EANS-Voting Rights: Lenzing AG / Publication of a participation notification 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.

Overview

1. Issuer: Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft
2. Reason for the notification:

* Acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Person subject to notification obligation

* Name: Bank of Montreal

* City: Montreal

* Country: Canada

4. Name of shareholder(s):
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: 15.10.2019
6. Total positions

______________________________________________________________________________
| | | % of voting | | |
| | % of voting |rights through |Total of both |Total number of|
| |rights attached|financial/other| in % (7.A + | voting rights |
| |to shares (7.A)| instruments | 7.B) | of issuer |
|_______________|_______________|(7.B.1_+_7.B.2)|______________|_______________|
| Resulting | | | | |
| situation on | | | | |
| the date on | 3,97 % | 0,02 % | 3,99 % | 26 550 000 |
|which threshold| | | | |
| was crossed / | | | | |
|____reached____|_______________|_______________|______________|_______________|
| Position of | | | | |
| previous | 3,98 % | 0,02 % | 4,00 % | |
| notification | | | | |
|(if_applicable)|_______________|_______________|______________|_______________|

Details

7. Notified details of the resulting situation:

______________________________________________________________________________
|A:_Voting_rights_attached_to_shares___________________________________________|
| |____Number_of_voting_rights____|_______%_of_voting_rights_______|
| | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect |
| ISIN Code |(Sec 130 BörseG|(Sec 133 BörseG|(Sec 130 BörseG|(Sec 133 BörseG |
|_____________|_____2018)_____|_____2018)_____|_____2018)_____|_____2018)______|
|AT0000644505_|_______________|______1_053_787|_______________|__________3,97_%|
|_SUBTOTAL_A__|___________1_053_787___________|_____________3,97_%_____________|

______________________________________________________________________________
|B 1: Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 1 BörseG |
|2018__________________________________________________________________________|
| | | | Number of | |
| | | | voting | |
| | | |rights that may| |
| Type of | | | be | % of voting |
| instrument |Expiration Date|Exercise Period|acquired if the| rights |
| | | | | |
| | | | instrument is | |
|_____________|_______________|_______________|___exercised___|________________|
|Stock_on_loan|N/A____________|N/A____________|__________6_000|__________0,02_%|
|_____________|_______________|_SUBTOTAL_B.1__|__________6_000|__________0,02_%|

_____________________________________________________________________________
|B 2: Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 2 BörseG |
|2018_________________________________________________________________________|
| Type of | Expiration | Exercise | Physical / | Number of |% of voting |
|instrument | Date | Period | Cash |voting rights| rights |
|___________|____________|___________|_Settlement__|_____________|____________|
|___________|____________|___________|_____________|_____________|____________|
|___________|____________|___________|SUBTOTAL_B.2_|_____________|____________|

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:

_____________________________________________________________________________
| | | | | Financial/ | |
| | | Directly | Shares held | other |Total of both|
| No. | Name |controlled |directly (%) | instruments | (%) |
| | | by No. | |held directly| |
|__________|____________|___________|_____________|_____(%)_____|_____________|
| 1 |Bank of | | | | |
|__________|Montreal____|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |BMO Global | | | | |
| |Asset | | | | |
| 2 |Management | 1 | | | |
| |(Europe) | | | | |
|__________|Limited_____|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |BMO Asset | | | | |
| 3 |Management | 2 | | | |
| |(Holdings) | | | | |
|__________|plc_________|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |BMO AM Group| | | | |
| 4 |(Holdings) | 3 | | | |
|__________|Limited_____|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |BMO AM Group| | | | |
| 5 |(Management)| 4 | | | |
|__________|Limited_____|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |BMO AM | | | | |
| 6 |Holdings | 5 | | | |
|__________|Limited_____|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |BMO Asset | | | | |
| 7 |Management | 6 | | | |
|__________|Limited_____|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |BMO | | | | |
| 8 |Investment | 3 | | | |
| |Business | | | | |
|__________|Limited_____|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
| |Bank of | | | | |
| 9 |Montreal, | 1 | | | |
| |Singapore | | | | |
|__________|Branch______|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|
|__________|____________|___________|_____________|_____________|_____________|

9. In case of proxy voting

* Date of general meeting:

* Voting rights after general meeting: is equivalent to voting rights

10. Other comments: Receipt of participation notification on 16.10.2019

end of announcement euro adhoc

issuer: Lenzing AG

A-4860 Lenzing
phone: +43 7672-701-0
FAX: +43 7672-96301
mail: office@lenzing.com
WWW: http://www.lenzing.com
ISIN: AT0000644505
indexes: WBI, ATX
stockmarkets: Wien
language: English

Digital press kit: http://www.ots.at/pressemappe/1597/aom

Filip Miermans
Vice President Corporate Communications & Investor Relations
Lenzing AG
Telefon: +43 7672 701 2743
E-Mail: f.miermans@lenzing.com

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