EANS-DD: HeidelbergCement AG / Notification concerning transactions by persons performing managerial responsibilities pursuant to section 15a of the WpHG

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Notification concerning transactions by persons discharging managerial
responsibilities pursuant to section 15a of the WpHG, transmitted by euro
adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is responsible
for the content of this announcement.
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Details of the person subject to the disclosure requirement:
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Person, triggering the disclosure:
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Name: VEM Vermögensverwaltung GmbH
(Legal person, company or institution)

Reason for the disclosure requirement:
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Reason: Legal person, company or institution closely associated
Relationship: To a person performing managerial responsibilities

Person performing managerial responsibilities, triggering the disclosure
requirement:

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Position: Member of an administrative or supervisory body

Details of the transaction:
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Transaction:

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Description of financial instrument: Shares
ISIN:DE0006047004

Type of transaction: Prolongation (Repo)
Date: 11.02.2009
No of items: 3360000
Currency: Euro
Price: 79.4744
Total amount traded: 267,034,084.8000
Place: off-market
Explanation: Prolongation of one existing Repo-contract. No sales volume
in shares of HeidelbergCement AG and no relation to the
current market price.

Further inquiry note:

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Andreas Schaller
+49 (0)6221/481-249
andreas.schaller@heidelbergcement.com

Issuer subject to the publication requirement:
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end of announcement euro adhoc
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ots Originaltext: HeidelbergCement AG
Im Internet recherchierbar: http://www.presseportal.de

Further inquiry note:

Branche: Construction & Property
ISIN: DE0006047004
WKN: 604700
Index: Midcap Market Index, MDAX, CDAX, Classic All Share, HDAX,
Prime All Share
Börsen: Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Berlin / free trade
Hamburg / free trade
Hannover / free trade
Stuttgart / regulated dealing
Düsseldorf / regulated dealing
München / regulated dealing