Lafarge: Statement in Compliance with Article 223-16 of the General Regulation of...

Lafarge: Statement in Compliance with Article 223-16 of the General Regulation of the Financial Markets Authority (AMF - Autorité Des Marchés Financiers)

PARIS--(Business Wire)--
Regulatory News:

The company informs its shareholders that at May 31, 2008, its
share capital is divided into 195 215 719 shares for
221,258,713 voting rights.

NOTES TO EDITORS

Lafarge (Paris:LG) is the world leader in building materials, with
top-ranking positions in all of its businesses: Cement, Aggregates &
Concrete and Gypsum. With 90,000 employees in 76 countries, Lafarge
posted sales of Euros 17.6 billion and net income of Euros 1.9 billion
in 2007.

Lafarge is the only company in the construction materials sector
to be listed in the 2008 '100 Global Most Sustainable Corporations in
the World'. Lafarge has been committed to sustainable development for
many years, pursuing a strategy that combines industrial know-how with
performance, value creation, respect for employees and local cultures,
environmental protection and the conservation of natural resources and
energy. To make advances in building materials, Lafarge places the
customer at the heart of its concerns. It offers the construction
industry and the general public innovative solutions bringing greater
safety, comfort and quality to their everyday surroundings.

Additional information is available on the web site at
www.lafarge.com.

Lafarge
COMMUNICATIONS
Stéphanie Tessier: +33(0) 1 44 34 92 32
Stephanie.tessier@lafarge.com
or
Lucy Saint-Antonin: +33(0) 1 44 34 19 47
Lucy.saint-antonin@lafarge.com
or
Claire Mathieu: +33(0) 1 44 34 18 18
Claire.mathieu@lafarge.com
or
INVESTOR RELATIONS
Yvon Brindamour: +33 (0) 1 44 34 11 26
Yvon.brindamour@lafarge.com
or
Daniele Daouphars: +33 (0) 1 44 34 11 51
Daniele.daouphars@lafarge.com
or
Stéphanie Billet: +33 (0) 1 44 34 94 59
Stephanie.billet@lafarge.com

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