Wienerberger AG

Major Shareholding Notification • May 15, 2018

publication: 15.05.2018 18:25 source: http://adhoc.pressetext.com/news/1526401500847 keywords: Company / Voting rights / Wienerberger AG

Holding announcement according to article 135 section 2 BörseG (ESMA 2015/1597)

Wienerberger AG: Release according to art. 135 section 2 BörseG

Vienna (pta042/15.05.2018/18:25) - Release of Announcement according to art. 135 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: Black Creek Investment Management Inc. City and country of registered office: Toronto, Canada

1. Names of shareholder(s) holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3 International Equity Alpha Corporate Class (CI Investments Inc.) Select International Equity Managed Fund (CI Investments Inc.) Select International Equity Managed Corporate Class (CI Investments Inc.) Black Creek Global Leaders Fund (CI Investments Inc.) Black Creek Global Balanced Fund (CI Investments Inc.) Black Creek International Equity Fund (CI Investments Inc.) Black Creek Global Balanced Corporate Class (CI Investments Inc.) Battelle Pension Management and Investment Council Comcast Corporation Retirement Investment Plan Metal Box Pension Trustees Limited The Coca-Cola Company Master Retirement Trust Towers Watson U.S. Pension Plan Trust Valeo North America, Inc. Master Pension Trust Visteon Corporation Defined Benefit Master Trust

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached

09.05.2018

6. Total positions

% of voting rights	% of voting rights	total of both in %	total number of
attached to shares	through instruments	(7.a. + 7.b.)	voting rights of
(total of 7.a.)	(total of 7.b.1 +		issuer
	7.b.2)

Resulting situation	4.91	0.00	4.91	117,526,764
on the date on
which threshold
was crossed /
reached
Position of previous	5,04	0	5,04
notification

7. Notified details of the resulting situation

7.a. Voting rights attached to shares

ISIN code	absolute direct (Sec 130 BörseG 2018)	absolute indirect (Sec 133 BörseG	in % direct (Sec 130 BörseG 2018)	in % indirect (Sec 133 BörseG 2018)
		2018)
AT0000831706	374,281	5,393,067	0.32	4.59
Total:		5,767,348		4.91

7.b.1. Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 1 BörseG 2018

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

7.b.2 Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 2 BörseG 2018

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

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled and does itself not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.).

No.	Name	Directly	Shares held	Financial/other	Total of both
		controlled by	directly (%)	instruments	(%)
		No.		held directly (%)

9. In case of proxy voting

Date of general meeting: N/A

10. Additional Information

The notifier is an investment management company. The shares are beneficially owned by 19 separate accounts which the notifier advises regarding their investment portfolios. A portion of the shares are held by certain funds for which CI Investments Inc. (CI) is the investment fund manager and trustee, and in aggregate these CI funds hold 4.001% total voting rights. The accounts give a proxy to the notifier who can exercise voting rights for the shares in its own discretion pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with the notifier.

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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