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Wienerberger AG: Release according to art. 135 section 2 BörseG - Seite 2

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	Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association
2	Nuveen, LLC	1
3	TIAA-CREF Asset Management, LLC	2
4	TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC	3
5	College Retirement Equities Fund	4	3.86		3.86
6	Nuveen Finance, LLC	2
7	Teachers Advisers, LLC	6
8	TIAA-CREF International Equity Fund	7	0.17		0.17
9	TIAA-CREF Life International Equity Fund	7

9. In case of proxy voting

Date of general meeting: N/A

10. Additional Information
For the sake of completeness please note that 3.973 shares (0.003 %) in Wienerberger AG are directly held by TIAA-CREF Life International Equity Fund. The voting right of these 3.973 shares (0.003 %) in Wienerberger AG directly held by TIAA-CREF Life International Equity Fund can be exercised independently by Teachers Advisers, LLC pursuant to a Policy Statement on Corporate Governance. Therefore, the above mentioned 3.973 shares (0.003 %) are attributable also to Teachers Advisers, LLC pursuant to sec 133 of the Austrian Stock Exchange Act 2018.

The voting rights of the 4.530.665 shares (3.86 %) in Wienerberger AG directly held by College Retirement Equities Fund can be exercised independently by TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC pursuant to a Policy Statement on Corporate Governance. Therefore, the above mentioned 4.530.665 shares (3.86 %) are attributable also to TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC pursuant to sec 133 of the Austrian Stock Exchange Act 2018.

The voting right of the 198.694 shares (0.17 %) in Wienerberger AG directly held by TIAA-CREF International Equity Fund can be exercised independently by Teachers Advisers, LLC pursuant to a Policy Statement on Corporate Governance. Therefore, the above mentioned 198.694 shares (0.17 %) are attributable also to Teachers Advisers, LLC pursuant to sec 133 of the Austrian Stock Exchange Act 2018.

The aforementioned (in point 6.) previous notification (3.93 %) relates to the notification made by the same group-highest controlling person (Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association) on 7 December 2017.

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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/20180119023 ]