voestalpine AG — Major Shareholding Notification 2018

May 9, 2018

Publication Date: 09.05.2018 14:51

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: 7.5.2018 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	3.66 %	0.33 %	3.99 %	176 349 163
threshold was
crossed /
				reached__ ___ ___ ___ _______
Position of
previous
notification 3.69 %		0.32 %	4.01 %
(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 __ 6_446_737_____ _______________ 3.66%____
				SUBTOTAL_A__ 6_446_737__ __ 3.66_%_ ____

_____________________________________________________________________________

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_ 5000_ 0.00%___
SUBTOTAL_B.1 __ ___ 5_000_ 0.00%___

B 2: Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 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_ 584_859_ 0.33%___
		SUBTOTAL_B.2 _ _ ___ 584_859_ 0.33%___

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	14
Limited______
BlackRock
30 Advisors (UK)	29
Limited______
BlackRock Asset
31 Management UK	29
Limited_____
BlackRock
32 International	29
Limited
BlackRock
33 (Netherlands)	29
B.V.
BlackRock
34 Investment	29
Management (UK)
Limited__
BlackRock Asset

35 Management	34
			__ Deutschland_AG__ ___ _ ___ ______

1. In case of proxy voting: Date of general meeting: - Voting rights after general meeting: - is equivalent to - voting rights 10. 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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Attachments with Announcement:

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http://resources.euroadhoc.com/documents/2092/6/10147825/1/ voestalpine_AG_Pursuant_to_135_para__2_Stock_Exchange_Act.pdf

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

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