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EANS-Voting Rights: HeidelbergCement AG / Release of a voting rights announcement according to article 26, section 1.1 WpHG (Securities Trading Act) with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution

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  Notification of voting rights transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer is
  responsible for the content of this announcement.
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Person/company obliged to make the notification:

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Name:    State of Norway
Place:   Oslo
State:   Norway

Company data:
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Name:    HeidelbergCement AG
Address: Berliner Straße 6, 69120 Heidelberg
Place:   Heidelberg
State:   Germany

In the name and on behalf of the state of Norway the Royal Ministry of Finance
of the state of Norway notified us pursuant Sec. 21 para. 1 German Securities
Trading Act that on 20 January 2010 the voting rights of the state of Norway
in HeidelbergCement AG fell below the threshold of 3% and amount to 2.92%
(5,481,441 voting rights) as of 20 January 2010.

The voting rights are held by Norges Bank (Central Bank of Norway). Norges Bank
(Central Bank of Norway) is controlled by the state of Norway, and the voting
rights held by Norges Bank are to be attributed to the state of Norway pursuant
sec. 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 1 German Securities Trading Act.

Heidelberg, 25 January 2010
The Managing Board

end of announcement                               euro adhoc
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Further inquiry note:

Branche: Construction & Property
ISIN: DE0006047004
WKN: 604700
Index: Midcap Market Index, MDAX, 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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