Wienerberger AG

Major Shareholding Notification • Mar 28, 2017

publication: 28.03.2017 17:55 source: http://adhoc.pressetext.com/news/1490716500651 keywords: Company / Voting rights / Wienerberger AG

Announcement according to article 93 section 2 BörseG (ESMA 2015/1597)

Wienerberger AG: Release according to art. 93 section 2 BörseG

Vienna (pta028/28.03.2017/17:55) - Release of Announcement according to art. 93 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

27.03.2017

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	5.40	0.00	5.40	117,526,764
Position of previous notification	4.48	0	4.48

7. Notified details of the resulting situation

7.a. Voting rights attached to shares

ISIN code	absolute direct (Sec	absolute indirect	in % direct (Sec 91	in % indirect (Sec
	91 BörseG)	(Sec 92 BörseG)	BörseG)	92 BörseG)
AT0000831706	0	6,349,284	0.00	5.40
Total:		6,349,284		5.40

7.b.1. Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 91a para. 1 No. 1 BörseG

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

7.b.2 Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 91a para. 1 No. 3 BörseG

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	Fidelity Management & Research Company	1
3	Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc.	2
4	FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited	3	2.04		2.04
5	FIAM Holdings Corp.	1
6	Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Trust Company	5	1.27		1.27
7	FIAM LLC	5	0.97		0.97
8	FMR Co., Inc.	2	0.85		0.85
9	Fidelity Management & Research (Japan) Limited	2	0.27		0.27

9. In case of proxy voting

Date of general meeting: N/A

10. Additional Information

The shares and voting rights in this disclosure are directly owned by funds managed and/or advised by the legal entities as mentioned 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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