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Holding announcement according to article 135 section 2 BörseG (ESMA 2015/1597)

Wienerberger AG: Release according to art. 93 section 2 BörseG

Vienna (pta032/09.11.2016/17:00 UTC+1) - Release of Announcement according to article 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, United States of America (USA)

4. Names of shareholders, if different from declarants (3)
College Retirement Equities Fund
AEF Fund III, LLC

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached
4.11.2016

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 5,01 n/a 5,01 117,526,764
Position of previous notification 4,12 n/a 4,12

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 5,891,967 0.00 5.01
Total:   5,891,967   5.01

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

type of instrument Maturity / Expiration Exercise or conversion period Voting Rights Absolute Voting Rights in %
    Total: 0 0

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

type of instrument Maturity / Expiration Exercise or conversion period Cash or physical transaction Voting Rights Absolute Voting Rights in %
      Total: 0 0

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 n/a n/a n/a
2 TIAA Global Asset Management, LLC 1 n/a n/a n/a
3 TIAA-CREF Asset Management, LLC 2 n/a n/a n/a
4 TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC 3 n/a n/a n/a
5 College Retirement Equities Fund 4 5,01 n/a 5,01
6 TIAA Asset Management Finance Company, LLC 2 n/a n/a n/a
7 Teachers Advisors, LLC 6 n/a n/a n/a
8 AEF Fund III, LLC 7 n/a n/a n/a

9. In case of proxy voting

Date of general meeting:
Voting rights after general meeting:

10. Other useful information

For the sake of completness, we point out that the shares directly held by AEF Fund III, LLC correspond to 0,004% (4,428 shares). This value has been rounded down automatically by the online plattform to 0,00%.

The voting rights of the 5,887,539 shares (5.01%) in Wienerberger AG directly held by College Retirement Equities Fund can be exercised independently by TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC in its own name pursuant to a Policy Statement on Corporate Governance. Therefore, the above mentioned 5,887,539 shares (5.01%) are attributable also to TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC pursuant to sec 92 of the Austrian Stock Exchange Act.

"Teachers Advisors, LLC" can independently exercise the voting rights of the above mentioned 4,428 shares (0.004%) in Wienerberger AG directly held by AEF Fund III, LLC.

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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 Exchange(s): Vienna Stock Exchange (Official Trade)
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