GCC and CRH Complete Purchase-Sale Transactions for Certain U.S. Cement and Ready-Mix Operations

• GCC to host conference call on Tuesday, June 26^th

CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, June 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua, S.A.B. de C.V., or GCC, (BMV: GCC*) announced that the company and CRH completed the transactions for cement and ready-mix assets announced on June 14th.

GCC acquired the Trident cement plant in Three Forks, Montana, with a capacity of 315,000 metric tons, from CRH for US$ 107.5 million.  

CRH acquired most of the ready-mix plants and transportation assets belonging to GCC in Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas for US$ 118.5 million. GCC will reclassify these assets as discontinued operations.

GCC will continue to own and operate four ready-mix plants in the Fort Smith, Arkansas area and own an office building in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which it will lease to CRH. 

The purchase and sale amounts have been paid in full but are subject to final inventory valuation adjustments, which are expected to be completed within 90 days.

GCC expects to record a net loss from discontinued operations of approximately US$ 35 million after tax, including revenues and expenses through closing and the difference between book value and the sale price. The latter is expected to reduce 2018 net income, without affecting operating income, EBITDA, or Free Cash Flow.

Conference Call

GCC will host a webcast conference call to discuss these transactions and their effects on GCC’s business and outlook.

A webcast (with slides} will be available here or at GCC’s Investor Relations’ conference call page.

Dial-in audio replay (through July 3, 2018):

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 5.4 million metric tons. Founded in 1941, the Company’s shares are listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol GCC.

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