EANS-Voting Rights

Lenzing AG / Publication of an Announcement according to art. 93 BörseG with the objective of Europe-web publication

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Notification of voting rights transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer is
responsible for the content of this announcement.
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Release according to article 93 BörseG with the aim of a Europe-wide
distribution

Person/company obliged to make the notification:
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Name: B & C Privatstiftung
Place: Wien
State: Österreich

Name of shareholder(s): B & C LAG Holding GmbH, B & C Iota GmbH & Co KG, B & C
Rho GmbH & Co KG

Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: 11.05.2017

B & C Holding Österreich GmbH has contributed in kind its directly held
13,275,002 voting rights (equivalent to a little more than 50.00% of the share
capital and voting rights) in Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft into its 100%
subsidiary B & C LAG Holding GmbH. As a result of this contribution, B & C LAG
Holding GmbH now holds 13,275,002 voting rights (equivalent to a little more
than 50.00% of the share capital and voting rights) in Lenzing
Aktiengesellschaft. B & C Holding Österreich GmbH no longer holds any voting
rights in Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft.

Furthermore, pursuant to sec 92 (4) Stock Exchange Act, 2,654,999 voting rights
(equivalent to approx. 9.99% of the share capital and voting rights) in Lenzing
Aktiengesellschaft are attributable to B & C Privatstiftung via its subsidiary B
& C Rho GmbH & Co KG and 680.959 voting rights (equivalent to approx. 2.56% of
the share capital and voting rights) in Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft are
attributable to B & C Privatstiftung via its subsidiary B & C Iota GmbH & Co KG.
In total, 16,610,960 voting rights (equivalent to approx. 62.56% of the share
capital and voting rights) in Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft are, therefore, still
attributable to B & C Privatstiftung pursuant to sec 92 (4) Stock Exchange Act.

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:

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| | | | | Financial/ | |
| | | Directly |Shares held | other |Total of both|
| No. | Name |controlled | _directly | instruments | (%) |
| | | by No. | (%) | held | |

|__________|______________|___________|____________|_directly_(%)|_____________|
| 1 |B&C | | | | |
|__________|Privatstiftung|___________|____________|_____________|_____________|
| |B&C Holding | | | | |
| 2 |Österreich | 1 | | | |
|__________|GmbH__________|___________|____________|_____________|_____________|
| 3 |B&C LAG | 2 | 50,00 %| | 50,00 %|
|__________|Holding_GmbH__|___________|____________|_____________|_____________|
| 4 |B&C Rho GmbH &| 1 | 9,99 %| | 9,99 %|
|__________|Co_KG_________|___________|____________|_____________|_____________|
| 5 |B&C Iota GmbH | 1 | 2,56 %| | 2,56 %|
|__________|&_Co_KG_______|___________|____________|_____________|_____________|
|__________|______________|___________|____________|_____________|_____________|

Further inquiry note:
Lenzing AG
Mag. Waltraud Kaserer
Vice President Corporate Communications & Investor Relations
Tel.: [phone]
mailto:[e-mail]

end of announcement euro adhoc
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issuer: Lenzing AG

A-A-4860 Lenzing
phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
mail: [e-mail]
WWW: http://www.lenzing.com
sector: Chemicals
ISIN: AT0000644505
indexes: WBI, ATX, Prime Market
stockmarkets: official market: Wien
language: English