Lafarge Places a 350 Million Pound Sterling Bond and Privately Places a 250 Million Euro Bond

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Tue May 19, 2009 12:45pm EDT 

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

Today Lafarge (Paris:LG) placed two bonds in separate operations. Under its
EMTN1 program, the Group placed a £350 million bond with an 8-year maturity and
fixed annual coupon of 8.75%. In addition, the Group privately placed a bond for
a principal amount of €250 million with an 8-year maturity. 

These transactions, completed at a competitive yield, contribute to the ongoing
optimization of the maturity profile of the Group`s debt. In combination with
yesterday`s announced 1 billion euro bond, the proceeds will further improve the
liquidity of the Group and fully repay the tranche A2 Orascom facility, thus
eliminating the related covenant. 

The settlement and issue of the pound sterling bond is expected on May 29.
Barclays, HSBC and RBS acted as joint-lead managers and bookrunners for this
bond issue. 

NOTES TO EDITORS

Lafarge is the world leader in building materials, with top-ranking positions in
all of its businesses: Cement, Aggregates & Concrete and Gypsum. With more than
84,000 employees in 79 countries, Lafarge posted sales of Euros 19 billion in
2008. 

In 2009 and for the fifth year in a row, Lafarge was listed in the `Global 100
Most Sustainable Corporations in the World`. 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

This press release and the information it contains do not constitute an offering
of securities.

1 Euro Medium-Term Loan program 



PRESS RELATIONS
Stéphanie Lincourt +33(0) 1 44 34 19 47
Stephanie.lincourt@lafarge.com
or
Claire Mathieu : +33(0) 1 44 34 18 18
Claire.mathieu@lafarge.com
or
INVESTOR RELATIONS
Jay Bachmann: +33 (0) 1 44 34 93 71
Jay.bachmann@lafarge.com
or
Danièle 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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