Half year results 2007 holcim ltd

Key financial figures+/-1 Including a capital gain on the sale of Holcim South Africa of CHF 1,110 million and a special dividend of CHF 150 million, net... Capital repaid to paid-in by

Half-Year Results 2007

Key financial figures

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

Major changes in the scope of consolidation

Effective as at

+/– Various smaller companies

1 LATAM Basket (MXN, BRL, ARS, CLP) 1 0.92 1.00 0.97 -3.0%

1 African Basket (EGP, ZAR, MAD) 1 0.96 1.00 0.91 -9.0%

1 Asian Basket (AUD, IDR, INR, THB, PHP) 1 0.96 1.00 1.03 3.0%

1 LATAM Basket (MXN, BRL, ARS, CLP) 2 0.98 1.00 1.03 3.0%

1 African Basket (EGP, ZAR, MAD) 2 0.99 1.00 1.01 1.0%

1 Asian Basket (AUD, IDR, INR, THB, PHP) 2 0.97 1.00 1.09 9.0%

1 Weighted by net sales H1 2006

Cement – Sales volumes by region

8.0

16.8 15.4

14.9

32.5 24.3

14.6 7.9

7.3 7.2

12.9 11.4 12.9

Total Group H1 2005 52.5 H1 2006 65.5 H1 2007 74.2 Million t

Aggregates – Sales volumes by region

51.0 44.3

35.6

1.9 1.4

1.6

4.6 5.4

4.6

6.1

Total Group H1 2005 68.3 H1 2006 84.6 H1 2007 87.3 Million t

Ready-mix concrete and asphalt – Sales volumes

13,002 10,879

Net sales by region

1700

1923 1816

1093

H1 2005 H1 2006 H1 2007 Million CHF

North America 16.8%

Europe 37.8%

Asia Pacific 23.0%

Africa Middle East

8.0%

Latin America 14.4%

Net sales by region

Net sales H1 2007

3,324 2,717

Operating EBITDA by region

291

940 582

266

H1 2006 H1 2007

2,423 1,941

Operating profit by region

487

520 426

815 625

522

350 278

250

699

404 171

194

H1 2005 H1 2006 H1 2007

Net income

2,858

1,088 757

2,423

821 633

Cash flow statement

Cash flow from operating activities 4,423 816 1,733 1 112.4%

Net investments to maintain productive

capacity and to secure competitiveness -1,062 -441 -433 1.8%

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

Africa Middle East

Domestic cement prices

* If not otherwise indicated calculation based on local currencies

1 Locally not published yet

Cement – Price/volume variances per region

Domestic cement prices

* If not otherwise indicated calculation based on local currencies

1 Six months ACEL, five months ACC, two months ACL

Cement – Price/volume variances per region

Contact information and event calendar

November 7, 2007 Third quarter results 2007

Conferences for press and analysts February 27, 2008 Annual results 2007

Conferences for press and analysts May 6, 2008 First quarter results 2008

May 7, 2008 Annual General Meeting May 13, 2008 Dividend payment

August 21, 2008 Half-year results 2008 November 12, 2008 Third quarter results 2008

Conferences for press and analysts