PTA-PVR

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

Holding announcement according to article 135 section 2 BörseG (ESMA 2015/1597)

Vienna (pta029/19.03.2019/15:30) - Release of Announcement according to art. 135 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: Black Creek Investment Management Inc.
City and country of registered office: Toronto, Canada

4. Names of shareholder(s) holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3
Black Creek Absolute Return Fund
Battelle Pension Management and Investment Council
Black Creek Global Focus SMID Fund
Global Equity Alpha Private Pool
International Equity Alpha Corporate Class
Select International Equity Managed Fund
Select International Equity Managed Corporate Class
Comcast Corporation Retirement Investment Plan
Black Creek Focus Fund
Black Creek Global Equity CIT
Black Creek Global Leaders Fund
Black Creek Global Balanced Fund
Black Creek International Equity Fund
Black Creek Global Balanced Corporate Class
Black Creek International Equity CIT
Black Creek International Equity Fund LP
RR Donnelley Canadian Pension Plan
The Coca-Cola Company Master Retirement Trust
Valeo North America, Inc. Master Pension Trust
Visteon Corporation Defined Benefit Master Trust

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached
15.03.2019

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	3.85	0.00	3.85	116,351,496
Position of previous notification	4.00	0.00	4.00

7. Notified details of the resulting situation

7.a. Voting rights attached to shares

ISIN code	absolute direct (Sec 130 BörseG 2018)	absolute indirect (Sec 133 BörseG 2018)	in % direct (Sec 130 BörseG 2018)	in % indirect (Sec 133 BörseG 2018)
AT0000831706	270,073	4,215,127	0.23	3.62
Total:		4,485,200		3.85

7.b.1. Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 1 BörseG 2018

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

7.b.2 Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 2 BörseG 2018

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

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled and does itself not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.).

No.

Name

Directly controlled by No.

Shares held directly (%)

Financial/other instruments held directly (%)

Total of both (%)

9. In case of proxy voting

Date of general meeting: N/A

10. Additional Information
The notifier is an investment management company. The shares are beneficially owned by 20 separate funds and clients which the notifier advises regarding their investment portfolios. Shares held directly are by funds for which the notifier also acts as investment fund manager. None of the funds or clients by itself reaches or exceeds the 4% threshold. The funds and clients give a proxy to the notifier who can exercise the voting rights for the shares in its own discretion pursuant to an investment advisory agreement with the notifier.

(end)

emitter: Wienerberger AG
address: Wienerbergstraße 11, 1100 Wien
country: Austria
contact person: Klaus Ofner, Head of Investor Relations
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/20190319029 ]