Europe: Following the successful completion of the LafargeHolcim merger, an exceptional scrip dividend of one new LafargeHolcim share for every twenty existing LafargeHolcim shares has been distributed to all LafargeHolcim shareholders. At the Extraordinary General Meeting on 8 May 2015, the group's shareholders voted in favour of an authorised share capital increase.

The last date to trade LafargeHolcim shares 'cum' scrip dividend was 7 September 2015. As of 8 September 2015, LafargeHolcim shares have traded 'ex' scrip dividend. The settlement and delivery of the newly issued shares will occur from 10 September 2015. No fractional LafargeHolcim shares will be issued. As a consequence, shareholders entitled to receive a number of LafargeHolcim shares not corresponding to a whole number will receive the rounded-down whole number of LafargeHolcim shares and the balance will be paid in cash. This will take place on 16 September 2015.

An application has been made for admission of the new LafargeHolcim shares to trade on the SIX Swiss Exchange in Zurich and on Euronext Paris. The newly-issued shares of LafargeHolcim will carry the same rights and obligations as the existing LafargeHolcim shares and will be fully assimilated with them.

For the purpose of the scrip dividend, 28,870,252 new LafargeHolcim shares, representing 5% of the LafargeHolcim share capital and voting rights as of 3 September 2015, will be issued.