EANS-Voting Rights: Wienerberger AG / Publication of a participation notification according to art. 135 para. 2 Stock Exchange Act

Notification of voting rights transmitted by euro adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is responsible for the content of this announcement.

Overview

1. Issuer: Wienerberger AG

2. Reason for the notification:
Acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Person subject to notification obligation
Name: BlackRock, Inc.
City: Wilmington
Country: U.S.A.

4. Name of shareholder(s):

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: 28.8.2019

6. Total positions

_____________________________________________________________________________
| | | % of voting | | |
| | % of voting |rights through | |Total number of|
| |rights attached|financial/other|Total of both | voting rights |
| |to shares (7.A)| instruments |in % (7.A + | of issuer |
|_____________|_______________|(7.B.1_+_7.B.2)|7.B)___________|_______________|
| Resulting | | | | |
|situation on | | | | |
| the date on | | | | |
| which | 4.29 % | 0.62 % | 4.91 %|116 351 496 |
| threshold | | | | |
|was crossed /| | | | |
|___reached___|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|Position of | | | | |
|previous | | | | |
|notification | 4.39 % | 0.62 % | 5.01 %| |
|(if | | | | |
|applicable)__|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|

Details
7. Notified details of the resulting situation:

______________________________________________________________________________
|A:_Voting_rights_attached_to_shares___________________________________________|
| |Number_of_voting_rights______|%_of_voting_rights_________________|
| | Direct |Indirect (Sec| Direct |Indirect (Sec 133|
|ISIN Code |(Sec 130 BörseG|133 BörseG | (Sec 130 BörseG |BörseG |
|____________|_____2018)_____|____2018)____|______2018)______|______2018)______|
|AT0000831706|_______________|4_987_551____|_________________|4.29_%___________|
|SUBTOTAL_A__|__________4_987_551__________|______________4.29_%_______________|

__________________________________________________________________________
|B 1: Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 1 |
|BörseG_2018_______________________________________________________________|
| | | | Number of | |
| | | | voting rights | |
|Type of | | | that may be |% of voting |
|instrument|Expiration Date|Exercise Period|acquired if the|rights |
| | | | instrument is | |
|__________|_______________|_______________|___exercised___|_______________|
|Securities|N/A |N/A | 117 522| 0.10 %|
|Lent______|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|__________________________|___SUBTOTAL_B.1|________117_522|_________0.10_%|

______________________________________________________________________________
|B 2: Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 2 BörseG |
|2018__________________________________________________________________________|
| |Expiration|Exercise|Physical / Cash|Number of |% of voting |
|Type of |Date |Period |Settlement |voting rights |rights |
|instrument|__________|________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|CFD_______|N/A_______|N/A_____|_____Cash______|________603_222|_________0.52_%|
|______________________________|_SUBTOTAL_B.2__|________603_222|_________0.52_%|

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:

______________________________________________________________________________
| | |Directly | |Financial/other| |
| | |controlled by |Shares held |instruments |Total of both |
|No.| Name |No. |directly (%)|held directly |(%) |
|___|______________|_______________|____________|(%)____________|______________|
|1 | BlackRock, | | | | |
|___|_____Inc._____|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|
|2 |Trident | 1| | | |
|___|Merger,_LLC___|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| |Investment | 2| | | |
|3 |Management, | | | | |
|___|LLC___________|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|
|4 |BlackRock | 1| | | |
|___|Holdco_2,_Inc.|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| |Financial | 4| | | |
|5 |Management, | | | | |
|___|Inc.__________|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|
|6 |BlackRock | 5| | | |
|___|Holdco_4,_LLC_|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|
|7 |BlackRock | 6| | | |
|___|Holdco_6,_LLC_|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
|8 |Delaware | 7| | | |
|___|Holdings_Inc._|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| |Institutional | | | | |
| |Trust Company,| 8| | | |
|9 |National | | | | |
|___|Association___|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|
|10 |BlackRock Fund| 8| | | |
|___|Advisors______|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
|11 |Capital | 5| | | |
|___|Holdings,_Inc.|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|
|12 |BlackRock | 11| | | |
|___|Advisors,_LLC_|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
|13 |International | 5| | | |
|___|Holdings,_Inc.|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|
| |BR Jersey | | | | |
|14 |International | 13| | | |
|___|Holdings_L.P._|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| |(Singapore) | 14| | | |
|15 |Holdco Pte. | | | | |
|___|Ltd.__________|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|
|16 |BlackRock | 25| | | |
|___|Cayman_1_LP___|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|
|17 |BlackRock HK | 15| | | |
|___|Holdco_Limited|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| |Cayman West | 16| | | |
|18 |Bay Finco | | | | |
|___|Limited_______|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| |Asset | | | | |
|19 |Management | 17| | | |
| |North Asia | | | | |
|___|Limited_______|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
|20 |Japan Holdings| 22| | | |
|___|GK____________|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
|21 |Japan Co., | 20| | | |
|___|Ltd.__________|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|
|22 |BlackRock Lux | 17| | | |
|___|Finco_S.à_r.l.|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| |Australia | 14| | | |
|23 |Holdco Pty. | | | | |
|___|Ltd.__________|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| |Investment | | | | |
| |Management | 23| | | |
|24 |(Australia) | | | | |
|___|Limited_______|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|
|25 |BlackRock | 14| | | |
|___|Holdco_3,_LLC_|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
|26 |Canada | 25| | | |
|___|Holdings_LP___|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
|27 |Canada | 26| | | |
|___|Holdings_ULC__|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| |Asset | 27| | | |
|28 |Management | | | | |
|___|Canada_Limited|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
|29 |Cayman West | 18| | | |
|___|Bay_IV_Limited|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|
|30 |BlackRock | 29| | | |
|___|Group_Limited_|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
|31 |Advisors (UK) | 32| | | |
|___|Limited_______|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
|32 |Finance Europe| 30| | | |
|___|Limited_______|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
|33 |International | 30| | | |
|___|Limited_______|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
|34 |(Netherlands) | 32| | | |
|___|B.V.__________|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| |Investment | 32| | | |
|35 |Management | | | | |
|___|(UK)_Limited__|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| |Asset | 35| | | |
|36 |Management | | | | |
|___|Deutschland_AG|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|
|___|______________|_______________|____________|_______________|______________|

9. In case of proxy voting
Date of general meeting: –
Voting rights after general meeting: – is equivalent to – voting rights.

10. Other comments:
The disclosure obligation arose due to total holdings attached to shares for BlackRock, Inc. going below 5%.

end of announcement euro adhoc

issuer: Wienerberger AG
Wienerbergerstraße 11
A-1100 Wien
phone: +43 1 60 192-0
FAX: +43 1 60 192-10159
mail: office@wienerberger.at
WWW: www.wienerberger.at
ISIN: AT0000831706
indexes: ATX
stockmarkets: Wien
language: English

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