EANS-Capital Market Information: HeidelbergCement AG
Law amendment of securities according to article 30e Para. 1, No. 1 of the WpHG (German Securities Trading Act)
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HeidelbergCement AG substitutes issuer of bonds
HeidelbergCement AG ("HC AG") announces the substitution of HC AG as the
issuer of the following bonds:
Euro 1,000,000,000 7.5% Notes of 2009 due October 31, 2014 issued on October
21, 2009 (ISIN: XS0458230082)
Euro 1,000,000,000 8.0% Notes of 2009 due January 31, 2017 issued on October
21, 2009 (ISIN: XS0458230322)Euro 500,000,000 8.5% Notes of 2009 due October 31, 2019 issued on October 21, 2009 (ISIN: XS0458685913)
Euro 650,000,000 6.5% Notes of 2010 due August 3, 2015 issued on January 19,
2010 (ISIN: XS0478802548)
Euro 750,000,000 7.5% Notes of 2010 due April 3, 2020 issued on January 19,
2010 (ISIN: XS0478803355)
each guaranteed by Hanson Limited.Pursuant to § 11 of the conditions of issue, HC AG, is substituted by the substitute debtor HeidelbergCement Finance B.V., BS's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, a wholly-owned subsidiary of HC AG. The reason for the substitution is the optimization of the financial structure and the reduction of administration costs of the HeidelbergCement Group. No further changes result from the substitution; in particular, all rights of the bondholders under the bonds remain unchanged and HC AG has issued a guarantee for all obligations of HeidelbergCement Finance B.V. in respect of the bonds.
Heidelberg, 8 July 2010 The Managing Board
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Further inquiry note:
Andreas Schaller
+49 (0)6221/481-249
andreas.schaller@heidelbergcement.com
Branche: Construction & Property
ISIN: DE0006047004
WKN: 604700
Index: DAX, CDAX, Classic All Share, HDAX, Prime All Share
Börsen: Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Berlin / free trade
Hamburg / free trade
Hannover / free trade
Stuttgart / regulated dealing
Düsseldorf / regulated dealing
München / regulated dealing
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