EANS-Voting Rights: Andritz 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.

ANDRITZ AG was informed that certain subsidiaries of BlackRock, Inc., Wilmington, USA, as shown on the table below, have holdings in ANDRITZ AG, which is listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange. As of January 21, 2020 these subsidiaries held a total of 4.58% of ANDRITZ AG’s share capital (104,000,000 shares).

Person subject to notification obligation:

• Name: BlackRock, Inc.
• City: Wilmington
• Country: USA

Details to the stake-holdings as of January 21, 2020:

______________________________________________________________________________
| | % of voting | % of voting | |Total number of|
| |rights attached|rights through |Total of both | voting rights |
| | to shares |financial/other| in % | of issuer |
|_______________|_______________|__instruments__|______________|_______________|
| Resulting | | | | |
| situation on | | | | |
| the date on | 3.91% | 0.67% | 4.58% | 104,000,000 |
|which threshold| | | | |
| was crossed / | | | | |
|____reached____|_______________|_______________|______________|_______________|
| Position of | | | | |
| previous | 4.09% | 0.53% | 4.62% | |
|_notification__|_______________|_______________|______________|_______________|

Notified details of the resulting situation:

______________________________________________________________________________
|Voting rights| | | | |
|attached to | | | | |
|shares_______|_______________|_______________|_______________|________________|
| | Number of | | % of voting | |
|__ISIN_Code__|_voting_rights_|_______________|____rights_____|________________|
| | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
|AT0000730007 |(Sec 130 BörseG|(Sec 133 BörseG|(Sec 130 BörseG|(Sec 133 BörseG |
|_____________|_____2018)_____|_____2018)_____|_____2018)_____|_____2018)______|
|_____________|_______________|______4,061,613|_______________|___________3.91%|
|SUBTOTAL_____|_______________|______4,061,613|_______________|___________3.91%|

_____________________________________________________________________________
|Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to sec. 131, para. 1, no. 1 BörseG |
|2018_________________________________________________________________________|
| | | |Number of voting| |
| | | | | |
| | | |rights that may | |
| Type of | Expiration | Exercise | be | % of voting |
| instrument | Date | Period |acquired if the | rights |
| | | | instrument is | |
|_______________|______________|____________|___exercised____|________________|
|Securities_Lent|______________|____________|_________562,923|___________0.54%|
|SUBTOTAL_______|______________|____________|_________562,923|___________0.54%|

_____________________________________________________________________________
|Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to sec. 131, para. 1, no. 2 BörseG |
|2018_________________________________________________________________________|
| Type of | Expiration | Exercise |Physical / | Number of | % of voting |
|instrument | Date | Period | Cash |voting rights| rights |
|___________|____________|___________|_Settlement_|_____________|_____________|
|CFD________|____________|___________|____Cash____|______138,620|________0.13%|
|SUBTOTAL___|____________|___________|____________|______138,620|________0.13%|

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:

______________________________________________________________________________
| | | | | Financial/ | |
| | | Directly | Shares held | other |Total of both|
| No. | Name |controlled |directly (%) | instruments | (%) |
| | | by no. | |held directly| |
|__________|_____________|___________|_____________|_____(%)_____|_____________|
| 1 |BlackRock, | | | | |
|__________|Inc._________|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| 2 |Holdco 2, | 1 | | | |
|__________|Inc._________|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| 3 |Financial | 2 | | | |
| |Management, | | | | |
|__________|Inc._________|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| 4 |International| 3 | | | |
| |Holdings, | | | | |
|__________|Inc._________|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |BR Jersey | | | | |
| 5 |International| 4 | | | |
|__________|Holdings_L.P.|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| 6 |Australia | 5 | | | |
| |Holdco Pty. | | | | |
|__________|Ltd._________|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| |Investment | | | | |
| 7 |Management | 6 | | | |
| |(Australia) | | | | |
|__________|Limited______|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| 8 |Trident | 1 | | | |
|__________|Merger_LLC___|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| 9 |Investment | 8 | | | |
| |Management | | | | |
|__________|LLC__________|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| 10 |(Singapore) | 5 | | | |
| |Holdco Pte. | | | | |
|__________|Ltd._________|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |BlackRock HK | | | | |
| 11 |Holdco | 10 | | | |
|__________|Limited______|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| |Asset | | | | |
| 12 |Management | 11 | | | |
| |North Asia | | | | |
|__________|Limited______|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |BlackRock Lux| | | | |
| 13 |Finco | 11 | | | |
|__________|S.a.r.l._____|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| 14 |Japan | 13 | | | |
|__________|Holdings_GK__|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| 15 |Japan Co., | 14 | | | |
|__________|Ltd._________|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| 16 |(Singapore) | 10 | | | |
|__________|Limited______|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| 17 |BlackRock | 5 | | | |
|__________|Holdco_3,_LLC|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| 18 |BlackRock | 17 | | | |
|__________|Cayman_1_LP__|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| 19 |Cayman West | 18 | | | |
| |Bay Finco | | | | |
|__________|Limited______|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| 20 |Cayman West | 19 | | | |
| |Bay IV | | | | |
|__________|Limited______|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| 21 |BlackRock | 20 | | | |
|__________|Group_Limited|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| 22 |Finance | 21 | | | |
| |Europe | | | | |
|__________|Limited______|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| 23 |Investment | 22 | | | |
| |Management | | | | |
|__________|(UK)_Limited_|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| |Asset | | | | |
| 24 |Management | 23 | | | |
| |Deutschland | | | | |
|__________|AG___________|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| 25 |International| 21 | | | |
|__________|Limited______|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| 26 |(Netherlands)| 22 | | | |
|__________|B.V._________|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| 27 |Advisors (UK)| 22 | | | |
|__________|Limited______|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| 28 |Capital | 3 | | | |
| |Holdings, | | | | |
|__________|Inc._________|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| 29 |BlackRock | 28 | | | |
|__________|Advisors,_LLC|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| 30 |Canada | 17 | | | |
|__________|Holdings_LP__|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| 31 |Canada | 30 | | | |
|__________|Holdings_ULC_|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| |Asset | | | | |
| 32 |Management | 31 | | | |
| |Canada | | | | |
|__________|Limited______|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| 33 |BlackRock | 3 | | | |
|__________|Holdco_4,_LLC|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| 34 |BlackRock | 33 | | | |
|__________|Holdco_6,_LLC|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| 35 |Delaware | 34 | | | |
|__________|Holdings_Inc.|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| 36 |BlackRock | 35 | | | |
|__________|Fund_Advisors|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| |Institutional| | | | |
| 37 |Trust | 35 | | | |
| |Company, | | | | |
| |National | | | | |
|__________|Association__|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|

Other Comments:
The disclosure obligation arose due to voting rights attached to shares for BlackRock, Inc. going below 4%.

end of announcement euro adhoc

issuer: Andritz AG
Stattegger Straße 18
A-8045 Graz
phone: +43 (0)316 6902-0
FAX: +43 (0)316 6902-415
mail: welcome@andritz.com
WWW: www.andritz.com
ISIN: AT0000730007
indexes: WBI, ATX
stockmarkets: Wien
language: English

Digital press kit: http://www.ots.at/pressemappe/2900/aom