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

24.04.2023 / 17:45 CET/CEST
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Major holdings notification pursuant to Sec. 130 to 134 BörseG
2018

 

LONDON, 21.4.2023

 

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
Acquisition or disposal of financial/other instruments
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:
20.4.2023

 

6. Total positions
    % of voting rights through    
% of voting financial/other  Total Total
rights instruments (7.B.1 + of both number
attached to 7.B.2) in % of voting
shares (7.A) (7.A + rights of
7.B) issuer
Resulting        
situation on the 3,28 % 0,71 % 3,99 % 111 732
date on which 343
threshold
was crossed /
reached
Position of        
previous 3,27 % 0,76 % 4,03 %
notification (if
applicable)

 

Details

7. Notified details of the resulting situation:

 

A: Voting rights attached to shares
  Number of voting rights % of voting rights
ISIN Code Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(Sec 130 (Sec 133 BörseG (Sec 130 (Sec 133 BörseG
BörseG 2018) BörseG 2018)
2018) 2018)
AT0000831706   3 669 571   3,28 %
SUBTOTAL A 3 669 571 3,28 %

 

 

 

B 1: Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1
No. 1 BörseG 2018
      Number of voting  
Type of Expiration Date Exercise rights that may % of voting
instrument Period be rights
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised
Secutiries Lent N/A N/A 418 515 0,37 %
  SUBTOTAL 418 515 0,37 %
B.1

 

 

 

B 2: Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1
No. 2 BörseG 2018
  Expiration Exercise Physical / Number of % of
Type of Date Period Cash Settlement voting voting
instrument rights rights
CFD N/A N/A Cash 378 464 0,34 %
  SUBTOTAL B.2 378 464 0,34 %

 

 

 
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 Directlycontrolled 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) Holdco 5      
Pte. Ltd.
BlackRock
11 (Singapore) 10      
Limited
12 BlackRock Holdco 5      
3, LLC
13 BlackRock Cayman 1 12      
LP
BlackRock Cayman
14 West Bay Finco 13      
Limited
BlackRock Cayman
15 West Bay IV 14      
Limited
16 BlackRock Group 15      
Limited
17 BlackRock Finance 16      
Europe Limited
BlackRock
18 Investment 17      
Management (UK)
Limited
19 BlackRock 17      
(Netherlands) B.V.
BlackRock Asset
20 Management 19      
Deutschland AG
21 BlackRock Advisors 17      
(UK) Limited
22 BlackRock Canada 12      
Holdings LP
23 BlackRock Canada 22      
Holdings ULC
BlackRock Asset
24 Management Canada 23      
Limited
25 BlackRock Holdco 3      
4, LLC
26 BlackRock Holdco 25      
6, LLC
27 BlackRock Delaware 26      
Holdings Inc.
28 BlackRock Fund 27      
Advisors
BlackRock
Institutional
29 Trust Company, 27      
National
Association
30 Amethyst 9      
Intermediate LLC
31 Aperio Holdings 30      
LLC
32 Aperio Group, LLC 31      
           

 
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 below 4%

LONDON am 21.4.2023

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24.04.2023 CET/CEST

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

 
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