voestalpine AG — Major Shareholding Notification 2018

Oct 29, 2018

Publication Date: 29.10.2018 14:23 EANS-Voting Rights: voestalpine AG / Publication of a participation notification according to art. 135 para. 2 Stock Exchange Act - ATTACHMENT

Notification of voting rights transmitted by euro adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is responsible for the content of this announcement.

1. Issuer: voestalpine AG 2. Reason for the notification: Acquisition or disposal of voting rights Acquisition or disposal of financial/other instruments

2. Person subject to notification obligation: Name: BlackRock, Inc. City: Wilmington Country: U.S.A.

3. Name of shareholder(s): - 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: 25.10.2018 6. Total positions

				____________
		% of voting
	% of voting	rights through Total of both		Total number of
	rights attached financial/other in % (7.A + 7.B voting rights
	to shares (7.A) instruments		)	of issuer
				___ __ (7.B.1+_7.B.2) ___ _______
Resulting
situation on
the date on
which	3.54 %	0.46 %	3.99 %	176 349 163
threshold was
crossed /
				reached__ ___ ___ ___ _______
Position of
previous
notification 3.70 %		0.43 %	4.13 %
(if
				applicable) __ ______ __ __

1. Notified details of the resulting situation:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

	________________
ISIN Code	Numbers of		% of voting
	__ voting_rights __ rights_ _______
	Direct (Sec 130	Indirect	Direct (Sec 130 Indirect (Sec
	BörseG 2018)	(Sec133 BörseG BörseG 2018)		133 BörseG
	__ __ 2018)___ __ 2018)__
	AT0000937503 __ 6235_317 __ 3.54_%_____
	SUBTOTAL_A__ 6_235_317_ ______________ 3.54%___ _______

B1: Financial / Other instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 1 BörseG 2018 ______________________________________________________________________________

			Number of voting
Type of			rights that may	% of voting
instrument	Expiration Date Exercise Period be acquired if			rights
			the instrument is
__ __ __ exercised_ _____
Securities_Lent N/A__ N/A_ 345888_ 0.20%_____
SUBTOTAL_B.1 __ ___ 345_888_ 0.20%_____

B 2: Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131a para. 1 No. 2 BörseG 2018

			______________
Type of		Expiration Exercise Physical / Cash Number of		% of voting
			instrument__ Date__ Period Settlement_ voting_rights rights___
			CFD_ N/A_ N/A_ Cash_ 472_570_ 0.27%___
			SUBTOTAL_B.2 _ _ ___ 472_570_ 0.27%___

1. 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:

		Directly		____________ Shares held Financial/other Total of both
	No Name			controlled by directly (%) instruments held (%)
				__ __ No._ _ directly_(%)_ _____
				1_ BlackRock,_Inc__ ___ _ ___ ______
	2 Trident Merger, 1
				__ LLC___ __ _ __ __
	BlackRock
	3 Investment	2
				__ Management,LLC ___ _ ___ ______
	4 BlackRock Holdco 1
				__ 2,_Inc.___ ___ _ ___ ______
	BlackRock
	5 Financial	4
				__ Management,_Inc. ___ _ ___ ______
	6 BlackRock Holdco 5
				__ 4,_LLC_ _ _ __ __
	7 BlackRock Holdco 6
				__ 6,_LLC_ _ _ __ __
	BlackRock
	8 Delaware	7
				__ Holdings_Inc. _ _ __ __
	BlackRock
	Institutional
	9 Trust Company,	8
	National
				__ Association_ __ _ __ __
	10 BlackRock Fund	8
				__ Advisors__ ___ _ ___ ______
	BlackRock
	11 Capital	5
				__ Holdings,_Inc.__ ___ _ ___ ______
	12 BlackRock	11
				__ Advisors,_LLC _ _ __ __
	BlackRock

13 International	5
Holdings, _Inc.
BR Jersey
14 International	13
Holdings_L.P._
BlackRock
15 (Singapore)	14
Holdco_Pte._Ltd.
BlackRock
16 (Singapore)	15
Limited
17 BlackRock HK	15
Holdco_Limited_
BlackRock Asset
18 Management North 17
Asia_Limited_
BlackRock
19 Trident Holding	22
Company_Limited_
20 BlackRock Japan	19
Holdings_GK_
21 BlackRock Japan	20
Co.Ltd.
22 BlackRock Lux	17
$\text{Finco_S}.\text{a.r.l.}_$
BlackRock
23 Australia Holdco 14
Pty.Ltd.
BlackRock
Investment
24 Management	23
(Australia)
Limited_
25 BlackRock Holdco 14
$3$ , $LLC$
26 BlackRock Canada 25
Holdings_LP_____
27 BlackRock Canada 26
Holdings_ULC_
BlackRock Asset
28 Management	27
Canada_Limited_
29 BlackRock Group	39
Limited
BlackRock
30 Advisors (UK)	32
Limited_
BlackRock Asset
31 Management UK	32
Limited_
BlackRock
32 Finance Europe	29
Limited_
BlackRock
33 International	29
Limited
BlackRock
34 (Netherlands) B.V.	32

	35 Investment	32
	Management (UK)
	__ Limited___ ___ _ ___ ______
	BlackRock Asset
	36 Management	35
	__ Deutschland_AG__ ___ _ ___ ______
	37 BlackRock Cayman 25
	__ 1_LP__ __ _ __ __
	BlackRock Cayman
	38 West Bay Finco	37
	__ Limited___ ___ _ ___ ______
	BlackRock Cayman
	39 West Bay IV	38
	__ Limited___ ___ _ ___ ______

1. In case of proxy voting: Date of general meeting: - Voting rights after general meeting: - is equivalent to - voting rights

2. Other comments: The disclosure obligation arose due to total holding in voting rights for BlackRock, Inc. going below 4 %.

Further inquiry note: DI Peter Fleischer Head of Investor Relations Phone: +43/50304/15-9949 Fax: +43/50304/55-5581 mailto:peter.fleischer@voestalpine.com http://www.voestalpine.com

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issuer: voestalpine AG voestalpine-Straße 1 A-4020 Linz phone: +43 50304/15-9949 FAX: +43 50304/55-5581 mail: IR@voestalpine.com WWW: www.voestalpine.com ISIN: AT0000937503 indexes: WBI, ATX stockmarkets: Wien language: English