Wienerberger AG

Major Shareholding Notification • Mar 20, 2015

publication: 20.03.2015 10:20 source: http://adhoc.pressetext.com/news/1426843200741 keywords: Wienerberger AG / Shareholder Structure / Wienerberger Stock

Holding announcement according to article 93 section 2 BörseG

Wienerberger AG: Change in Wienerberger's Shareholder Structure

Vienna (pta013/20.03.2015/10:20) - The Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA), which is based in the USA, holds less than 4% of Wienerberger stock

Wienerberger AG received an announcement in accordance with Sec. 91 seq. of the Austrian Stock Exchange Act from the USbased College Retirement Equities Fund ("CREF"), the US-based Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America ("TIAA") and the US-based TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC about the following changes in holdings of Wienerberger stock:

1. On March 17, 2015, CREF sold 39,905 shares/voting rights of Wienerberger AG, re-ducing its total holdings in Wienerberger AG to 4,670,228 shares/voting rights. By selling the 39,905 shares/voting rights of Wienerberger AG, CREF has therefore as of March 17, 2015 fallen below the 4% voting rights threshold.

2. CREF is exclusively managed by US-based TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC, which is wholly owned by US-based TIAA-CREF Asset Management LLC (a holding company), which is in turn wholly owned by TIAA.

The voting rights of the above mentioned 4,670,228 shares (3.974%) in Wienerberger AG directly held by CREF can be exercised independently by TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC in its own name pursuant to a Policy Statement on Corporate Governance.

Therefore, the above mentioned 4,670,228 shares (3.974%) are attributable also to TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC pursuant to sec 92 (5) of the Austrian Stock Exchange Act. TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC has, thus, fallen below the 4% threshold as of March 17, 2015.

1. Since TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC - as outlined above - is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of TIAA, the total voting rights of 3.974% in Wienerberger AG are attributable - pursuant to the requirements of the Austrian Stock Exchange Act - to TIAA which has fallen below the 4% threshold as of March 17, 2015.

For additional information contact:

Karin Steinbichler, Head of Corporate Communications Wienerberger AG

T +43 1 601 92 - 10149 | communication@wienerberger.com

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Wienerberger AG is a pure free float company, whereby the majority of shares are held by Austrian and international institutional investors. Additional information on the shareholder structure is provided under http://www.wienerberger.com/investor-relations/thewienerberger-share/the-wienerberger-share/shareholder-structure.http://www.wienerberger.com/investor-relations/thewienerberger-share/the-wienerberger-share/shareholder-structure.

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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