Wienerberger AG

Major Shareholding Notification • Dec 10, 2014

publication: 10.12.2014 17:23 source: http://adhoc.pressetext.com/news/1418228635709 keywords: Wienerberger AG / Shareholder Structure / TIAA

Holding announcement according to article 93 section 2 BörseG

Wienerberger AG: Change in Wienerberger's Shareholder Structure

Vienna (pta016/10.12.2014/17:23) - - 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 December 4, 2014, CREF sold 175,810 shares/voting rights of Wienerberger AG, reducing its total holdings in Wienerberger AG to 4,586,266 shares/voting rights. By selling the 175,810 shares/voting rights of Wienerberger AG, CREF has therefore as of December 4, 2014 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 4,586,266 shares (3.902%) 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 4,586,266 shares (3.902%) 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 December 4, 2014.

1. Since TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC - as outlined above - is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of TIAA, the total voting rights of 3.902% 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 December 4, 2014.

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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