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capital markets
initiatives and other relevant events
CEMEX redeems 9.50% notes due 2016 and 9.625%
notes due 2017
On December 14, 2013, CEMEX completed the redemption
of all of the outstanding US$354,751,000 aggregate prin-
cipal amount of 9.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 (the
“U.S. Dollar Notes”) and the redemption of €38,795,000 of
the outstanding €168,795,000 aggregate principal amount
of 9.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2017 (the “Euro
Notes”) issued by CEMEX Finance LLC, its indirect subsid-
iary. CEMEX redeemed the U.S. Dollar Notes at a price of
US$1,047.50 per US$1,000 principal amount of U.S. Dollar
Notes redeemed, or approximately US$371.6 million in total,
and redeemed the Euro Notes at a price of €1,048.125
per €1,000 principal amount of Euro Notes redeemed, or
approximately €40.7 million in total. CEMEX did not incur
any early termination penalties in connection with the re-
demption of the U.S. Dollar Notes or Euro Notes beyond the
premium reflected in the redemption price described above.
The completion of the redemption of the U.S. Dollar Notes
discharges the corresponding Indenture.
CEMEX program wins Corporate Citizen of the
Americas Award
On November 21, 2013, CEMEX announced that its As-
sisted Self-Construction Integrated Program or Programa
Integral de Autoconstrucción Asistida (PIAC) was chosen
as a winner for the 2012/2013 Corporate Citizen of the
Americas Awards in the Citizen Security category by the
Trust for the Americas, with support from the Organiza-
tion of American States, the Inter-American Development
Bank, and AES Corporation. The category recognizes
initiatives fostering public/private partnerships that aim to
achieve more secure communities.
PIAC is a program that promotes the formation of a social
ecosystem, enabling low-income families to have access
to an integral housing solution designed to improve their
quality of life. Families participate actively in the process
of co-creation of the business model to take advantage
of their capabilities and improve their living situation. As
of the end of September 2013, close to 58,000 families
have benefited from PIAC, 110,000 people have been
self-employed, and more than 915,000 m² of construc-
tion have been built.
CEMEX included in UN Global Compact stock index
On November 11, 2013, CEMEX announced that it was
selected for inclusion in the United Nations Global Compact
100—a new global stock index that combines corporate
sustainability and baseline financial performance.
Developed and released by the UN Global Compact in
partnership with research firm Sustainalytics, the GC 100
Blue Project Rendering, Israel
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