Wienerberger AG

Major Shareholding Notification • Apr 23, 2019

publication: 23.04.2019 12:39 source: http://adhoc.pressetext.com/news/1556015940606 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 (pta021/23.04.2019/12:39) - 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: Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association City and country of registered office: New York City, USA - United States

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

• 1. College Retirement Equities Fund
• 1. TIAA-CREF International Equity Fund
• 1. TIAA-CREF Life International Equity Fund.

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached

18.04.2019

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	4.01	0.00	4.01	116,351,496
Position of previous notification	3.99	0.00	3.99

7. Notified details of the resulting situation

7.a. Voting rights attached to shares

ISIN code	absolute direct (Sec absolute indirect 130 BörseG 2018) (Sec 133 BörseG		in % direct (Sec 130 BörseG 2018)	in % indirect (Sec 133 BörseG 2018)
AT0000831706	0	2018) 4,666,395	0.00	4.01

Total:	4,666,395	4.01

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

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.

No.	Name	Directly controlled by No.	Shares held directly (%)	Financial/other instruments held directly (%)	Total of both (%)
1	Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association
2	Nuveen, LLC	1
3	TIAA-CREF Asset Management, LLC	2
4	TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC	3
5	College Retirement Equities Fund	4	2.78		2.78
6	Nuveen Finance, LLC	2
7	Teachers Advisers, LLC	6
8	TIAA-CREF International Equity Fund	7	1.21		1.21
9	TIAA-CREF Life International Equity Fund	7	0.02		0.02

9. In case of proxy voting

Date of general meeting: N/A

10. Additional Information

The voting right of the 29,512 shares (0.02 %) in Wienerberger AG directly held by TIAA-CREF Life International Equity Fund can be exercised independently by Teachers Advisers, LLC pursuant to a Policy Statement on Corporate Governance. Therefore, the above mentioned 29.512 shares (0.02 %) are attributable also to Teachers Advisers, LLC pursuant to sec 133 of the Austrian Stock Exchange Act 2018.

The voting rights of the 3,227,902 shares (2.78 %) in Wienerberger AG directly held by College Retirement Equities Fund can be exercised independently by TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC pursuant to a Policy Statement on Corporate Governance. Therefore, the above mentioned 3,227,902 shares (2.78 %) are attributable also to TIAACREF Investment Management, LLC pursuant to sec 133 of the Austrian Stock Exchange Act 2018.

The voting right of the 1,408,981 shares (1.21 %) in Wienerberger AG directly held by TIAA-CREF International Equity Fund can be exercised independently by Teachers Advisers, LLC pursuant to a Policy Statement on Corporate Governance. Therefore, the above mentioned 1,408,981 shares (1.21 %) are attributable also to Teachers Advisers, LLC pursuant to sec 133 of the Austrian Stock Exchange Act 2018.

The aforementioned (in point 6.) previous notification (3.99 %) relates to the notification made by the same group-highest controlling person (Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association) on 4 January 2019.

emitter:	Wienerberger AG Wienerbergstraße 11 1100 Wien Austria
contact person:	Barbara Grohs, Head of Corporate Communications
phone:	+43 1 601 92 -10143
e-mail:	communications@wienerberger.com
website:	www.wienerberger.com
ISIN(s):	AT0000831706 (share)
stock exchanges:	official trade in Vienna

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