PPC - Pretoria Portland Cement Company Limited - PPC Tops BBBEE Rankings

PPC - Pretoria Portland Cement Company Limited - PPC Tops BBBEE Rankings        
Pretoria Portland Cement Company Limited                                        
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Company registration number: 1892/000667/06)                                   
JSE Code: PPC                                                                   
ISIN: ZAE000125886                                                              
("PPC" or the "company")                                                        
PPC TOPS BBBEE RANKINGS                                                         
Southern Africa`s leading cement producer, Pretoria Portland Cement ("PPC") has 
achieved the highest ranking broad-based black economic empowerment ("BBBEE")   
status in the cement industry. Having climbed from a level 3 to a level 2       
contributor, PPC customers are now able to claim 156% of their spend with the   
company towards their own empowerment rating.                                   
The second improvement in the company`s rating in one year; this achievement    
confirms PPC`s ongoing commitment to meaningful transformation in South Africa. 
"I am proud to announce that our new level 2 rating is a number of years ahead  
of our original target date," said Paul Stuiver, CEO of PPC. "At PPC, meeting   
all of the objectives laid out in the Department of Trade and Industries BEE    
Codes of Good Practice is vital and we will continue to strive toward reaching  
the highest level."                                                             
PPC already has a level 1 rating in the specific areas of equity ownership,     
enterprise development and socio-economic development.                          
In addition to this, PPC has been awarded level 3 gold contributor status for   
its national corporate social investment program. Awarded by the Department of  
Social Development in conjunction with the National CSI Registrar, this         
achievement recognises PPC`s dedication to building a strong and sustainable    
South Africa.                                                                   
Johannesburg                                                                    
9 December 2010                                                                 
Sponsor                                                                         
Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Limited                                        
Financial Communications Advisor                                                
College Hill                                                                    
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