnover 793 776

Economic performance in Belgium and the Netherlands remained subdued in the third quarter. Both the residential and above all the non-residential construction sectors in both countries are declining. The slow-down in the UK turned out comparatively mild. Whereas the British plants lagged just slightly behind the sales volumes of the previous year, the Dutch and

Belgian plants had to suffer partly higher volume losses in the domestic market. Cement and clinker sales volumes fell overall by just 3.0 % to 6.9 million tonnes due to increased clinker exports. The ready-mixed concrete and aggregates operating lines are likewise suffering from the weak economy. Major construction projects already planned are not realised.

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Turnover has decreased by just 2.1 % to EUR 776 million (previous year: 793) thanks to slight price increases.

Northern Europe

Turnover by business lines

EURm January - September
2001 2002
Cement 272 285
Concrete 329 312
Building materials 26 32
Intra-Group eliminations -22 -21
Total turnover 605 608

The Scandinavian plants were able to maintain their sales volume level of the previous year in the first nine months in spite of the weakness in demand in Sweden. The increased domestic shipments of the Norwegian cement plants and higher exports from Sweden were able to counterbalance the decreasing exports from Norway. Cement sales volumes in the

Northern Europe region rose by 6.1% to 4.1 million tonnes, including the two plants in Estonia and Northwest Russia. The increase in sales volumes is basically attributable to the first-time inclusion of our Russian subsidiary company OAO Cesla. The demand for ready-mixed concrete, aggregates and concrete products in the concrete business line was also impaired in the third quarter by the continuing weak market performance in Sweden, Finland and Denmark.

The turnover for the region rose slightly by 0.5 % to EUR 608 million (previous year: 605) compared with the corresponding period last year.

Central Europe East

Turnover by business lines

EURm January - September
2001 2002
Cement 327 386
Concrete 57 85
Building materials 24 24
Intra-Group eliminations -11 -16
Total turnover 397 479

The countries of the Central Europe East region were able to perform well in an environment that is not easy. Private consumption was the driving force in the last few months. The investment climate should improve further, particularly in the EU acceding countries. The increase in our cement and clinker sales volumes in the first nine months by 17.6 %

to 6.9 million tonnes is related to consolidation. Regional weakness in demand and increasing competitive pressure from imports impaired our sales volumes in Poland, while in Bosnia, Bulgaria and Hungary increases were achieved. Expansion in the consolidation scope also supported the significant sales volume increases in ready-mixed concrete and aggregates.

Turnover rose by 20.7 % to EUR 479 million (previous year: EUR 397 million). An appreciation in most currencies against the euro as well as price increases in individual markets contributed to this situation.

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At the end of October, HeidelbergCement has increased its stake in Romcif S.A. in Fieni, Romania from 19 % to a clear majority participation of 97.5 % under a public tender offer. Including both its cement companies Casial Deva and Moldocim Bicaz, HeidelbergCement is currently the market leader in Romania.

North America

Turnover by business lines

EURm January - September
2001 2002
Cement 870 854
Concrete 721 715
Building materials - -
Intra-Group eliminations -84 -117
Total turnover 1,507 1,452

In spite of the weak dynamism of the US economy as a whole, construction activity has so far lost strength only slightly and continues to benefit from residential construction and measures to improve the infrastructure. Cement and clinker sales volumes in the North America region fell slightly in the first nine months of the year by 1.8 % to 9.0 million

tonnes (previous year: 9.2), but performance still varies in the individual marketing areas. We were able to implement price increases in most regions. The sales regions Lehigh East on the East Coast, which is supplied by our modernised Union Bridge plant, as well as Lehigh South in the South of the United States performed positively. We were able to achieve sales volume increases on the southern East Coast, particularly in Florida, and in West Canada. Sales volumes declined in California, in the Mid West as well as in the Canadian Prairie Provinces. Demand increased in a pleasant way in the last few months in the ready-mixed concrete and aggregates sectors.

Turnover fell in the first nine months by 3.6 % to EUR 1,452 million (previous year: 1,507); turnover was 0.3 % below the previous year in national currency.

Africa-Asia-Turkey

Turnover by business lines

EURm January - September
2001 2002
Cement 280 285
Concrete 18 26
Building materials - -
Intra-Group eliminations - -5
Total turnover 298 306

The situation on the African markets has also improved in the third quarter, whereby our main market Ghana is increasingly stable and Sierra Leone, Niger and Congo continue to show high growth. In Asia, our consolidated cement companies in Bangladesh, Brunei and the Philippines were able to achieve a considerable increase in sales volumes. Important structural reforms have been initiated in Turkey in the last few months. Cement sales volumes of our participation Akçansa were just slightly lower than the previous year's level in the first nine months.

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Cement and clinker sales volumes rose in the Africa-Asia-Turkey region by 1.2 % to 4.0 million tonnes. Turnover increased by 2.7 % to EUR 306 million (previous year: 298).

At our non-consolidated participation Indocement, sales volumes of 8.7 million tonnes for cement and clinker are below the level of the previous year by 2.6 %. It was possible to implement price increases in the domestic market. Turnover and operating income also markedly improved due to positive exchange rate effects.

Heidelberg Building Materials Europe (HBE)

EURm January - September
2001 2002
Cement - -
Concrete 14 -
Building materials 801 786
Intra-Group eliminations -2 -
Total turnover 813 786

Turnover by business lines

Broad geographic diversification as well as successes from cost optimisations and restructuring measures benefited the development of the HBE business unit operating in 27 European countries in the first nine months of 2002.

Turnover fell by 3.3 % to EUR 786 million (previous year: 813) as improvements in Scandinavia and the Benelux countries were not

sufficient to offset losses in Germany. OIBD and operating income achieved double-digit growth in spite of the heavily decreasing German market. A decision regarding the sale of this business unit is emerging.

Group Services

The traded volume of our internationally operating subsidiary HC Trading fell overall by 3.9 % to 8.1 million tonnes. Declining cement volumes exceeded the increases that were achieved with clinker trading. The turnover of the Group Services unit, which also includes the worldwide procurement of fossil fuels, fell by 9.2 % to EUR 347 million (previous year: 382).

Group profit and loss account

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EUR '000s July - September January - September
2001 2002 2001 2002
Turnover 1,860,205 1,806,186 5,086,563 5,011,427
Operating income before
depreciation (OIBD)
401,622 393,017 915,295 886,202
Depreciation and
amortisation
-151,346 -157,992 -457,272 -479,562
Operating income 250,276 235,025 458,023 406,640
Non-operating result -5,513 -21,093 16,127 26,817
Results from participations 25,658 25,437 74,476 77,448
Earnings before interest
and income taxes (EBIT)
270,421 239,369 548,626 510,905
Financial results -89,203 -53,721 -212,618 -171,023
Profit before tax 181,218 185,648 336,008 339,882
Taxes on income -55,114 -48,440 -129,758 -67,325
Profit for the financial year 126,104 137,208 206,250 272,557
Minority interests -7,841 -9,813 -12,631 -15,385
Group share in profit 118,263 127,395 193,619 257,172
Earnings per ordinary share
in EUR (IAS 33)*
1.85 2.01 3.03 4.04

*There was no dilution of the earnings per ordinary share in the reporting period.

Group cash flow statement

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EUR '000s January - September
2001 2002
Cash flow 733,376 689,348
Changes in operating assets and liabilities -256,794 -276,056
Net cash from operating activities 476,582 413,292
Intangible fixed assets -5,597 -14,222
Tangible fixed assets -596,057 -315,749
Financial fixed assets -355,498 -122,674
Investments (cash outflow) -957,152 -452,645
Proceeds from fixed assets disposals 181,774 194,378
Cash from changes in consolidation scope 12,177 12,908
Net cash used in investing activities -763,201 -245,359
Dividend payments - parent company -73,736 -73,736
Dividend payments - minority shareholders -10,056 -8,609
Proceeds from bond issuance and loans 260,771 -161,989
Cash flow from financing activities 176,979 -244,334
Net change in cash and cash equivalents -109,640 -76,401
Effect of exchange rate changes 538 -24,792
Cash and cash equivalents at 1 January 491,363 567,739
Cash and cash equivalents at 30 September1) 382,261 466,546

1) In the balance sheet, the item short-term investments additionally lists the market value of hedging transactions and the 'available for sale financial assets' amounting to EUR 196.4 million (previous year: 81.6)

Group balance sheet

Assets

EUR '000s 31 Dec. 2001 30 Sept. 2002
Long-term assets
Intangible fixed assets 2,497,416 2,402,542
Tangible fixed assets 4,879,251 4,816,224
Financial fixed assets 1,357,791 1,351,816
Fixed assets 8,734,458 8,570,582
Deferred taxes 57,182 114,916
Other long-term receivables 196,144 188,055
8,987,784 8,873,553
Short-term assets
Stocks 743,609 684,093
Receivables and other assets 1,339,633 1,548,082
Short-term investments 311,983 390,322
Cash at bank and in hand 391,725 272,667
2,786,950 2,895,164
Balance sheet total 11,774,734 11,768,717

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Liabilities

EUR '000s 31 Dec. 2001 30 Sept. 2002
Shareholders' equity and minority interests
Capital entitled to shareholders 3,719,659 3,750,505
Minority interests 129,392 160,401
3,849,051 3,910,906
Long-term provisions and liabilities
Provisions 1,279,806 1,330,290
Liabilities 3,758,155 4,222,072
5,037,961 5,552,362
Short-term provisions and liabilities
Provisions 84,292 73,907
Liabilities 2,803,430 2,231,542
2,887,722 2,305,449
Balance sheet total 11,774,734 11,768,717

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Group equity capital grid

EUR '000s Capital changes
1 Jan.
2002
Increase
Decrease
Dividends
Subscribed share capital
Ordinary shares 147,564 15,904
Preference shares 15,488 -15,488
163,052 416
Capital reserves 1,517,838 8,178
Revenue reserves 1,924,103 -73,736
Currency translation 123,864
Company shares -9,198
Capital entitled to
shareholders 3,719,659 8,594 -73,736
Minority interests 129,392 30,598 -8,609
3,849,051 39,192 -82,345

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* Mainly IAS 39

Changes without effects on results
Profit for the
financial year
Exchange
rates
Other
changes
30 September
2002
163,468
163,468
1,526,016
257,172 -9,812* 2,097,727
-151,372 -27,508
-9,198
257,172 -151,372 -9,812 3,750,505
15,385 -6,365 160,401
272,557 -157,737 -9,812 3,910,906

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Notes to the interim report

Accounting and consolidation principles

The accounting and consolidation principles as of 30 September 2002 remained unchanged compared to 31 December 2001.

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Results from associated undertakings, revenues from other participations and depreciation of financial fixed assets were combined as results from participations. Income from loans, other interest receivable and similar income, and interest payable as well as similar charges are included in the financial results.

Seasonal nature of the business

As a manufacturer of building materials, in many regions due to poor weather conditions HeidelbergCement produces and sells fewer products in the winter and spring than in the summer and autumn months. These seasonal volatilities are mirrored in the figures for the first quarters.

Scope of consolidation

The main changes in the scope of consolidation against 31 December 2001 were the initial incorporation of the German ready-mixed concrete company TBG Transportbeton Schweinfurt GmbH & Co. KG, Schweinfurt and of Silo Plus Internationale Speditionsgesellschaft mbH, Munich into the scope of consolidation. Additionally included into the scope of consolidation were the companies Norsk Stein A/S, Sand/Norway, OAO Cesla, Slancy/Russia, Stema Shipping Ltd., London/UK, Tvornika Cementa Kakanj d.d., Kakanj/Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kryvyi Rih Cement Mining Combine, Kryvyi Rih/Ukraine, OAO Dniprocement, Dniprodserschynsk/Ukraine, RMC Romania Beton S.R.L., Mogosoaia/Romania, TBG Hungaria Group, Budapest/Hungary, Vlatavske Sterkopisky Zalezlice A.S., Zalezlice/Czech Republic and Guangzhou Xingyao Concrete Co. Ltd., Guangzhou City/China. The following companies were removed from the scope of consolidation: Górazdze Wapno Sp. z o.o., Opole/Poland, Safar N.V., Antwerp/Belgium, Nederlands Cement Transp. Cetra B.V., Uithoorn/Netherlands, Rederij Cement Tankvaart B.V., Papendrecht/Netherlands, and ZEAG Zementwerk Lauffen-Elektrizitätswerk Heilbronn AG.

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Beamix Holding B.V., Eindhoven/Netherlands, Heidelberger maxit GmbH, Breisach, Heidelberger Bauchemie GmbH, Heidelberg, and Optiroc Group AB, Sollentuna/Sweden, are consolidated in the strategic business unit Heidelberg Building Materials Europe (HBE).

Segment reporting

Changes occurred in the primary reporting format due to the creation of the new strategic business unit HBE. For reasons of clarity and regional responsibility, eight strategic business units are shown in the segment reporting as of the beginning of the year 2002.

Segment reporting

Regions January to September (Primary reporting format under IAS 14 No. 50 ff.)

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EURm Central Europe
West
Western Europe
2001 2002 2001 2002
External turnover 634 567 787 768
Inter-region turnover 19 15 6 8
Turnover
Change to prior year in %
653 582
-10.8 %
793 776
-2.1 %
Operating income before
depreciation (OIBD)
in % of turnover
129
19.8 %
82
14.1 %
179
22.6 %
179
23.1 %
Depreciation 57 56 95 93
Operating income
in % of turnover
72
11.0 %
26
4.5 %
84
10.6 %
86
11.1 %
Results from participations 59 61 7 5
Non-operating result
Earnings before interest and
income taxes (EBIT)
131 87 91 91
Investments (1) 37 34 93 63
Employees 4,645 4,429 4,292 3,943

(1) Investments = in the segments columns: tangible and intagible fixed asset investments; in the reconciliation column: financial fixed asset investments

Turnover development

by regions and business lines January to September 2002

EURm Cement
2001 2002
Central Europe West 307 263
Western Europe 602 584
Northern Europe 272 285
Central Europe East 327 386
North America 870 854
Africa-Asia-Turkey 280 285
HBE
Total 2,658 2,657
Group Services
Inter-region turnover
Total Group
Northern Europe Central Europe
East
North America Africa-Asia
Turkey
2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002
534 541 387 469 1,507 1,452 284 292
71 67 10 10 14 14
605 608 397 479 1,507 1,452 298 306
0.5 % 20.7 % -3.6 % 2.7 %
99 95 110 127 257 249 41 43
16.4 % 15.6 % 27.7 % 26.5 % 17.1 % 17.1 % 13.8 % 14.1 %
63 66 47 53 103 115 28 31
36 29 63 74 154 134 13 12
6.0 % 4.8 % 15.9 % 15.4 % 10.2 % 9.2 % 4.4 % 3.9 %
3 3 -2 4 4 4 2
39 32 61 74 158 138 17 14
28 24 35 51 342 116 30 22
4,963 5,518 7,259 9,715 6,746 6,230 2,436 2,448

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Concrete Building
materials
Intra Group
eliminations
Total
2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002
275 267 99 83 -28 -31 653 582
210 221 28 -47 -29 793 776
329 312 26 32 -22 -21 605 608
57 85 24 24 -11 -16 397 479
721 715 -84 -117 1,507 1,452
18 26 -5 298 306
14 801 786 -2 813 786
1,624 1,626 978 925 -194 -219 5,066 4,989
382 347
-361 -325
5,087 5.011
HBE Group Services Reconciliation Group
2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002
794 779 160 143 5,087 5,011
19 7 222 204 -361 -325
813 786
-3.3 %
382 347
-9.2 %
-361 -325 5,087 5,011
-1.5 %
94
11.6 %
104
13.2 %
6
1.6 %
7
2.0 %
915
18.0 %
886
17.7 %
62 63 2 2 457 479
32
3.9 %
41
5.2 %
4
1.0 %
5
1.4%
458
9.0 %
407
8.1 %
2 75 77
16 27 16 27
32 43 4 5 16 27 549 511
37 20 355 123 957 453
5,555 4,939 46 108 35,942 37,330

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Exchange rates
on reporting day
Average
exchange rates
31 Dec. 2001 30 Sept. 2002 01-09/2001 01-09/2002
Country EUR EUR EUR EUR
USD US 0.8895 0.9866 0.8963 0.9274
CAD Canada 1.4172 1.5654 1.3781 1.4553
GBP Great Britain 0.6109 0.6291 0.6223 0.6261
BGL Bulgaria 1.9592 1.9601 1.9487 1.9405
HRK Croatia 7.3713 7.3475 7.4321 7.4114
NOK Norway 7.9748 7.3041 8.0730 7.5770
PLN Poland 3.5405 4.0920 3.6748 3.8082
ROL Romania 28,115 32,604 1) 1)
SEK Sweden 9.3081 9.1548 9.1768 9.1840
CZK Czech Republic 31.7150 30.3230 34.3693 30.7827
HUF Hungary 244.6000 242.9300 258.2606 243.7201
TRL Turkey 1,292,300 1,640,300 1) 1)

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1) In accordance with IAS 21.30 (b) the income and expenses are converted using the exchange rates on the reporting day.

Financial calendar

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First overview of the financial year 2002 21 February 2003
Analysts' and press conference
on annual accounts
Frankfurt 24 March 2003
London 25 March 2003
Annual General Meeting 8 May 2003
Interim Report January to March 2003 8 May 2003
Dividend payment 9 May 2003

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HeidelbergCement AG Berliner Strasse 6 69120 Heidelberg Germany

Translation of the interim report January to September 2002. The German version is binding. You find further information on HeidelbergCement on the Internet: www.heidelbergcement.com

Contact:

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Phone: +49 (0) 62 21/4 81-227 Fax: +49 (0) 62 21/4 81-217 [email protected]

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Phone: +49 (0) 62 21/4 81-696 Fax: +49 (0) 62 21/4 81-498 [email protected]

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