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 RNS Number : 6153MSuez Cement Company SAE19 September 2012  Interim dividends 1 EGP approved by Ordinary General Meeting of Suez Cement Company  The company is confident in the economic perspective in Egypt  Cairo, September 18, 2012  Results of the consolidated half-year financial report at June 30, 2012 were reviewed today at an Ordinary General Meetingheld by the Suez Cement Company (SCC) and the decision was made to distribute an interim dividend of one EGP per share.  At the meeting today, Chairman of the Board of SCC Mr. Omar Mohanna announced that the first semester consolidated resultsof 2012 showed marked improvements from the second semester of 2011 although they remained short of matching the sameperiod of last year.  SCC  financial results of the first half of 2012 compared to second half of 2011 revealed that saleshad improved by 16%.  EBITDA and net profit both gained 47% and 70% respectively.  As compared to the first half of 2011,sales had decreased 13%, with EBITDA and net profit decreasing respectively by 30% and 37%.  Net profit reached 310 millionEGP, down 184 million EGP from the first semester of 2011 and up 128 million EGP from the second semester.  The return of political and social stability is expected to provide stability to the market, coupled by intensifiedgovernment efforts over the last period to promote investor confidence.  This information is provided by RNSThe company news service from the London Stock Exchange