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AT & S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG: Release according to art. 93 section 2 BörseG

Announcement according to article 93 section 2 BörseG

Leoben (pta022/23.08.2016/10:49) - Release of Announcement according to art. 93 section 2 BörseG

Notification of Major Holdings

1. Issuer:
AT & S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG, Fabriksgasse 13, 8700 Leoben, Austria

2. Reason for notification:
Acquisition / disposal of shares with voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name: Erste Asset Management GmbH
City and country of registered office: Vienna, Austria

4. Names of shareholder(s) holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3
Erste Asset Management GmbH,
ERSTE-SPARINVEST Kapitalanlagegesellschaft m.b.H.,
RINGTURM Kapitalanlagegesellschaft m.b.H.

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached
18.08.2016

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	5,03	0,00	5,03	38.850.000
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)
AT0000969985	0	1.954.544	0,00	5,03
Total:		1.954.544		5,03

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	Erste Asset Management GmbH		0,39		0,39
2	ERSTE-SPARINVEST Kapitalanlagegesellschaft m.b.H.	1	0,20		0,20
3	RINGTURM Kapitalanlagegesellschaft m.b.H.	1	4,44		4,44

9. In case of proxy voting

Date of general meeting: N/A

10. Additional Information
RINGTURM Kapitalanlagegesellschaft m.b.H. und die ERSTE-SPARINVEST Kapitalanlagegesellschaft m.b.H. sind Tochtergesellschaften der Erste Asset Management GmbH. Diese drei Kapitalanlagegesellschaften (samt der Zweigniederlassung in der Erste Asset Management GmbH in Tschechien) verfolgen eine gemeinsame Stimmrechtspolitik für die von ihnen verwalteten Investmentfonds.
Die in Punkt 8 angegebenen, gehaltenen Stimmrechtsanteile der Erste Asset Management GmbH, RINGTURM Kapitalanlagegesellschaft m.b.H. und ERSTE-SPARINVEST Kapitalanlagegesellschaft m.b.H. werden nicht direkt, sondern von den Investmentfonds gehalten, die von der jeweiligen Verwaltungsgesellschaft verwaltet werden. Es handelt sich daher nicht um Beteiligungen der Verwaltungsgesellschaften.

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emitter: AT & S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG
address: Fabriksgasse 13, 8700 Leoben
country: Austria
contact person: Elke Koch
phone: [phone]
e-mail: [e-mail]
website: www.ats.net

ISIN(s): AT0000969985 (share)
stock exchanges: official trade in Vienna

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