Disclosure: Shareholding of Harris Associates L.P. in Holcim Ltd exceeds the Swiss Stock Exchange Act threshold of 3 percent

22-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In accordance with Article 20 of the Federal Act on Stock Exchanges and Securities Trading (Stock Exchange Act), Holcim Ltd was informed on July 19, 2013, by Harris Associates L.P. that it holds, through acquisition of shares, 3.04 percent of the voting rights and of the registered share capital of Holcim Ltd. This corresponds to 9,945,024 registered shares and voting rights. According to the declaration of Harris Associates L.P., the Stock Exchange Act threshold of 3 percent was exceeded on July 17, 2013.

Kim Colwell at Harris Associates L.P., 2 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 500, Chicago, IL, USA, phone +1 312 621 0689, fax +1 312 621 0636, was named as contact person.

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