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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

BEFORE THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

COMMISSIONERS: Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Acting Chair 

Noah Joshua Phillips 

Rohit Chopra 

Christine S. Wilson 

In the Matter of 

HeidelbergCement AG, 

a corporation, 

Lehigh Hanson, Inc., 

a corporation, 

Lehigh Cement Company LLC, 

a limited liability company,

 Elementia S.A.B. de C.V., 

a corporation,

 Giant Cement Holding, Inc., 

a corporation, 

and

 Keystone Cement Company, 

a limited liability company. 

Docket No. 9402 

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JOINT MOTION TO DISMISS COMPLAINT 

Complaint Counsel and Respondents HeidelbergCement AG, Lehigh Hanson, Inc., Lehigh 

Cement Company LLC (collectively, “Heidelberg”) and Elementia S.A.B. de C.V., Giant Cement 

Holding, Inc., and Keystone Cement Company (collectively, “Elementia”) jointly move to dismiss 

the complaint in the above-captioned matter. On June 3, 2021, Respondents terminated their Asset 

Purchase Agreement. As set forth in the Attachment, Respondent Heidelberg has withdrawn its 

Hart-Scott-Rodino Notification and Report Forms filed for the proposed acquisition. The 

complaint is now moot. 
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Accordingly, the parties respectfully request that the Commission dismiss the complaint. 

A proposed order is attached. 

Dated: June 4, 2021 Respectfully submitted, 

/s/ J. Bruce McDonald /s/ James E. Southworth 

J. Bruce McDonald James E. Southworth 

JONES DAY Michael Barnett 

717 Texas Avenue Stephanie C. Bovee 

Houston, Texas 77002 Dylan G. Brown 

(832) 239-3822 Peter Colwell 

bmcdonald@jonesday.com Yan Gao 

Brian A. O’Dea 

Thomas D. York Christina Perez 

JONES DAY Ricardo A. Woolery 

2727 North Harwood Street Jennifer Milici 

Suite 500 Daniel K. Zach 

Dallas, Texas 75201 James R. Weiss 

(214) 969-4523 Federal Trade Commission 

tdyork@jonesday.com Bureau of Competition 

600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Counsel for Respondents HeidelbergCement AG, Washington, DC 20580 

Lehigh Hanson, Inc., and Lehigh Cement (202) 326-2822 

Company LLC jsouthworth@ftc.gov 

Counsel Supporting the Complaint 

/s/ Stephen M. Pepper 

Stephen M. Pepper 

GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP 

MetLife Building 

200 Park Avenue 

New York, New York 10166 

(212) 801-6734 

peppers@gtlaw.com 

Counsel for Respondents Elementia S.A.B. de 

C.V., Giant Cement Holding, Inc., and Keystone 

Cement Company 

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

BEFORE THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

COMMISSIONERS: Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Acting Chair 

Noah Joshua Phillips 

Rohit Chopra 

Christine S. Wilson 

In the Matter of 

HeidelbergCement AG, 

a corporation, 

Lehigh Hanson, Inc., 

a corporation, 

Lehigh Cement Company LLC, 

a limited liability company,

 Elementia S.A.B. de C.V., 

a corporation,

 Giant Cement Holding, Inc., 

a corporation, 

and

 Keystone Cement Company, 

a limited liability company. 

Docket No. 9402 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT 

This matter comes before the Commission on Complaint Counsel and Respondents’ Joint 

Motion to Dismiss the Complaint. Having considered the motion, it is hereby ORDERED: 

The Joint Motion to Dismiss the Complaint, dated June ___, 2021, is GRANTED; 

and the complaint is DISMISSED without prejudice. 

By the Commission. 

Date: ___________________ _______________________ 

April Tabor 

Secretary 
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ATTACHMENT 
51 LOUISIANA AVENUE, N.W. • WASHINGTON, D.C. 20001.2113 

TELEPHONE: +1.202.879.3939 • FACSIMILE: +1.202.626.1700 

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JONES DAY 

Direct Number: (202) 879-5553 

Mhknight@jonesday.com 

May 21, 2021 

Karen E. Berg, Esq. 

Premerger Notification Office 

Bureau of Competition 

Federal Trade Commission 

Constitution Center Building 

400 7th Street, SW 

5th Floor, Room 5301 

Washington, DC 20024 

Re: Premerger Notification concerning the proposed acquisition of certain assets of 

Elementia, S.A.B. de C.V by HeidelbergCement AG; Transaction 2020-0074 

Dear Ms. Berg: 

Please be advised that effective May 21, 2021, HeidelbergCement AG is withdrawing its 

HSR Premerger Notification that was originally submitted on October 15, 2019 in connection 

with the above-referenced matter. 

By copy of this letter I am informing the Department of Justice of this withdrawal. 

Please contact me at (202) 879-5553 if you have any questions. 

 Very truly yours, 

/s/ Michael H. Knight 

 Michael H. Knight 

cc: Department of Justice 

 Antitrust Division 

Premerger and Division Statistics Unit 

450 Fifth Street, NW 

 Suite 1100 

Washington, DC 20530 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that on June 4, 2021, I filed the foregoing document electronically using 

the FTC’s E-Filing System, which will send notification of such filing to: 

April Tabor 

Secretary 

Federal Trade Commission

 600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Rm. H-113 

 Washington, DC 20580 

ElectronicFilings@ftc.gov 

The Honorable D. Michael Chappell 

Administrative Law Judge 

Federal Trade Commission

 600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Rm. H-110 

 Washington, DC 20580 

I also certify that I caused the foregoing document to be served via email to: 

J. Bruce McDonald Stephen M. Pepper 

JONES DAY GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP 

717 Texas Avenue MetLife Building 

Houston, Texas 77002 200 Park Avenue 

(832) 239-3822 New York, New York 10166 

bmcdonald@jonesday.com (212) 801-6734 

peppers@gtlaw.com 

Thomas D. York 

Jones Day Counsel for Respondents Elementia S.A.B. de 

2727 North Harwood Street C.V., Giant Cement Holding, Inc., and 

Suite 500 Keystone Cement Company 

Dallas, Texas 75201 

(214) 969-4523 

tdyork@jonesday.com 

Counsel for Respondents HeidelbergCement 

AG, Lehigh Hanson, Inc., and Lehigh Cement 

Company LLC 

By: /s/ James E. Southworth 

James E. Southworth

 Counsel Supporting the Complaint