Lenzing AG

Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • May 4, 2017

Send Time: 04.05.2017 15:33

EANS-Voting Rights: Lenzing AG / Publication of an Announcement according to art. 93 BörseG with the objective of Europe-web publication

Notification of voting rights transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer is responsible for the content of this announcement.

Release according to article 93 BörseG with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution

Person/company obliged to make the notification:

----------------------------------- Name: B & C Privatstiftung Place: Wien State: Österreich

Name of shareholder(s): B & C Holding Österreich GmbH, B & C Iota GmbH & Co KG, B & C Dora GmbH

Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: 29.4.2017

In the course of a demerger within the group, 13,275,002 voting rights (equivalent to a little more than 50.00% of the share capital and voting rights) in Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft have been transferred from B & C Dora GmbH (formerly B & C Holding Österreich GmbH) to B & C Holding Österreich GmbH (formerly B & C Helios GmbH). B & C Holding Österreich GmbH (new), therefore, directly holds 13,275,002 voting rights (equivalent to a little more than 50.00% of the share capital and voting rights) in Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft.B & C Dora GmbH still directly holds 2,654,999 voting rights (equivalent to approx.9.99% of the share capital and voting rights) in Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft.

Also, the 100% participation in B & C Dora GmbH held by B & C Privatstiftung has been contributed in kind into B & C Rho GmbH & Co KG, another 100% subsidiary of B & C Privatstiftung. As a result of this contribution, the chain of controlled companies with respect to the 2,654,999 voting rights (equivalent to approx. 9.99% of the share capital and voting rights) in Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft held by B & C Dora GmbH has changed.

Furthermore, 680,959 voting rights (equivalent to approx. 2.56% of the share capital and voting rights) in Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft are attributable to B & C Privatstiftung via its subsidiary B & C Iota GmbH & Co KG pursuant to sec 92 (4) Stock Exchange Act. In total, 16,610,960 voting rights (equivalent to approx. 62.56% of the share capital and voting rights) in Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft are, therefore, still attributable to B & C Privatstiftung pursuant to sec 92 (4) Stock Exchange Act.

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:

	____________			Financial/
			Directly Shares held	other	Total of both
No.	Name			controlled _directly instruments	(%)
		by No.	(%)	held
	_ __ _ ____________ _directly(%) _______
1	B&C
	_ Privatstiftung __ __ __ ____
	B&C Holding
2	Österreich	1	50,00 %		50,00 %
	_ GmbH_ __ ___ ___ _____
3	B&C Rho GmbH &	1
	_ CoKG_ __ ___ ___ _____
	_4__ B&C_Dora_GmbH_ _3 9,99% __ ____9,99_%
5	B&C Iota GmbH	1	2,56 %		2,56 %
	_ &Co_KG_ ___ __ __ ____
	_ __ __ __ __ ____

Further inquiry note: Lenzing AG Mag. Waltraud Kaserer Vice President Corporate Communications & Investor Relations Tel.: +43 (0) 7672 701-2713 mailto:w.kaserer@lenzing.com issuer: Lenzing AG A-A-4860 Lenzing phone: +43 7672-701-0 FAX: +43 7672-96301 mail: office@lenzing.com WWW: http://www.lenzing.com sector: Chemicals ISIN: AT0000644505 indexes: WBI, ATX, Prime Market stockmarkets: official market: Wien language: English

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