Regulatory News:
Lafarge (Paris:LG) successfully extended its syndicated credit facility by two years from July 2013 to July 2015 for a total amount of 1.2 billion euros. The extended facility, supported by 24 lenders, complements Lafarge's bilateral lines of 2.2 billion euros and brings total committed credit facilities to 3.4 billion euros. In total, these lines have an average maturity of 2.8 years and do not include any default clauses linked to financial covenants, credit ratings or Material Adverse Change (MAC).
NOTES TO EDITORS
Located in 64 countries with 68,000
employees, Lafarge is a world leader in building materials, with
top-ranking positions in its Cement, Aggregates & Concrete businesses.
In 2011, Lafarge posted sales of 15.3 billion euros.
For the
second year in a row, Lafarge ranked amongst the top-10 of 500 companies
evaluated by the "Carbon Disclosure Project" in recognition of their
strategy and actions against global warming. With the world's leading
building materials research facility, Lafarge places innovation at the
heart of its priorities, working for sustainable construction and
architectural creativity.
Additional information is available on
the web site at www.lafarge.com
Contacts:
INVESTOR RELATIONS
Jay Bachmann: +33 (0) 1 44 34 93 71
Jay.bachmann@lafarge.com
Danièle
Daouphars: +33 (0) 1 44 34 11 51
Daniele.daouphars@lafarge.com
Laurence
Le Gouguec: +33 (0) 1 44 34 94 59
Laurence.legouguec@lafarge.com
or
COMMUNICATIONS
Christel
des Royeries : + 33(0) 1 44 34 19 47
Christel.desroyeries@lafarge.com
Mélanie
Coviaux +33(0) 1 44 34 18 18
Melanie.coviaux@lafarge.com
Caroline
Winkler : + 33(0) 1 44 34 11 70
Caroline.winkler@lafarge.com
