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EANS-Voting Rights: HeidelbergCement AG / Release according to article 26, section 1 WpHG (Securities Trading Act) with the aim of 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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Announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG (share)

Person/company obliged to make the notification:
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Name:    BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
Place:   New York
State:   U.S.A.

On 16. February 2011, BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., New York, USA, has
notified us pursuant to section 21 para. 1 German Securities Trading Act (WpHG)
that, on 11. February 2011, the voting rights held by BlackRock Financial
Management, Inc. in HeidelbergCement AG, Heidelberg, Germany, fell below the
threshold of 5%. On that date, BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. held 4.53%
of the voting rights in HeidelbergCement AG arising from 8,487,449 voting
rights.

All voting rights in HeidelbergCement AG were attributed to BlackRock Financial
Management, Inc. pursuant to sec. 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 in connection with
sent. 2 WpHG.

Heidelberg, 17. February 2011
The Managing Board

end of announcement                               euro adhoc
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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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