GCC Included in the MSCI Indexes

CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, June 05, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua, S.A.B. de C.V., or GCC, (BMV:GCC*) announces that it stock has been included for the first time in the MSCI family of stock indexes, effective June 1st.  As a result, GCC* is now a component of such widely used benchmarks as the MSCI Mexico Small Cap, Emerging Markets (EM) Small Cap, EM Latin America IMI (Investable Market Index) Value Weighted, EM Latin America ex Brazil Small and Mid Cap Growth Indexes, among others.

About GCC

GCC is a leading supplier of cement, concrete, aggregates, and construction‐related services in the United States and Mexico, with an annual cement production capacity of 5.1 million metric tons. Founded in 1941, the Company’s shares are listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol GCC.

Forward Looking Statements

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