Nassef Sawiris, NNS Holding Sarl and NNS Holding increased their stake in Lafarge on March 27 to 13.09%, according to a filing with the French stock exchange authority, Autorite des Marches Financiers.
According to the filing, on the same date, the voting stake of Sawiris and the holding companies increased to 12.17%.
The purchase of the shares, which were sold at EUR125 per share, was approved by Lafarge shareholders at a meeting Jan. 18 in order to finance Lafarge’s purchase of Orascom Construction Industries’ cement group.
The Sawiris family owns Orascom Construction Industries and Nassef Sawiris acts as a representative of its founding shareholders.
