EQS-PVR: Wienerberger AG: Release according to Article 135, Section 2 BörseG with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

EQS Voting Rights Announcement: Wienerberger AG
Wienerberger AG: Release according to Article 135, Section 2 BörseG with
the objective of Europe-wide distribution

31.03.2023 / 11:00 CET/CEST
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Major holdings notification pursuant to Sec. 130 to 134 BörseG 2018

 

London,  29.3.2023

 

Overview

☐ Notification made after deadline

Caution: In case of violations of major holdings notification rules,
please pay attention to Section 137 BörseG 2018 (Suspension of voting
rights)

 

1. Issuer: Wienerberger AG

2. Reason for the notification: Acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Person subject to notification obligation
Name: BlackRock, Inc.
City: Wilmington
Country: USA

4. Name of shareholder(s): 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached: 28.3.2023

 

6. Total positions

  % of voting % of voting rights Total Total number
rights through of both of voting
attached to financial/other in % rights of
shares (7.A) instruments (7.B.1 + (7.A + issuer
7.B.2) 7.B)
Resulting situation 3,28 % 0,79 % 4,06 % 111 732 343
on the date on
which threshold was
crossed / reached
Position of 3,19 % 0,79 % 3,97 %  
previous
notification (if
applicable)

Details

7. Notified details of the resulting situation:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
ISIN Code Number of voting rights % of voting rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(Sec 130 (Sec 133 BörseG (Sec 130 (Sec 133
BörseG 2018) 2018) BörseG 2018) BörseG
2018)
AT0000831706   3 660 813   3,28 %
SUBTOTAL A 3 660 813 3,28 %

 

B 1: Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 1
BörseG 2018
Type of Expiration Date Exercise Number of voting % of voting
instrument Period rights that may rights
be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised
Securities Lent N/A N/A 455 577 0,41 %
    SUBTOTAL B.1 455 577 0,41 %

 

B 2: Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 2
BörseG 2018
Type of Expiration Exercise Physical / Number of % of
instrument Date Period Cash voting voting
Settlement rights rights
CFD N/A N/A Cash 423 708 0,38 %
      SUBTOTAL B.2 423 708 0,38 %

 

8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation:

☐ Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any
natural person or legal entity and does not control any other
undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the
(underlying) issuer.

☒ 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:

Shares Financial/other Total
No. Name Directly controlled held instruments held of
by No.  directly directly (%) both
(%) (%)
1 BlackRock, Inc.        
2 BlackRock Holdco 1      
2, Inc.
BlackRock
3 Financial 2      
Management, Inc.
BlackRock
4 International 3      
Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey
5 International 4      
Holdings L.P.
BlackRock
6 Australia Holdco 5      
Pty. Ltd.
BlackRock
Investment
7 Management 6      
(Australia)
Limited
8 Trident Merger, 1      
LLC
BlackRock
9 Investment 8      
Management, LLC
BlackRock
10 (Singapore) 5      
Holdco Pte. Ltd.
11 BlackRock HK 10      
Holdco Limited
BlackRock Asset
12 Management North 11      
Asia Limited
BlackRock
13 (Singapore) 10      
Limited
14 BlackRock Holdco 5      
3, LLC
15 BlackRock Cayman 14      
1 LP
BlackRock Cayman
16 West Bay Finco 15      
Limited
BlackRock Cayman
17 West Bay IV 16      
Limited
18 BlackRock Group 17      
Limited
19 BlackRock Finance 18      
Europe Limited
BlackRock
20 Investment 19      
Management (UK)
Limited
BlackRock
21 (Netherlands) 19      
B.V.
BlackRock Asset
22 Management 21      
Deutschland AG
BlackRock
23 Advisors (UK) 19      
Limited
24 BlackRock Canada 14      
Holdings LP
25 BlackRock Canada 24      
Holdings ULC
BlackRock Asset
26 Management Canada 25      
Limited
27 BlackRock Holdco 3      
4, LLC
28 BlackRock Holdco 27      
6, LLC
BlackRock
29 Delaware Holdings 28      
Inc.
30 BlackRock Fund 29      
Advisors
BlackRock
Institutional
31 Trust Company, 29      
National
Association
32 Amethyst 9      
Intermediate LLC
33 Aperio Holdings 32      
LLC
34 Aperio Group, LLC 33      
           

 

9. In case of proxy voting

Date of general meeting: –

Voting rights after general meeting: – is equivalent to – voting rights.

 

10. Sonstige Kommentare:

The disclosure obligation arose due to total holdings for BlackRock, Inc.
going above 4%

 

 London am  29.3.2023

 

 

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31.03.2023 CET/CEST

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Language: English
Company: Wienerberger AG
Wienerbergerplatz 1
1100 Wien
Austria
Internet: www.wienerberger.com

 
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