First quarter results 2008 holcim ltd

First quarter results 2008... Key financial figures+/-1 Including a capital gain on the sale of a stake in Holcim South Africa of CHF 1,110 million and a special dividend of CHF 150 mill

First quarter results 2008

Key financial figures

+/-1 Including a capital gain on the sale of a stake in Holcim South Africa of CHF 1,110 million and a special dividend of CHF 150 million, net

2 Calculated on the weighted average number of shares outstanding

Major changes in the scope of consolidation

Effective as at

+/– Various smaller companies

1 LATAM Basket (MXN, BRL, ARS, CLP) 1 1.08 1.00 0.91 -9.0%

1 African Basket (EGP, ZAR, MAD) 1 1.16 1.00 0.87 -13.0%

1 Asian Basket (AUD, IDR, INR, THB, PHP) 1 1.03 1.00 0.94 -6.0%

1 LATAM Basket (MXN, BRL, ARS, CLP) 2 1.05 1.00 0.91 -9.0%

1 African Basket (EGP, ZAR, MAD) 2 1.02 1.00 0.85 -15.0%

1 Asian Basket (AUD, IDR, INR, THB, PHP) 2 1.00 1.00 0.88 -12.0%

1 Weighted by net sales Q1 2007

7.3 7.2

5.9

16.8 15.9

10.1 2.5

4.0 3.4

6.6 6.4 6.3

Total Group Q1 2006 27.8 Q1 2007 34.6 Q1 2008 34.2 Million t

Aggregates – sales volumes by region

18.9

1.0 0.8

0.7 0.4

2.5 2.5

3.0

Total Group Q1 2006 34.5 Q1 2007 36.2 Q1 2008 32.7 Million t

5,509 5,728

977 933

926

2243 1652

2237

466 538

314

1537 1451

862

Q1 2006 Q1 2007 Q1 2008 Million CHF

North America 11.3%

Europe 39.2%

Asia Pacific 26.9%

Africa Middle East

5.5%

Latin America 17.1%

Net sales by region

Net sales Q1 2008

1,151 1,342

Operating EBITDA by region

329

424 291

435

105

196 151

403 444

217

Q1 2007 Q1 2008

737 904

1

1 Margin on a like-for-like basis

Operating profit by region

229 242

263

270 278

162

90

177 128

289 324

-1

Q1 2006 Q1 2007 Q1 2008

Group net income

513 530

273

370 356

Cash flow statement

Net investments to maintain productive

capacity and to secure competitiveness -1,043 -254 -215 -15.4%

Capital (repaid to) paid-in by minority

In(De)crease in cash and

Net financial debt

Total shareholders' equity

Gearing

Financial position

Cement – Price/volume variances per region

Domestic cement prices

Domestic cement prices

Cement – Price/volume variances per region

* If not otherwise indicated calculation based on local currencies 1 Calculation in USD

Africa Middle East

Domestic cement prices

* If not otherwise indicated calculation based on local currencies

Cement – Price/volume variances per region

Domestic cement prices

* If not otherwise indicated calculation based on local currencies

Cement – Price/volume variances per region

Contact information and event calendar

November 12, 2008 Third quarter results 2008

Conferences for press and analysts March 4, 2009 Annual results 2008

Conferences for press and analysts May 6, 2009 First quarter results 2009

May 7, 2009 Annual General Meeting