Regulatory News:

Lafarge (Paris:LG):

Statement in compliance with articles L233-8-II of the code of commerce and 223-16 of the general regulation of the financial markets authority (AMF - Autorité des Marchés Financiers)

         
Date   Number of shares composing the share capital   Total number of voting rights
30 April 2012   287,247,518   theoretical number of voting rights: 399,139,347
    number of voting rights exercisable at shareholders' meetings(*): 398,980,759

(*) Number of voting rights exercisable at shareholders' meetings = theoretical number of voting rights (i.e. total number of voting rights attached to the shares composing the share capital) - number of shares whose voting rights have been suspended.

NOTES TO EDITORS

Located in 64 countries with 68,000 employees, Lafarge is a world leader in building materials, with top-ranking positions in its Cement, Aggregates & Concrete businesses. In 2011, Lafarge posted sales of 15.3 billion euros.

For the second year in a row, Lafarge ranked amongst the top-10 of 500 companies evaluated by the "Carbon Disclosure Project" in recognition of their strategy and actions against global warming. With the world's leading building materials research facility, Lafarge places innovation at the heart of its priorities, working for sustainable construction and architectural creativity.

Additional information is available on the web site at www.lafarge.com

Lafarge
COMMUNICATIONS
Christel des Royeries, + 33(0) 1 44 34 19 47
Christel.desroyeries@lafarge.com
or
Mélanie Coviaux, +33(0) 1 44 34 18 18
Melanie.coviaux@lafarge.com
or
Caroline Winkler, +33(0) 1 44 34 11 70
Caroline.winkler@lafarge.com
or
INVESTOR RELATIONS
Jay Bachmann, +33 (0) 1 44 34 93 71
Jay.bachmann@lafarge.com
or
Danièle Daouphars, +33 (0) 1 44 34 11 51
Daniele.daouphars@lafarge.com
or
Laurence Le Gouguec, +33 (0) 1 44 34 94 59
Laurence.legouguec@lafarge.com