<PAGE>
EXHIBIT (a)(5)(E)
[CEMEX Logo]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact Information:
Abraham Rodriquez
Phone: 011-528-328-3631
Facsimile: 011-528-328-7221
Daniel Perez Whitaker
(528) 152-2747
[email protected]
Jose Antonio Gonzalez
(212) 317-6008
[email protected]
UPDATE ON CEMEX OFFER
MONTERREY, Mexico--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 2000--CEMEX, S.A. de C.V.
(NYSE: CX - news) announced today that for technical reasons, on October 19,
2000, it refiled with the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice and
the Federal Trade Commission its Notification and Report Form with respect to
CEMEX's offer to purchase all outstanding stock of Southdown, Inc. (NYSE:SWD -
news).
As a result of the refiling, the waiting period applicable to CEMEX's purchase
of Southdown common stock pursuant to the offer will now expire at 11:59 p.m.,
New York City time, on Friday, November 3, 2000 unless the Antitrust Division or
the Federal Trade Commission extends the waiting period by requesting from CEMEX
additional information or documentary material relevant to the offer. Because
the expiration date of the waiting period will not expire until November 3,
2000, CEMEX has extended its offer to expire at 12:00 Midnight, New York City
time, on Friday, November 3, 2000.
As of the close of business on October 19, 2000, approximately 719,742 shares of
common stock had been validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to CEMEX's
offer.
CEMEX is one of the three largest cement companies in the world with
approximately 65 million metric tons of production capacity. It is also the
world's largest trader of cement and the world's leading producer of white
cement. CEMEX is engaged in the production, distribution, marketing and sale of
cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates and clinking through operating
subsidiaries in four different continents. For more information, visit
www.cemex.com.
