EANS-Voting Rights: voestalpine 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.

1. Issuer: voestalpine 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: 15.10.2018
6. Total positions

______________________________________________________________________________
| | |% of voting | | ||
| |% of voting |rights through |Total of both |Total number of||
| |rights attached|financial/other|in % (7.A + 7.B|voting rights ||
| |to shares (7.A)|instruments |) |of issuer ||
|_____________|_______________|(7.B.1_+_7.B.2)|_______________|_______________||
|Resulting | | | | ||
|situation on | | | | ||
|the date on | | | | ||
|which |3.70 % |0.43 % |4.13 % |176 349 163 ||
|threshold was| | | | ||
|crossed / | | | | ||
|reached______|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________||
|Position of | | | | ||
|previous | | | | ||
|notification |3.64 % |0.33 % |3.97 % | ||
|(if | | | | ||
|applicable)__|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________||

7. Notified details of the resulting situation:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

____________________________________________________________________________
|ISIN Code |Numbers of | |% of voting | ||
|____________|voting_rights|__________________|rights_________|_____________||
| |Direct (Sec 130 |Indirect |Direct (Sec 130|Indirect (Sec||
| |BörseG 2018) |(Sec133 BörseG|BörseG 2018) |133 BörseG ||
|____________|_________________|2018)_________|_______________|2018)________||
|AT0000937503|_________________|6_517_528_____|_______________|3.70_%_______||
|SUBTOTAL_A__|6_517_528________|______________|3.70_%_________|_____________||

B1: Financial / Other instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 1 BörseG 2018

______________________________________________________________________________
| | | |Number of voting | ||
|Type of | | |rights that may |% of voting||
|instrument |Expiration Date|Exercise Period|be acquired if |rights ||
| | | |the instrument is| ||
|_______________|_______________|_______________|exercised________|___________||
|Securities_Lent|N/A____________|N/A____________|225_741__________|0.13_%_____||
|SUBTOTAL_B.1___|_______________|_______________|225_741__________|0.13_%_____||

B 2: Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131a para. 1 No. 2 BörseG 2018

__________________________________________________________________________
|Type of |Expiration|Exercise|Physical / Cash|Number of |% of voting|
|instrument__|Date______|Period__|Settlement_____|voting_rights|rights_____|
|CFD_________|N/A_______|N/A_____|Cash___________|537_624______|0.30_%_____|
|SUBTOTAL_B.2|__________|________|_______________|537_624______|0.30_%_____|

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 |Shares held |Financial/other |Total of both |
|No|Name |controlled by|directly (%)|instruments held|(%) |
|__|________________|No.__________|____________|directly_(%)____|______________|
|1_|BlackRock,_Inc__|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
|2 |Trident Merger, |1 | | | |
|__|LLC_____________|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
|3 |Investment |2 | | | |
|__|Management,_LLC_|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
|4 |BlackRock Holdco|1 | | | |
|__|2,_Inc._________|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
|5 |Financial |4 | | | |
|__|Management,_Inc.|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
|6 |BlackRock Holdco|5 | | | |
|__|4,_LLC__________|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
|7 |BlackRock Holdco|6 | | | |
|__|6,_LLC__________|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
|8 |Delaware |7 | | | |
|__|Holdings_Inc.___|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| |Institutional | | | | |
|9 |Trust Company, |8 | | | |
| |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 | | | | |
|15|(Singapore) |14 | | | |
|__|Holdco_Pte._Ltd.|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
|16|(Singapore) |15 | | | |
|__|Limited_________|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
|17|BlackRock HK |15 | | | |
|__|Holdco_Limited__|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock Asset | | | | |
|18|Management North|17 | | | |
|__|Asia_Limited____|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
|19|Trident Holding |22 | | | |
|__|Company_Limited_|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
|20|BlackRock Japan |19 | | | |
|__|Holdings_GK_____|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
|21|BlackRock Japan |20 | | | |
|__|Co._Ltd.________|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
|22|BlackRock Lux |17 | | | |
|__|Finco_S.à.r.l.__|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
|23|Australia Holdco|14 | | | |
|__|Pty._Ltd._______|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| |Investment | | | | |
|24|Management |23 | | | |
| |(Australia) | | | | |
|__|Limited_________|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
|25|BlackRock Holdco|14 | | | |
|__|3,_LLC__________|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
|26|BlackRock Canada|25 | | | |
|__|Holdings_LP_____|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
|27|BlackRock Canada|26 | | | |
|__|Holdings_ULC____|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock Asset | | | | |
|28|Management |27 | | | |
|__|Canada_Limited__|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
|29|BlackRock Group |39 | | | |
|__|Limited_________|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
|30|Advisors (UK) |32 | | | |
|__|Limited_________|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock Asset | | | | |
|31|Management UK |32 | | | |
|__|Limited_________|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
|32|Finance Europe |29 | | | |
|__|Limited_________|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
|33|International |29 | | | |
|__|Limited_________|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
|34|(Netherlands) |32 | | | |
|__|B.V.____________|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
|35|Investment |32 | | | |
| |Management (UK) | | | | |
|__|Limited_________|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock Asset | | | | |
|36|Management |35 | | | |
|__|Deutschland_AG__|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
|37|BlackRock Cayman|25 | | | |
|__|1_LP____________|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock Cayman| | | | |
|38|West Bay Finco |37 | | | |
|__|Limited_________|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock Cayman| | | | |
|39|West Bay IV |38 | | | |
|__|Limited_________|_____________|____________|________________|______________|

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 holding in voting rights for BlackRock, Inc. going above 4 %.

end of announcement euro adhoc

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issuer: voestalpine AG
voestalpine-Straße 1
A-4020 Linz
phone: +43 50304/15-9949
FAX: +43 50304/55-5581
mail: IR@voestalpine.com
WWW: www.voestalpine.com
ISIN: AT0000937503
indexes: ATX, WBI
stockmarkets: Wien
language: English

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