Stock Information

1.- Where are CEMEX's shares traded, and what are the shares' ticker symbols?

CEMEX' shares trade on the Mexican Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CEMEXCPO. CEMEX's shares also trades on the New York Stock Exchange in the form of ADRs under the ticker symbol CX.


2.- What is a CPO?

A "Certificado de Participación Ordinario," or Ordinary Participation Certificate, is the type of equity security that CEMEX trades on the Mexican Stock Exchange.


3.- What is an ADR?

An ADR is a negotiable U.S. certificate representing ownership of shares in a non-U.S. corporation. ADRs are quoted and traded in U.S. dollars in the U.S. securities market.

ADRs were specifically designed to facilitate trading of non-U.S. securities by U.S. investors. ADRs trade, clear and settle in accordance with U.S. market regulations and permit prompt dividend payments and corporate action notification. If an ADR is exchange-listed, investors also benefit from readily available price and trading information.

To learn more about ADRs, please visit Citibank's ADR frequently asked questions.


4.- What is the ratio of CEMEX's ADRs to CPOs?

One CEMEX ADR traded on the NYSE represents ten of CEMEX CPOs.


5.- Does CEMEX have a direct stock purchase plan or a direct dividend investment plan (DRIP)?

CEMEX has a direct stock purchase plan (DSPP). Please click on the following link for information.


6.- How many shares does CEMEX have outstanding?

As of March 31, 2008, CEMEX had approximately 7,509 million CPOs outstanding, representing approximately 750.9 million ADRs.


7.- Does CEMEX pay dividends?

Please click here to learn more about our dividend program.


8.- Does CEMEX publish a 10K, 10Q, or 20F

CEMEX publishes quarterly and annual reports in the Mexican stock exchange, which might be considered equivalent to the United States' 10Qs and 10Ks, and as a non-US company files a 20F report with the Securities and Exchange Commission every year. The form 20F, among other disclosures, presents stockholders' equity and net income reconciled to U.S. GAAP. As a company committed to transparency, CEMEX makes every effort to adhere to the standard practices and disclosure policies of the international capital markets. You can find our quarterly releases, annual reports, and 20Fs in our reports page.


9.- Do you report earnings under U.S. GAAP?

The official accounting standard for CEMEX is Mexican GAAP, which is the accounting standard in our quarterly and annual reports. The 20F report presents stockholders' equity and net income reconciled to U.S. GAAP.


10.- What is CEMEX's official accounting currency?

CEMEX’s official accounting currency is the Mexican peso. However, both our quarterly and annual reports offer a convenience translation of our financial statements in U.S. dollars.


11.- How much debt does CEMEX have?

As of March 31, 2008, our net debt, which equals total debt minus the fair value of cross currency swaps associated with debt minus cash and cash equivalents, was US$18,813 million.


12.- What is CEMEX's current debt rating?

CEMEX’s credit ratings are as follows:

S&P BBB
Fitch BBB-

13.- How does CEMEX align management's and shareholder's interests?

To better align our executives' interests with those of our stockholders, we began offering executives a new stock-ownership program in 2005. As of March 31, 2008, our executives held 84,186,995 restricted CPOs representing 1.1% of our total CPOs outstanding.


14.- Which are the biggest markets in your portfolio, and what percentage of your sales do they represent?

CEMEX's markets and their respective 2007 percentage of sales are Mexico (18%), the United States (23%), Spain (10%), United Kingdom (10%), Rest of Europe (20%) and Rest of the World (19%).


15.- Who are the analysts that provide financial coverage of CEMEX?

Please click here for the list of analysts that provide coverage of CEMEX.



Other information

16.- Where are your corporate headquarters?

Our main headquarters are located in Monterrey, Mexico. The address is Av. Ricardo Margain #325, Col. Valle del Campestre, San Pedro Garza García, N.L., Mexico 66265. You can also see our offices around the world in our global directory.


17.- How many employees does CEMEX have worldwide?

As of March 31, 2008, CEMEX had 64,585 employees worldwide.


18.- What is CEMEX doing in terms of environmental issues and sustainable development?

Environmental consciousness is part of our corporate culture. In 2002 we were awarded the coveted Gold Medal for our International Corporate Environmental Achievement. This annual award recognizes and honors a corporation that demonstrates preeminent leadership in and contributes to worldwide environmental quality. Please click here for in-depth information on our environmental culture.



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