Wienerberger AG

Major Shareholding Notification • Jan 7, 2019

publication: 07.01.2019 17:06 source: http://adhoc.pressetext.com/news/1546877160484 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 (pta023/07.01.2019/17:06) - 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

• 1. Names of shareholder(s) holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3
• 1. College Retirement Equities Fund; 2. TIAA-CREF International Equity Fund; 3. TIAA-CREF Life International Equity Fund.

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached

03.01.2019

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	3.99	117,526,764
Position of previous notification	4.77	0	4.77

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 2018)	in % direct (Sec 130 BörseG 2018)	in % indirect (Sec 133 BörseG 2018)
AT0000831706	0	4,689,350	0.00	3.99
Total:		4,689,350		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

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	2.87		2.87
6	Nuveen Finance, LLC	2
7	Teachers Advisers, LLC	6
8	TIAA-CREF International Equity Fund	7	1.10		1.10
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 26042 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 26042 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 3369486 shares (2.87 %) 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 3369486 shares (2.87 %) are attributable also to TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC pursuant to sec 133 of the Austrian Stock Exchange Act 2018.

The voting right of the 1293822 shares (1.10 %) 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 1293822 shares (1.10 %) 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 (4.77 %) relates to the notification made by the same group-highest controlling person (Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association) on 6 September 2018.

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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