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Release according to article 40 para. 1 WpHG

S&T AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG

Linz (pta034/08.11.2019/18:00 UTC+1) - Release of Voting Rights Announcement

Voting Rights Announcement

1. Details of issuer

Name: S&T AG
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 5299002PSXXMVHB26433
Street: Industriezeile 35
Postal code: 4021
City: Linz, Austria

2. Reason for notification
Acquisition / disposal of shares with voting rights
see 10.)

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Legal entity: Morgan Stanley
City and country of registered office: Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America (USA)

4. Names of shareholders, if different from declarants (3)
Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached
5.11.2019

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 0.00 4.36 4.36 66,096,103
Position of previous notification 0.00 0.00 0.00

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)
AT0000A0E9W5 0 337 0.00 0.00
Total:   337   0.00

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 %
at any time at at any time at 2,255,092 3.41
    Total: 2,255,092 3.41

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 %
From 06.09.2021 to 21.10.2021 at any time Cash 623,820 0.94
      Total: 623,820 0.94

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 Morgan Stanley
2 Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC 1
3 Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc. 2
4 Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC 3 3,4100 3,4100
5 Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. 2
6 Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC 3 0,9400 0,9400

9. In case of proxy voting

Date of general meeting: N/A

Holding total positions (6.) after general meeting:

Proportion of voting rights Proportion of instruments Total of both
% % %

10. Other useful information

The notification was triggered as a result of a combination of an exercise of instruments
(right to recall over securities lending transactions), a return of borrows and a disposal of
voting rights attached to shares which resulted in the combined holding of Morgan Stanley
& Co. International plc and Morgan Stanley Europe SE falling below 5%. As a result,
Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc and Morgan Stanley Europe SE have applied the
trading book exemption to their remaining combined holding of total 4.61% as of 5th
November 2019.

Date:
7.11.2019

(end)

Emitter: S&T AG
Industriezeile 35
4021 Linz
Austria
Contact Person: Alexandra Habekost, Head of Investor Relations
Phone: +49 (0) 821 4086 114
E-Mail: alexandra.habekost@snt.at
Website: www.snt.at
ISIN(s): AT0000A0E9W5 (Share)
Stock Exchange(s): Regulated Market in Frankfurt
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