Wienerberger AG

Major Shareholding Notification • Aug 21, 2018

publication: 21.08.2018 17:45 source: http://adhoc.pressetext.com/news/1534866300656 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 (pta036/21.08.2018/17:45) - 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: FMR LLC

City and country of registered office: Wilmington, USA - United States

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

Refer to chain of controlled undertakings

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached

13.08.2018

6. 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	8.92	0.00	8.92	117,526,764
Position of previous notification	8.74	0,00	8.74

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	0	10,488,349	0.00	8.92
Total:		10,488,349		8.92

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

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial/other instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity.

No.	Name	Directly controlled by No.	Shares held directly (%)	Financial/other instruments held directly (%)	Total of both (%)
1	FMR LLC
2	FIAM Holdings Corp	1
3	FIAM LLC	2	0.65		0.65
4	Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Trust Company	2	1.17		1.17
5	Fidelity Management & Research Company	1
6	Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited	5	0.51		0.51
7	FMR CO., INC.	5	3.97		3.97
8	Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc.	5
9	FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited	8	2.62		2.62

9. In case of proxy voting

Date of general meeting: N/A

10. Additional Information

Threshold crossed by a controlled undertaking, FMR CO. Inc.

The shares and voting rights in the disclosure are directly owned by funds managed and/or advised by the legal entities as mentioned in Section 8. chain of control. The portfolio management companies mentioned in Section 8 have been granted the power to make decisions with respect to voting discretion in relation to the shares mentioned herein but do not directly hold them.

emitter:	Wienerberger AG Wienerbergstraße 11 1100 Wien Austria
contact person:	Karin Steinbichler
phone:	+43 1 60192-10149
e-mail:	communication@wienerberger.com
website:	www.wienerberger.com
ISIN(s):	AT0000831706 (share)
stock exchanges:	official trade in Vienna

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