PARIS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - The holding company of Belgian billionaire Albert Frere and Paul Desmarais has now 25.6 percent of the voting rights of French construction company Lafarge <LAFP.PA>, the stock market regulator AMF said on Monday.
It said the Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL) owned 20.45 percent of the company's capital.
Earlier this year GBL said several times that it was not planning to seek control of the company.
(Reporting by Astrid Wendlandt; Editing by Greg Mahlich) Keywords: LAFARGE/ tf.TFN-Europe_newsdesk@thomson.com ak COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Financial News Limited 2008. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Thomson Financial News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Financial News.
It said the Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL) owned 20.45 percent of the company's capital.
Earlier this year GBL said several times that it was not planning to seek control of the company.
(Reporting by Astrid Wendlandt; Editing by Greg Mahlich) Keywords: LAFARGE/ tf.TFN-Europe_newsdesk@thomson.com ak COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Financial News Limited 2008. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Thomson Financial News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Financial News.
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