LH confirms Sberbank shareholding

LafargeHolcim Ltd said in a statement yesterday that it was informed on 25 January 2016 by Sberbank of Russia that it holds, through a repurchase transaction with Eurocement Holding AG, 6.12 per cent of the voting rights and of the registered share capital of LafargeHolcim Ltd. This corresponds to 37,172,910 registered shares and voting rights.

According to the declaration of Sberbank of Russia, the Stock Exchange Act threshold of five per cent was exceeded on 21 January 2016.