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

Announcement according to article 93 section 2 BörseG (ESMA 2015/1597)

Vienna (pta032/30.06.2016/11:55) - Release of Announcement according to art. 93 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: FMR LLC
City and country of registered office: Wilmington, USA - United States

4. Names of shareholder(s) holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3
Refer to chain of controlled undertakings

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached
28.06.2016

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	4,48	0,00	4,48	117.526.764
Position of previous notification

7. Notified details of the resulting situation

7.a. Voting rights attached to shares

ISIN code	absolute direct (Sec 91 BörseG)	absolute indirect (Sec 92 BörseG)	in % direct (Sec 91 BörseG)	in % indirect (Sec 92 BörseG)
AT0000831706	0	5.267.119	0,00	4,48
Total:		5.267.119		4,48

7.b.1. Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 91a para. 1 No. 1 BörseG

Type of instrument	Expiration Date	Exercise Period	Voting Rights Absolute	Voting Rights in %
		Total:

7.b.2 Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 91a para. 1 No. 3 BörseG

Type of instrument	Expiration Date	Exercise Period	Physical /Cash Settlement	Voting Rights Absolute	Voting Rights in %
			Total:

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	FMR LLC
2	Fidelity Management & Research Company	1
3	Fidelity Management & Research (U.K.) Inc.	2
4	FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited	3	1,93		1,93
5	FMR Co., Inc	2	0,85		0,85
6	FIAM Holdings Corp.	1
7	Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Trust Company	6	0,95		0,95
8	FIAM LLC	6	0,67		0,67
9	The Crosby Company of New Hampshire LLC	1
10	Crosby Advisors LLC	9	0,08		0,08

9. In case of proxy voting

Date of general meeting: N/A

10. Additional Information
The Crosby Company of New Hampshire is not a wholly owned subsidiary of FMR LLC but due to the common control of FMR LLC and The Crosby Company of New Hampshire LLC holdings have been aggregated for the purpose of this disclosure.

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emitter: Wienerberger AG
address: Wienerbergstraße 11, 1100 Wien
country: Austria
contact person: Karin Steinbichler
phone: [phone]
e-mail: [e-mail]
website: www.wienerberger.com

ISIN(s): AT0000831706 (share)
stock exchanges: official trade in Vienna

[ source: http://www.pressetext.com/news/20160630032 ]