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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 (pta026/22.11.2017/17:30 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: Black Creek Investment Management Inc.
City and country of registered office: Toronto, Canada

4. Names of shareholders, if different from declarants (3)
Battelle Pension Management and Investment Council
International Equity Alpha Corporate Class
Select International Equity Managed Fund
Select International Equity Managed Corporate Class
Comcast Corporation Retirement Investment Plan
Black Creek Global Leaders Fund
Black Creek Global Balanced Fund
Black Creek International Equity Fund
Black Creek Global Balanced Corporate Class
Metal Box Pension Trustees Limited
The Coca-Cola Company Master Retirement Trust
Towers Watson U.S. Pension Plan Trust
Valeo North America, Inc. Master Pension Trust
Visteon Corporation Defined Benefit Master Trust

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached
20.11.2017

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 5,04 n/a 5,04 117,526,764
Position of previous notification 4,99 0 4,99

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 218,703 5,706,603 0.19 4.86
Total:   5,925,306   5.04

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

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 (1.).

9. In case of proxy voting

Date of general meeting: N/A
Voting rights after general meeting:

10. Other useful information

The notifier is an investment management company. The shares are beneficially owned by 17 separate accounts which the notifier advises regarding their investment portfolios. None of the funds by itself reaches or exceeds the 4% threshold. The accounts give a proxy to the notifier who can exercise voting rights for the shares in its own discretion pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with the notifier. A portion of the shares are held by certain funds for which CI Investments Inc. is the investment fund manager and trustee.

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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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