EQS-PVR: Wienerberger AG: Release according to Article 135, Section 2 BörseG with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

EQS Voting Rights Announcement: Wienerberger AG
Wienerberger AG: Release according to Article 135, Section 2 BörseG with
the objective of Europe-wide distribution

22.05.2023 / 16:20 CET/CEST
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Major holdings notification pursuant to Sec. 130 to 134 BörseG 2018

 

London,  22.5.2023

 

Overview

☐ Notification made after deadline

Caution: In case of violations of major holdings notification rules,
please pay attention to Section 137 BörseG 2018 (Suspension of voting
rights)

 

1. Issuer: Wienerberger AG

2. Reason for the notification: Acquisition or disposal of voting rights
Acquisition or disposal of financial/other instruments

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: 19.5.2023

 

6. Total positions

    % of voting rights    
% of voting through   Total
rights financial/other Total of number of
attached to instruments (7.B.1 + both in voting
shares (7.A) 7.B.2) % (7.A + rights of
7.B) issuer
Resulting situation        
on the date on which 3,25 % 0,69 % 3,94 % 111 732
threshold was crossed 343
/ reached
Position of previous        
notification (if 3,33 % 0,70 % 4,04 %
applicable)

 

Details

7. Notified details of the resulting situation:

 

A: Voting rights attached to shares
ISIN Code Number of voting rights % of voting rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(Sec 130 (Sec 133 BörseG (Sec 130 (Sec 133
BörseG 2018) 2018) BörseG 2018) BörseG
2018)
AT0000831706   3 636 756   3,25 %
SUBTOTAL A 3 636 756 3,25 %

 

B 1: Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 1
BörseG 2018
Type of Expiration Date Exercise Number of voting % of voting
instrument Period rights that may rights
be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised
Securities Lent N/A N/A 612 987 0,55 %
    SUBTOTAL B.1 612 987 0,55 %

 

B 2: Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 2
BörseG 2018
Type of Expiration Exercise Physical / Number of % of
instrument Date Period Cash voting voting
Settlement rights rights
CFD N/A N/A Cash 155 757 0,14 %
      SUBTOTAL B.2 155 757 0,14 %

 

8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation:

☐ Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any
natural person or legal entity and does not control any other
undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the
(underlying) issuer.

☒ 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 Shares held Financial/other Total
No. Name controlled by  directly instruments held of
No. (%)  directly (%) both
(%)
1 BlackRock, Inc.        
2 BlackRock Holdco 2, 1      
Inc.
3 BlackRock Financial 2      
Management, Inc.
BlackRock
4 International 3      
Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey
5 International 4      
Holdings L.P.
6 BlackRock Australia 5      
Holdco Pty. Ltd.
BlackRock Investment
7 Management 6      
(Australia) Limited
8 Trident Merger, LLC 1      
9 BlackRock Investment 8      
Management, LLC
10 BlackRock 5      
Holdco 3, LLC
11 BlackRock 10      
Cayman 1 LP
12 BlackRock Cayman West 11      
Bay Finco Limited
13 BlackRock Cayman West 12      
Bay IV Limited
14 BlackRock Group 13      
Limited
15 BlackRock Finance 14      
Europe Limited
BlackRock Investment
16 Management (UK) 15      
Limited
17 BlackRock 15      
(Netherlands) B.V.
BlackRock Asset
18 Management 17      
Deutschland AG
19 BlackRock Advisors 15      
(UK) Limited
20 BlackRock Canada 10      
Holdings LP
21 BlackRock Canada 20      
Holdings ULC
BlackRock Asset
22 Management Canada 21      
Limited
23 BlackRock Holdco 4, 3      
LLC
24 BlackRock Holdco 6, 23      
LLC
25 BlackRock Delaware 24      
Holdings Inc.
26 BlackRock Fund 25      
Advisors
BlackRock
27 Institutional Trust 25      
Company, National
Association
28 Amethyst Intermediate 9      
LLC
29 Aperio Holdings LLC 28      
30 Aperio Group, LLC 29      

 

9. In case of proxy voting

Date of general meeting: –

Voting rights after general meeting: – is equivalent to – voting rights.

 

10. Sonstige Kommentare:

The disclosure obligation arose due to total holdings for BlackRock, Inc.
going below 4%

 

 London am  22.5.2023

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Language: English
Company: Wienerberger AG
Wienerbergerplatz 1
1100 Wien
Austria
Internet: www.wienerberger.com

 
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