Wienerberger AG

Major Shareholding Notification • Mar 19, 2019

publication: 19.03.2019 15:30 source: http://adhoc.pressetext.com/news/1553005800566 keywords: Company / Voting rights / Wienerberger AG

Holding announcement according to article 135 section 2 BörseG (ESMA 2015/1597)

Wienerberger AG: Release according to art. 135 section 2 BörseG

Vienna (pta029/19.03.2019/15:30) - Release of Announcement according to art. 135 section 2 BörseG Notification of Major Holdings

1. Issuer:

Wienerberger AG, Wienerbergstraße 11, 1100 Wien, Austria

2. Reason for notification:

Acquisition / disposal of shares with voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name: Black Creek Investment Management Inc. City and country of registered office: Toronto, Canada

1. Names of shareholder(s) holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3

Black Creek Absolute Return Fund Battelle Pension Management and Investment Council Black Creek Global Focus SMID Fund Global Equity Alpha Private Pool International Equity Alpha Corporate Class Select International Equity Managed Fund Select International Equity Managed Corporate Class Comcast Corporation Retirement Investment Plan Black Creek Focus Fund Black Creek Global Equity CIT Black Creek Global Leaders Fund Black Creek Global Balanced Fund Black Creek International Equity Fund Black Creek Global Balanced Corporate Class Black Creek International Equity CIT Black Creek International Equity Fund LP RR Donnelley Canadian Pension Plan The Coca-Cola Company Master Retirement Trust Valeo North America, Inc. Master Pension Trust Visteon Corporation Defined Benefit Master Trust

1. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached 15.03.2019

2. Total positions

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 7.a.)	% of voting rights through instruments (total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2)	total of both in % (7.a. + 7.b.)	total number of voting rights of issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed / reached	3.85	0.00	3.85	116,351,496
Position of previous notification	4.00	0.00	4.00

7. Notified details of the resulting situation

7.a. Voting rights attached to shares

ISIN code	absolute direct (Sec 130 BörseG 2018)	absolute indirect (Sec 133 BörseG 2018)	in % direct (Sec 130 BörseG 2018)	in % indirect (Sec 133 BörseG 2018)
AT0000831706	270,073	4,215,127	0.23	3.62
Total:		4,485,200		3.85

7.b.1. Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 1 BörseG 2018

Type of instrument	Expiration Date	Exercise Period	Voting Rights Absolute	Voting Rights in %
		Total:

7.b.2 Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 2 BörseG 2018

Type of	Expiration Date	Exercise Period	Physical /Cash	Voting Rights	Voting Rights in
instrument			Settlement	Absolute	%
			Total:

8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled and does itself not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.).

No.	Name	Directly	Shares held	Financial/other	Total of both
		controlled by	directly (%)	instruments	(%)
		No.		held directly (%)

9. In case of proxy voting

Date of general meeting: N/A

10. Additional Information

The notifier is an investment management company. The shares are beneficially owned by 20 separate funds and clients which the notifier advises regarding their investment portfolios. Shares held directly are by funds for which the notifier also acts as investment fund manager. None of the funds or clients by itself reaches or exceeds the 4% threshold. The funds and clients give a proxy to the notifier who can exercise the voting rights for the shares in its own discretion pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with the notifier.

emitter:	Wienerberger AG Wienerbergstraße 11 1100 Wien Austria
contact person:	Klaus Ofner, Head of Investor Relations
phone:	+43 1 60192 10221
e-mail:	klaus.ofner@wienerberger.com
website:	www.wienerberger.com
ISIN(s):	AT0000831706 (share)
stock exchanges:	official trade in Vienna

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