Shareholders & Investors

The Individual Shareholders' Consultative Committee was created in 1995. It is designed to:

• improve the Group's financial communications with individual shareholders,
• engage with shareholders and be attentive to their expectations,
• inform and educate individual shareholders.

The Committee meets an average of 3 times a year (2 plenary sessions with the chairman and C.E.O Bruno Lafont and 1 site visit). In particular, it is consulted during the preparation of the Annual General Meeting and shareholder publications.

In March, 2009, with the last call for applications and the departure of Gérard Gendre, Philippe Nevers et Michel Perche, 3 new members join the Committee: Thierry Bunel, Michel Gouy et Claude Haroche.

Besides, the role of the Committee is reinforced with the creation 4 new sub-committees working on:

• Shareholders Club
• Internet and new technologies,
• Shareholders publications,
• Shareholders information meetings and General Assemblies.

At the end of 2006, the term of office for members was extended from 3 years to 4 years.
One of the positions is reserved for a representative of the individual shareholders' association, the A.N.A.F (French National Shareholders' Association). This position is currently held by Didier de Lavergnolle who replaces Marcel Jayr. The remaining 11 members are nominated by Lafarge following a call for applications.

The agendas of the last 2 Committee meetings were as follows:

In October 2009:

• feedback on Lafarge Shareholder Club,
• action plan for 2010,
• 2009 half year results presentation,
• lunch and debate with Bruno Lafont, Chairman and CEO of the Group,
• reflection about the shareholders' letter,
• organization and participation of the Committee at the "Salon Actionaria" held in Paris, in November 2009.

In March 2009:

• presentation of the Committee: the new members and the working sub-committees,
• feedback on Lafarge Shareholder Club,
• 2008 annual results and 2009 forecast,
• diner and debate with the Chairman and C.E.O. Bruno Lafont,
• feedback about the last shareholders information meeting,
• General Meeting in may 2009 : opportunities for improvement and CCAI participation,
• reflection about a Lafarge Shareholder Club, etc.