EANS-Voting Rights: voestalpine AG / Publication of a participationnotification according to art. 135 para. 2 Stock Exchange Act

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

1. Issuer: voestalpine AG
2. Reason for the notification:
Acquisition or disposal of voting rights
Acquisition or disposal of financial/other instruments

3. Person subject to notification obligation:
Name: BlackRock, Inc.
City: Wilmington
Country: U.S.A.

4. Name of shareholder(s): –
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: 27.4.2018
6. Total positions

_____________________________________________________________________________
| | |% of voting | | |
| |% of voting |rights through |Total of both |Total number of|
| |rights attached|financial/other|in % (7.A + 7.B|voting rights |
| |to shares (7.A)|instruments |) |of issuer |
|_____________|_______________|(7.B.1_+_7.B.2)|_______________|_______________|
|Resulting | | | | |
|situation on | | | | |
|the date on | | | | |
|which |3.69 % |0.32 % |4.01 % |176 349 163 |
|threshold was| | | | |
|crossed / | | | | |
|reached______|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|Position of | | | | |
|previous | | | | |
|notification | | | | |
|(if | | | | |
|applicable)__|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|

7. Notified details of the resulting situation:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

______________________________________________________________________________
|ISIN Code |Numbers of | |% of voting | |
|____________|voting_rights__|______________|rights_________|________________|
| |Direct (Sec 130|Indirect |Direct (Sec 130|Indirect (Sec |
| |BörseG 2018) |(Sec133 BörseG|BörseG 2018) |133 BörseG 2018)|
|____________|_______________|2018)_________|_______________|________________|
|AT0000937503|_______________|6_509_386_____|_______________|3.69_%__________|
|SUBTOTAL_A__|6_509_386______|______________|3.69_%_________|________________|
|____________|_______________|______________|_______________|________________|||

B1: Financial / Other instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 1 BörseG 2018

______________________________________________________________________________
| | | |Number of voting | |
|Type of | | |rights that may |% of voting|
|instrument |Expiration Date|Exercise Period|be acquired if |rights |
| | | |the instrument is| |
|_______________|_______________|_______________|exercised________|___________|
|Securities_Lent|N/A____________|N/A____________|41_447___________|0.02_%_____|
|Depositary |N/A |N/A |491 |0.00 % |
|Receipt________|_______________|_______________|_________________|___________|
|_______________|SUBTOTAL_B.1___|_______________|41_938___________|0.02_%_____|
|_______________|_______________|_______________|_________________|___________||

B 2: Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 2 BörseG 2018

___________________________________________________________________________
|Type of |Expiration |Exercise|Physical / Cash|Number of |% of voting|
|instrument|Date________|Period__|Settlement_____|voting_rights|richts_____|
|CFD_______|N/A_________|N/A_____|Cash___________|519_696______|0.29_%_____|
|__________|SUBTOTAL_B.2|________|_______________|519_696______|0.29_%_____|
|__________|____________|________|_______________|_____________|___________||

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:

______________________________________________________________________________
| | |Directly |Shares held |Financial/other |Total of both |
|No|Name |controlled by|directly (%)|instruments held|(%) |
|__|________________|No.__________|____________|directly_(%)____|______________|
|1_|BlackRock,_Inc__|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
|2 |Trident Merger, |1 | | | |
|__|LLC_____________|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
|3 |Investment |2 | | | |
|__|Management,_LLC_|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
|4 |BlackRock Holdco|1 | | | |
|__|2,_Inc._________|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
|5 |Financial |4 | | | |
|__|Management,_Inc.|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
|6 |BlackRock Holdco|5 | | | |
|__|4,_LLC__________|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
|7 |BlackRock Holdco|6 | | | |
|__|6,_LLC__________|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
|8 |Delaware |7 | | | |
|__|Holdings_Inc.___|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| |Institutional | | | | |
|9 |Trust Company, |8 | | | |
| |National | | | | |
|__|Association_____|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
|10|BlackRock Fund |8 | | | |
|__|Advisors________|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
|11|Capital |5 | | | |
|__|Holdings,_Inc.__|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
|12|BlackRock |11 | | | |
|__|Advisors,_LLC___|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
|13|International |5 | | | |
|__|Holdings,_Inc.__|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BR Jersey | | | | |
|14|International |13 | | | |
|__|Holdings_L.P.___|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
|15|(Singapore) |14 | | | |
|__|Holdco_Pte._Ltd.|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
|16|(Singapore) |15 | | | |
|__|Limited_________|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
|17|BlackRock HK |15 | | | |
|__|Holdco_Limited__|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock Asset | | | | |
|18|Management North|17 | | | |
|__|Asia_Limited____|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
|19|Trident Holding |22 | | | |
|__|Company_Limited_|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
|20|BlackRock Japan |19 | | | |
|__|Holdings_GK_____|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
|21|BlackRock Japan |20 | | | |
|__|Co._Ltd.________|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
|22|BlackRock Lux |17 | | | |
|__|Finco_S.à.r.l.__|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
|23|Australia Holdco|14 | | | |
|__|Pty._Ltd._______|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
| |Investment | | | | |
|24|Management |23 | | | |
| |(Australia) | | | | |
|__|Limited_________|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
|25|BlackRock Holdco|14 | | | |
|__|3,_LLC__________|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
|26|BlackRock Canada|25 | | | |
|__|Holdings_LP_____|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
|27|BlackRock Canada|26 | | | |
|__|Holdings_ULC____|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock Asset | | | | |
|28|Management |27 | | | |
|__|Canada_Limited__|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
|29|BlackRock Group |14 | | | |
|__|Limited_________|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
|30|Advisors (UK) |29 | | | |
|__|Limited_________|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock Asset | | | | |
|31|Management UK |29 | | | |
|__|Limited_________|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
|32|International |29 | | | |
|__|Limited_________|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
|33|(Netherlands) |29 | | | |
|__|B.V.____________|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock | | | | |
|34|Investment |29 | | | |
| |Management (UK) | | | | |
|__|Limited_________|_____________|____________|________________|______________|
| |BlackRock Asset | | | | |
|35|Management |34 | | | |
|__|Deutschland_AG__|_____________|____________|________________|______________|

9. In case of proxy voting:
Date of general meeting: –
Voting rights after general meeting: – is equivalent to – voting rights 10. Other comments:
The disclosure obligation arose due to total holding in voting rights for BlackRock, Inc. going above 4 %.

end of announcement euro adhoc

issuer: voestalpine AG
voestalpine-Straße 1
A-4020 Linz
phone: +43 50304/15-9949
FAX: +43 50304/55-5581
mail: IR@voestalpine.com
WWW: www.voestalpine.com
ISIN: AT0000937503
indexes: ATX, WBI
stockmarkets: Wien
language: English

Digital press kit: http://www.ots.at/pressemappe/2054/aom

DI Peter Fleischer
Head of Investor Relations
Tel.: +43/50304/15-9949
Fax: +43/50304/55-5581
peter.fleischer@voestalpine.com
http://www.voestalpine.com

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