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BWT AG: Public announcement of Aqua Invest GmbH (FN 420402 p) pursuant to §§ 91 et seq of BörseG

Holding announcement according to article 93 section 2 BörseG

Mondsee (pta037/01.10.2014/16:50) - This announcement is made in the context of the voluntary public offer of Aqua Invest GmbH (the "Bidder") in accordance with §§ 4 et seq of the Austrian Takeover Act (ÜbG) to acquire all of the shares with voting rights in BWT Aktiengesellschaft (FN 96162 s), admitted for trading on the Official Market of the Vienna Stock Exchange under ISIN AT0000737705 (the "Shares"), which are not held by the Bidder or parties acting in concert with the Bidder (the "Offer"). The Offer has expired on September 29th, 2014, 17.00h (Vienna time) and was not subject to any conditions. Pursuant to § 19 (3) ÜbG, the Offer is not extended by the three month Sell-out period. The Bidder did not hold any shares in BWT Aktiengesellschaft prior to the Offer.

Pursuant to §§ 91 et seq BörseG (Austrian Stock Exchange Act), the Bidder hereby announces both in its own name and on behalf of FIBA Beteiligungs- und Anlage GmbH (FN 236576 g), WAB Privatstiftung (FN 166606 i) and Mr. Andreas Weißenbacher in a joint disclosure (pursuant to § 5 (3) first sentence TransV) as follows:

The Bidder has been informed by the receiving and payment agent that 1,080,223 Shares (approximately 6.06% of the voting rights) have been tendered into the Offer. The settlement (i.e. payment of the offer price against simultaneous transfer of the Shares) will take place no later than on Monday, October 13, 2014. This is the relevant date pursuant to § 92a (1) Z 3 BörseG, on which the respective thresholds according to this notification will be reached and exceeded (the "Settlement Date").

Under the rules of common control pursuant to § 92 BörseG, the Shares the Bidder will hold on the Settlement Date, are also attributable to its sole shareholder, FIBA Beteiligungs- und Anlage GmbH. Taking into account the 9,714,458 Shares (approximately 54.47% of the voting rights) it already holds and the 1,080,223 Shares the Bidder will hold on the Settlement Date, the relevant shareholding of FIBA Beteiligungs- und Anlage GmbH pursuant to § 91 (1) BörseG will amount to 10,794,681 Shares (approximately 60.53% of voting rights) on the Settlement Date. FIBA Beteiligungs- und Anlage GmbH will thus neither reach nor exceed a relevant threshold pursuant to § 91 (1) BörseG on the Settlement Date.

Under the rules of common control pursuant to § 92 BörseG, the Shares the Bidder will hold on the Settlement Date and those already held by FIBA Beteiligungs- und Anlage GmbH are also attributable to the sole shareholder of FIBA Beteiligungs- und Anlage GmbH, Dr. Wolfgang Hochsteger, who holds the entire share capital in FIBA Beteiligungs- und Anlage GmbH as a trustee for WAB Privatstiftung. Taking into account the 3,175,000 Shares (approximately 17.80%) WAB Privatstiftung already holds and the 1,080,223 Shares the Bidder will hold on the Settlement Date and the 9,714,458 Shares of FIBA Beteiligungs- und Anlage GmbH, the relevant shareholding of WAB Privatstiftung pursuant to § 91 (1) BörseG will amount to 13,969,681 Shares (approximately 78.33% of the voting rights) on the Settlement Date. Pursuant to § 91 (1) BörseG, WAB Privatstiftung will thus reach and exceed the 75% threshold of voting rights in BWT Aktiengesellschaft on the Settlement Date.

WAB Privatstiftung qualifies as trust controlled by its founder Mr. Andreas Weißenbacher pursuant to the Austrian Takeover Act (ÜbG). Under the rules of common control pursuant to § 92 BörseG, the Shares the Bidder will hold on the Settlement Date and those already held by FIBA Beteiligungs- und Anlage GmbH and WAB Privatstiftung are also attributable to Mr. Andreas Weißenbacher. Taking into account the 236,199 Shares (approximately 1.32% of the voting rights) already held by Mr. Weißenbacher and the 1,080,223 Shares the Bidder will hold on the Settlement Date and the 9,714,458 Shares of FIBA Beteiligungs- und Anlage GmbH and the 3,175,000 Shares of WAB Privatstiftung, the relevant shareholding of Mr. Andreas Weißenbacher pursuant to § 91 (1) BörseG will amount to 14,205,880 Shares (approximately 79.66% of the voting rights) on the Settlement Date. Pursuant to § 91 (1) BörseG, Mr. Andreas Weißenbacher will thus reach and exceed the 75% threshold of voting rights in BWT Aktiengesellschaft on the Settlement Date.

Pursuant to § 91 (1a) BörseG, the calculation of voting rights in this disclosure is based on the total number of shares with voting rights in BWT Aktiengesellschaft (17,833,500), including the 1,073,418 Shares held by BWT Aktiengesellschaft as own shares.



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emitter: BWT AG address: Walter-Simmer-Straße 4, 5310 Mondsee country: Austria contact person: Josef Nußdorfer phone: [phone] e-mail: [e-mail] website: www.bwt-group.com

ISIN(s): AT0000737705 (share) stock exchanges: official trade in Vienna

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