Wienerberger AG

Major Shareholding Notification • Jun 4, 2019

publication: 04.06.2019 16:30 source: http://adhoc.pressetext.com/news/1559658600965 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 (pta036/04.06.2019/16:30) - 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: Marathon Asset Management LLP City and country of registered office: London, United Kingdom

4. Names of shareholder(s) holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3

Bank of New York Mellon BNP Paribas Brown Brothers Harriman JP Morgan Chase Northern Trust Royal Bank of Canada State Street Bank & Trust Company, Boston

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached

03.06.2019

6. Total positions

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 7.a.)	% of voting rights through instruments (total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2)	total of both in % (7.a. + 7.b.)	total number of voting rights of issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed / reached	3.99	0.00	4.00	117,526,764
Position of previous notification	4.00	0.00	4.00

1. 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	0	4,697,730	0.00	3.99
Total:		4,697,730		3.99

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 shares referred to in this disclosure correspond to a number of funds and accounts managed by portfolio managers under the control of Marathon Asset Management LLP. Marathon Asset Management LLP controls a total of 6,583,654 shares on behalf of underlying investors but only has authority to vote in connection with 4,697,730 shares.

emitter:	Wienerberger AG Wienerbergstraße 11 1100 Wien Austria
contact person:	Barbara Grohs, Head of Corporate Communications
phone:	+43 1 601 92 -10149
e-mail:	communications@wienerberger.com
website:	www.wienerberger.com
ISIN(s):	AT0000831706 (share)
stock exchanges:	official trade in Vienna

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