A new leader for a new world: Lafarge�鶹��ý officially launched around the globe

• Five key focus areas grouped around synergies, capital allocation, commercial transformation, integration and health and safety
• Operating model defined with clear responsibilities of Countries, Regions, and Group functions

Lafarge�鶹��ý today officially launches the new Group around the world and announces key elements of its ambitions for the future. Following the successful completion of the merger between Lafarge and �鶹��ý and the listing of the new Lafarge�鶹��ý shares in Zurich and Paris, the new Group will now work towards creating the highest performing company in the building materials industry.

Lafarge�鶹��ý CEO Eric Olsen says: “Now as Lafarge�鶹��ý, we will step into the next phase of our transformation to become the leader in every respect – a company that has a positive impact on the world and can make a real difference for its customers, its employees, its shareholders and society.”

Lafarge�鶹��ý’s new ambition supported by five key focus areas

The company is initiating a strategic transformation by building on the best of both Lafarge and �鶹��ý. The Group will now focus on five areas in the first integration phase:

• Synergies: delivering on EUR 1.4 billion synergy target within three years
• Capital allocation: rigorous approach to capital allocation and overall reduction of capital spending
• Commercial transformation: creating differentiation through innovative products and solutions
• Integration: creating one new group and culture
• Health and Safety: putting Health and Safety at the center of the organization.

Lafarge�鶹��ý will be organized along a new operating model oriented to serve the local customers, while leveraging the Group’s size, footprint, and capabilities at global scale. It combines empowered countries, regional management platforms and expertise-driven group functions.

Results for first half year of �鶹��ý and Lafarge to be presented at the end of July
Lafarge�鶹��ý will present the financial results of Lafarge and �鶹��ý as standalone companies for the first half of this year on July 29, 2015. The first combined interim results of the new Group will be presented for the 9 months results of 2015.

About Lafarge�鶹��ý
With a well-balanced presence in 90 countries and a focus on Cement, and , (SIX Swiss Exchange, Euronext Paris: LHN) is the world leader in the building materials industry. The Group has 115,000 employees around the world and combined net sales of CHF 33 billion (EUR 27 billion) in 2014. Lafarge�鶹��ý is the industry benchmark in R&D and serves from the individual homebuilder to the largest and most complex project with the widest range of value-adding products, innovative services and comprehensive . With a commitment to drive for better building and infrastructure and to contribute to a higher quality of life, the Group is best positioned to meet the challenges of increasing urbanization.