Heidelberg Materials AG

Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Nov 22, 2016

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Voting Rights Announcements | 22 November 2016 14:27

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

22.11.2016 14:27

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With letter of November 22, 2016, we have been notified of the following:

A. Capital Research and Management Company, Los Angeles, USA, has informed
us according to Article 27a WpHG of the following:
1. Capital Research and Management Company is a management company located
in the USA, administrating the funds of 'American Funds Group', which
comprises of many individual investment funds. Capital Research and
Management Company is neither directly nor indirectly owner of the shares,
in which the funds of 'American Funds Group' invest on their own account.
In fact, the respective Shares are held by one or a number of these funds.
Capital Research and Management Company does therefore not pursue strategic
objectives with the investment.
2. Capital Research and Management Company does not intend to acquire or to
obtain in any other way further Voting Rights in HeidelbergCement AG on its
own account within the next twelve months. At the present time, Capital
Research and Management Company cannot assess whether the funds
administrated by the company will acquire or obtain in any other way
further Voting Rights in HeidelbergCement AG within the next twelve months.
Any acquisition depends on the respective market conditions and the
Investment objectives of the individual funds.
3. As an institutional investor, Capital Research and Management Company
does not intend to exert influence on the appointment of HeidelbergCement
AG's administrative, executive and supervisory bodies.
4. As an institutional investor, Capital Research and Management Company
does not intend to achieve a material change in HeidelbergCement AG's
capital structure, in particular with regard to the ratio between equity
and debt financing and the dividend policy.
5. With regard to the origin of the funds used for the acquisition of the
Voting Rights, Capital Research and Management Company gives notice
pursuant to Article 27a Section 1 Sentence 4 WpHG that the Voting Rights of
Capital Research and Management Company were attributed pursuant to Article
22 Section 1 Sentence 1 No. 6 WpHG. Therefore, Capital Research and
Management Company has not used own funds or external funds to finance the
acquisition.

B. The Capital Group Companies, Inc., Los Angeles, USA, has informed us
according to Article 27a WpHG of the following:
1. The Capital Group Companies, Inc. owns 100 % of the shares of Capital
Research and Management Company. The latter is a management company located
in the USA, administrating the funds of 'American Funds Group',
which comprises of many individual investment funds. Neither The Capital
Group Companies, Inc. nor Capital Research and Management Company is direct
or indirect owner of the shares, in which the funds of 'American Funds
Group' invest on their own account. In fact, the respective shares are held
by one or a number of these funds. The Capital Group Companies, Inc. does
therefore not pursue strategic objectives with the investment.
2. The Capital Group Companies, Inc. does not intend to acquire or to
obtain in any other way further Voting Rights in HeidelbergCement AG on its
own account within the next twelve months. At the present time, The Capital
Group Companies, Inc. cannot assess whether the funds administrated by
Capital Research and Management Company will acquire or obtain in any other
way further Voting Rights in HeidelbergCement AG within the next twelve
months. Any acquisition depends on the respective market conditions and the
Investment objectives of the individual funds.
3. As an institutional investor, The Capital Group Companies, Inc. does not
intend to exert influence on the appointment of HeidelbergCement AG's
administrative, executive and supervisory bodies.
4. As an institutional investor, The Capital Group Companies, Inc. does not
intend to achieve a material change in HeidelbergCement AG's capital
structure, in particular with regard to the ratio between equity and debt
financing and the dividend policy.
5. With regard to the origin of the funds used for the acquisition of the
Voting Rights, The Capital Group Companies, Inc. gives notice pursuant to
Article 27a Section 1 Sentence 4 WpHG that the Voting Rights of The Capital
Group Companies, Inc. were attributed pursuant to Article 22 Section 1
Sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with Article 22 Section 1 Sentence 2 and 3
WpHG. Therefore, The Capital Group Companies, Inc. has not used own funds
or external funds to finance the acquisition.

Heidelberg, November 22, 2016

The Managing Board

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Language: English
Company: HeidelbergCement AG
Berliner Straße 6
69120 Heidelberg
Germany
Internet: www.heidelbergcement.com

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